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Alpha Dominche

Unveiling The “Sight”

Four years ago, Utah based Alpha Dominche made a huge splash
when it introduced Steampunk; a single-cup immersion-based coffee and
tea brewer. At next week’s SCAA event in Atlanta, the company is poised
to make waves again as it unveils its second product, a full immersion
batch brewer called Sight.
Alpha Dominate explained: The brew process is similar to
that of Alpha Dominche’s iconic Steampunk in that baristas control all
parameters such as pre-infusion as well as when and how much water
is introduced to the coffee. Sight brews up to one gallon of coffee in six
to eight minutes with or without a paper filter. Water showers over the
coffee and at the end of the brew process the coffee is extracted from the
glass top chamber to the bottom chamber via a vacuum created through a
built-in pump. Once in the double-walled glass carafe, the coffee is kept
hot for up to two hours.
Alpha Dominche CEO, Thomas Perez stated that the company’s
aim is to improve the cup quality of coffee served while making the batch
brewer attractive enough not to be hidden on a back counter. However,
the company will begin taking orders in November 2016 and expects to
deliver Sight in early 2017.

LA MARZOCCO Opens First Café & Showroom

La Marzocco, the world leader in espresso machine inno-
vation since 1927, announces the opening of their very first cafe &
showroom in the world. Located inside KEXP’s New Home in Seattle
Center, the company has big plans, setting the stage with Roasters in
Residence, a program serving as the foundation of their cafe experi-
ence. Led by La Marzocco Experience Manager Amy Hattemer, the
program selects the world’s leading coffee companies or individu-
als to participate in one month residencies at the cafe, curating the
coffee menu and integrating their educational programming within
the space to engage the local and coffee community. The program
launches with Stumptown Coffee Roasters (Portland, OR), who are
longtime supporters of KEXP, and who launched their first cafe with
a La Marzocco Linea espresso machine in 1999. La Marzocco is proud
to feature Stumptown as their launch partner, celebrating the lasting
impact of Pacific Northwest coffee and culture. Their menu will be
on bar until the end of May.
The La Marzocco Café & Showroom will be open daily from
7am at 472 1 Ave N, Seattle. In addition to a full coffee beverage
st
menu, the café will also be serving an assortment of baked goods
from The London Plane. La Marzocco Café will host events and pro-
gramming open to the Seattle community and coffee enthusiasts at
large. For more information, go to www.lamarzoccousa.com. Follow
@LaMarzoccoCafe.

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