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Café Hopping

Story / Photos by Coffee t&i Thailand

Exploring Dublin’s Coffee Shops

If we were to name one of the coffee shops we can think
of, not just in Dublin but Ireland itself, first to come to mind
would be the famous 3FE. Once we landed, we go straight to one
of the two branches on the Grand Canal Street Lower. It was just
two days before the World of Coffee event, so all the space were
full with many familiar faces of judges, competitors and coffee
appreciators from all over the world. We lined up to order, the
menu on the board is unusual, no espresso or milk-based drinks
to offer, just coffee origin, processing method, varietal and farm
3FE. name. So what you have to do here is choose the bean and let the
barista know if you want it black or milk drink. But if you want to
try a few beans for comparison, they got espresso and filter tast-
Dublin is the capital city of Ireland and the coffee scene ing and even trio that you can choose two or three beans in a set.
is growing rapidly. I had the chance to visit Ireland, a country The cafe is operated with a customized white - red Black Eagle
I’ve never thought I’d go to, for the World of Coffee event. This espresso machine, Mythos One grinder for espresso and EK 43
is the one of event that everyone in the coffee industry is look- and Marco SP9 for brewing filter. We ordered espresso tasting of
ing forward to. However, the experience would not be complete Kenya Kiriga and Bolivia Calama and a milk drink in which they
without sneak peeks of the cafe scene. did not ask for our coffee selection but just whipped up one. Each

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