Docket No. 0748 · 748 of 999
Brownstone Bell
Espresso in a terracotta demitasse
An espresso in a terracotta demitasse, #748 of 999. Late Shift light, marble counter. Sunburst on the surface. Sugar Cube. Scarce: Sunburst. Uncommon, roast score 176.1.
The recipe
18.5 g in · 34 g out · 25 s · 93 °C
- Grind 18.5 g fine enough that the first drops take five seconds to appear, and distribute before you tamp.
- Pull to 34 g in 25 seconds. If it runs fast it will taste thin and sour; if it chokes, coarsen by a hair and pull again.
- Serve in the demitasse without waiting.
- The sunburst is set on at the pass, not poured — there is no steamed milk in this one, so it is drawn in the sugar cube with a pick.
- Rest a sugar cube on the saucer. It is for the drinker to decide, not the barista.
Traits
| Category | Value | Share | Cups | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel | Demitasse | 54 | 5.4% | |
| Glaze | Terracotta | 91 | 9.1% | |
| Brew | Espresso | 110 | 11.0% | |
| Pour | Sunburst | 22 | 2.2% | |
| Topping | Sugar Cube | 38 | 3.8% | |
| Mark | Ring Stamp | 82 | 8.2% | |
| Steam | Glyph | 47 | 4.7% | |
| Counter | Marble | 144 | 14.4% | |
| Atmosphere | Late Shift | 86 | 8.6% |
The record
Two hours of it, and it goes somewhere: 13 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 · 95bpm
- 7:58The grinder warms upFour to the floor · 126bpm
- 19:39Two conversationsTwo step · 134bpm
- 27:48Steam on the glassJungle · 165bpm
- 35:28Half the lightsJungle · 166bpm
- 46:23After sixTwo step · 133bpm
- 54:08Chairs on tablesJungle · 164bpm
- 1:04:42The ledger openTwo step · 133bpm
- 1:15:48Nothing on the streetFour to the floor · 126bpm
- 1:24:32Cold cupFour to the floor · 124bpm
- 1:32:05Ink and lamplightMid tempo · 93bpm
- 1:40:39Grey at the edgesMid tempo · 96bpm
- 1:51:06OpenMid tempo · 94bpm
Rarity
- Grade
- Uncommon
- Roast score
- 176.1
- Rank
- 148 of 999
- Peak tier
- Epic
- Scarce
- Sunburst
- Metadata
- JSON
The edition is the only thing that reproduces this cup. Hand rollCup(748) to the engine and you get it back exactly — no image, no metadata, no database.