The Washington Cafes Using Specialty Beans Brew a Better Cup Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, July 23, 2008; Page F01 It's hot, and I'm weary. I want coffee, but not hot coffee. So the barista at Grape + Bean in Old Town Alexandria brews me a cup of Kuta from Papua New Guinea's Waghi Valley using the cafe's $11,000 Clover coffee brewing system. Kuta produces a deep, syrupy coffee with lots of chocolate and cherry overtones that are amplified by the Clover brewer's one-cup system, which is akin to an inverted French press pot. Served over ice, Kuta easily asserts itself. Naturally sweet, it doesn't need sugar. I get delicious flavor, refreshment and rejuvenation in a single gulp. Such a transcendent coffee moment is not as uncommon in the Washington area as you might think. In the past 18 months, interesting new cafes...
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