Docket No. 0553 · 553 of 999
Bitter Habit
Espresso in a terracotta mason
An espresso in a terracotta mason, #553 of 999. Morning light, walnut counter. Cocoa Dust. Ribbed sleeve. Common, roast score 93.7.
The recipe
18.6 g in · 34 g out · 29 s · 92 °C
- Grind 18.6 g fine enough that the first drops take five seconds to appear, and distribute before you tamp.
- Pull to 34 g in 29 seconds. If it runs fast it will taste thin and sour; if it chokes, coarsen by a hair and pull again.
- Serve in the mason without waiting.
- Dust cocoa over a stencil held a finger above the surface.
Traits
| Category | Value | Share | Cups | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel | Mason | 48 | 4.8% | |
| Glaze | Terracotta | 91 | 9.1% | |
| Brew | Espresso | 110 | 11.0% | |
| Pour | Still | 220 | 22.0% | |
| Topping | Cocoa Dust | 85 | 8.5% | |
| Sleeve | Ribbed | 77 | 7.7% | |
| Steam | Twin | 136 | 13.6% | |
| Counter | Walnut | 152 | 15.2% | |
| Atmosphere | Morning | 207 | 20.7% |
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.
- 0:00Four in the afternoonMid tempo · 93bpm
- 9:36The grinder warms upTwo step · 132bpm
- 16:35The machine finds its pressureJungle · 165bpm
- 26:39Everybody staysTwo step · 133bpm
- 34:16Half the lightsDrum and bass · 175bpm
- 45:53The last twoJungle · 163bpm
- 57:28Nine, and still hereTwo step · 132bpm
- 1:07:27Small hoursJungle · 167bpm
- 1:18:28Cold cupFour to the floor · 123bpm
- 1:29:01The quiet partFour to the floor · 126bpm
- 1:39:52First busMid tempo · 93bpm
- 1:51:14Beans onFour to the floor · 126bpm
Rarity
- Grade
- Common
- Roast score
- 93.7
- Rank
- 802 of 999
- Peak tier
- Rare
- Scarce
- nothing
- Metadata
- JSON
The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(553) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.