Docket No. 0423 · 423 of 999
Slow Habit
Espresso in a charcoal diner
An espresso in a charcoal diner, #423 of 999. Neon light, marble counter. Foam on the surface. Cocoa Dust. Kraft sleeve. Special blend: Cracked. Common, roast score 140.6.
The recipe
17 g in · 37 g out · 28 s · 92 °C
- Grind 17 g fine enough that the first drops take five seconds to appear, and distribute before you tamp.
- Pull to 37 g in 28 seconds. If it runs fast it will taste thin and sour; if it chokes, coarsen by a hair and pull again.
- Serve in the diner without waiting.
- Spoon the foam on last so it sits proud of the rim rather than folding in.
- Dust cocoa over a stencil held a finger above the surface.
Traits
| Category | Value | Share | Cups | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel | Diner | 156 | 15.6% | |
| Glaze | Charcoal | 125 | 12.5% | |
| Brew | Espresso | 110 | 11.0% | |
| Pour | Foam | 127 | 12.7% | |
| Topping | Cocoa Dust | 85 | 8.5% | |
| Sleeve | Kraft | 109 | 10.9% | |
| Mark | Chain | 34 | 3.4% | |
| Steam | Wisp | 173 | 17.3% | |
| Counter | Marble | 144 | 14.4% | |
| Atmosphere | Neon | 60 | 6.0% | |
| Special Blend | Cracked | 38 | 3.8% |
The record
Two hours of it, and it goes somewhere: 12 stretches, each with its own key, tempo and weather, running from an afternoon through the small hours and out the other side. Composed from the edition, like the picture — nothing is stored and nothing is streamed.
- 0:00Nobody yetLow and slow · 79bpm
- 13:12The grinder warms upMid tempo · 94bpm
- 21:02A long middleTwo step · 133bpm
- 34:11Rain startsFour to the floor · 126bpm
- 43:04The lullJungle · 166bpm
- 51:15After sixTwo step · 133bpm
- 1:01:46The ledger openJungle · 165bpm
- 1:13:34Nothing on the streetTwo step · 134bpm
- 1:21:54Cold cupFour to the floor · 126bpm
- 1:29:20Almost doneLow and slow · 80bpm
- 1:39:18Grey at the edgesLow and slow · 81bpm
- 1:47:31Beans onHalf time · 75bpm
Rarity
- Grade
- Common
- Roast score
- 140.6
- Rank
- 355 of 999
- Peak tier
- Epic
- Scarce
- nothing
- Metadata
- JSON
The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(423) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.