Sumatra · Lintong
Lintong
Cedar, baker's chocolate, a long earthy finish.
wet-hulledmedium-dark
$19 / 12oz
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Single origin. Five on the bar.
Roasted on Number Nine in small batches. Tasting notes are Della's, which means they name real things and never promise sunshine.
Ethiopia · Yirgacheffe
Yirgacheffe
Jasmine, lemon, tea-like. Bright the whole way down.
washedlight
$21 / 12oz
Guatemala · Antigua
Antigua
Cocoa, orange, brown sugar. The one nobody argues about.
washedmedium
$19 / 12oz
Ethiopia · Sidamo
Sidamo
Blueberry, cane sugar, soft. Drinks like dessert and is not sorry.
naturallight-medium
$21 / 12oz
Costa Rica · Tarrazu
Tarrazu
Almond, green apple, clean. The Tuesday coffee.
washedmedium
$19 / 12oz
CLOSED MONDAYS. THE 8:14 DOES NOT RUN MONDAYS EITHER. STOP.
Number Nine · this week
She has been cooperative.
Running at 412 all week. First crack coming in around 9:20 on the Lintong, which is where she likes it. She sulked Wednesday morning when it rained but Della got two batches done before noon anyway. The Sidamo is lighter than usual because of it. Della says that is fine.
Roasted to order when we can manage it. Allow 1 to 2 days.
Tally your bag
A tally, not a checkout. The National keeps the count and rounds to the dollar. Bring it to the bar.
LintongSumatra
$19
YirgacheffeEthiopia
$21
AntiguaGuatemala
$19
SidamoEthiopia
$21
TarrazuCosta Rica
$19
The NationalMilepost 47
no bags yet
The National rounds to the dollar. It does not make change in coins and never has. The tablet disagrees and is ignored.
The grinder · Number Nine's bench
Where to set your grinder.
Pick a coffee off the bar and how you are brewing it. The grinder is the same tight-burr machine Della dials in every morning, and a darker roast grinds finer than a light one at the same setting. This is where she would tell you to put it. She would probably also tell you to trust the cup over the dial. Both things are true.
Which coffee
Brewing it how
Dial to
8
of 40
250 microns
particle spread6% fines
fine / dustmediumcoarse / boulders
Lintong for espresso: roasted long and dark, the beans go brittle and break finer than you expect. Pull it on Beatrice and read the shot. Fast and sour, go finer. Choked and bitter, open it up.
A starting point, not a law. Beans shift as they rest, and every grinder reads its own numbers. Della trusts the cup over the dial, and so should you.