CI auditions for in-flight barista
November 21, 2011 – 8:49 amflight back from london and monaco: ask the flight attendant for hot water, stealthily squeeze the porlex from the carry-on and start grinding a little stash of square mile coffee.
in truth, a pack of kantan drippers was the only way we stayed sane in england. turns out, these tea-loving peoples stock an electric kettle in every hotel room. #perfect.
but the plane, this was another matter. for one thing, terrorism precautions mean that boiling water is prohibited. more terrorist precautions mean you’re likely to get snagged at the security scanner for the sleek, metal, tubular device in your bag (this happened). and there’s the good chance that the mere act of loudly hand cranking a grinder full of crunch while trying desperately to appear nonchalant will also invoke terrorism precautions.
ultimately, hottish water was procured. the flight attendant was intrigued. the cabin filled with aromatic waft. and before long, this blog was serving costa rica naranjo to the flight crew while they poured the standard swill for other passengers.
it’s doubtful anyone was fooled. but this blog had to draw the line somewhere. that would have been a lot of kantan drippers.
Yess! Welcome to the Mile High Brewing Club! How was grinding perceived? I’ve thought about bringing the MiniMill on myself, but chicken out.
RT @sprobro: blog post: <i>CI</i> auditions for in-flight barista: http://t.co/FKWHXNoT
the grinding felt excruciatingly loud. no one aside from my stewardess enabler really turned and stared. but you had the feeling that, while everyone stared intently at their movie screens, they were twitching and thinking, “whoa. what was that? do i stop, drop and roll?”
which is to say, i got through the grinding without any incident. but it felt as if the cabin would devolve into chaos at ANY MOMENT.
@sprobro ahh! Love it!
@keatonviolet it’s a strange sensation, brewing coffee while feeling guilty.
nerd alert!
Wooowww.. so cool~ I will try it next time~
by the way do you know where can buy “Kopi Luwak” (This one:: http://www.kopiluwak.com.hk/_ ? really want to try the most luxury in the world~ ^^ CHEERS~
I would like my country have an electric kettle in hotel too.
As as coffee lover, I am suitably impressed by this.
Now if a flaming sugar drip system could be rigged up for portable absinthe drinking I would find an excuse to take more vacations.
in-flight absinthe. now THERE is a cause for suspicion. this wouldn’t be far from trying to siphon coffee in the air, actually.
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