The serious kind

Coffee

A lot of my time goes here. More than I can rationally justify and exactly the right amount emotionally.

Specialty coffee is not a hobby I picked up. It is closer to a slow education in attention — in the difference between good enough and actually good, in the way small variables compound into something you can taste.

I collect beans the way other people collect records: origin stories, unusual processing methods, roasters who have something to say. I drink most of them. I regret nothing.

How I think about it

01

Origin matters

Not as marketing. As actual information about what you're drinking. Elevation, processing method, variety — these are real variables, not lifestyle branding.

02

The roast is an argument

Light, medium, dark — each is a claim about what the bean should become. I have opinions. They are not always polite.

03

Equipment follows taste

The gear you buy should chase flavours you already love, not define them. Too many people buy a V60 before they know what they actually want from a cup.

04

Roasters have a voice

The best ones have something to say — about sourcing, about ethics, about what coffee can be. I read their notes as seriously as I read anything else.

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Updated when the collection changes. Usually every 3–4 weeks.

Pune's Specialty Coffee Map

An artistic document of roasters who take their craft seriously. Currently a side quest. Building slowly and with care.

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