Georges Premium - blend Dose - 16.2g Tamp - Light+ Double fellini Pour - 30 secs for 22ml Rating - 9.18/10 As well as the double fellinis to kick the pour off .. I now let the pour go for about 7 secs and do another fellini. This extra fellini certainly produces more crema and adds a little to the shot volume. Lovely coffee, only again, lacking the flavour to give it a 9.2/10 which is the benchmark for an impressive coffee. Although I don't like strongish coffee .. this is just a tad mild, and would suit people who drink multiple coffees during the day without finding themselves climbing walls later in the day due to caffeine intoxication. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I wondered whether the Farmhouse Gold milk had changed .. so I sent Parmalat an email to ask them if it was the same milk .. or whether the usual Cows were on a break .. and a different milk had been used as a substitute .. due to the milk not seeming as rich and smooth as it had bean over recent weeks. I received a phone call about 3 mins after sending the email .. and the person from CS explained that the Cows don't take breaks and need milking daily to stay healthy. She went on to explain that the Protein levels can vary at certain times of the year which can affect the frothing of the milk .. and flavour can vary due to what the cows are feeding on. She also pointed out, (not that I didn't know this already) - that we were just coming out of the winter period .. which I took as a time when variations can occur. I should have asked about whether the fat level in the milk also varies? This would explain why the milk hasn't tasted as rich and smooth of late. I would have thought that fat levels would be higher in winter .. yet the idea of Cows producing milk .. is to feed their calves .. not us .. so if they have their kids in Spring .. then it makes sense that this would be the time when the fat content in their milk would be higher. So .. Moony can't point the finger at the milk being the reason why his coffees are falling short of expectations. Check out the pics
