Joined the team. Very pleasantly surprised by the first results!

First post here. So I’ll start with a little bit about my coffee journey.

Got my first ‘espresso’ machine after university somewhere mid 2000s. A Philips Saeco fully automatic. Served me well for years, never amazing, but pretty reliable nonetheless. Then my journey really started in 2013, when I started doing some projects with Coffee cooperatives and smallholders in Kenya and Uganda, working on climate projects. It was there that the love, dedication and character that is put into our dear berries and beans came to light. I knew nothing about specialty coffee, but discovered step by step, roasting my own green beans (very badly I might add, turns out roasting ain’t easy) at the local coops to test the beans. Started bringing some bags home after the projects. Awesome times.

Then upgraded to a Quickmill 3035 that I was given as a housewarming gift by a buddy. Loved it. Integrated grinder was good, and made some decent espressos. Steaming was crap, so bought a stand alone milk frother.

Loved playing around with different beans and roasts, but after almost 10 years really reached the limit of what the machine could give me. Quite inconsistent, and grinder neared its due date.

So here we are, La Marzocco Micra and Atom W65. And seriously: wow. From the second shot I’ve been amazed by the step-up in taste and consistency that I can pull with this combo. So much better. The GBW is fantastic, fast too. And the milk is silky smooth in no time with the micra. Couldn’t be happier with the choice.

First post here. So I’ll start with a little bit about my coffee journey.

Got my first ‘espresso’ machine after university somewhere mid 2000s. A Philips Saeco fully automatic. Served me well for years, never amazing, but pretty reliable nonetheless. Then my journey really started in 2013, when I started doing some projects with Coffee cooperatives and smallholders in Kenya and Uganda, working on climate projects. It was there that the love, dedication and character that is put into our dear berries and beans came to light. I knew nothing about specialty coffee, but discovered step by step, roasting my own green beans (very badly I might add, turns out roasting ain’t easy) at the local coops to test the beans. Started bringing some bags home after the projects. Awesome times.

Then upgraded to a Quickmill 3035 that I was given as a housewarming gift by a buddy. Loved it. Integrated grinder was good, and made some decent espressos. Steaming was crap, so bought a stand alone milk frother.

Loved playing around with different beans and roasts, but after almost 10 years really reached the limit of what the machine could give me. Quite inconsistent, and grinder neared its due date.

So here we are, La Marzocco Micra and Atom W65. And seriously: wow. From the second shot I’ve been amazed by the step-up in taste and consistency that I can pull with this combo. So much better. The GBW is fantastic, fast too. And the milk is silky smooth in no time with the micra. Couldn’t be happier with the choice.