👋 Hey everyone, Nicky here. I’m delighted to step in as your new host for this community! I’ve already been in touch with some peeps via DM, and in the background I’m sending an email out to all our fab members so nobody misses the update. My aim is simple: continue the amazing work that @Luke Gilbert started, keep this community buzzing with good conversations, practical brewing tips, and a place to share what we all love - coffee. ☕ To kick things off, I’d love to hear from you: where are you sipping from today + what’s in your cup? Drop a quick comment (pic welcome!) so we can get a roll call going. Looking forward to getting to know you all. 🙌 Nicky ps: I'm in Ireland. My first of the day WAS a Rebel House Espresso from javathehutt.ie roastery. It's a fab bean from Brazil. We also serve it in our converted horse box coffee trailer which is parked up at our local football club full time. I'm fully caffeinated and ready for the day!

If you saw this sign in the window of a coffee shop, are you walking in, or walking past? Personally, I'm walking in.

If you're an early morning coffee drinker like I am, what is your optimal time between drinks? Is it one or two hits in quick succession? or A short time between drinks? or A long time between drinks? What's your routine?

Sometimes the moments while I have coffee generate some thoughts which end up as designs or ideas on paper. This design had some meaning to me while I was drawing it on the outline of V60 brewer. Something along the lines of how specialty coffee makes us or herds us into this community. The thought and the design are not fully formed. Sometimes it never goes beyond this stage. I know there are some talented people here. Any of you would like to take a hand at furthering this thought or design? You're welcome to do so!

Neuroprotection (in moderation) – studies suggest regular coffee drinkers have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Does anybody know anything about this? I am eager to learn. 😊