Do You Like Espresso?

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coffee1coffee2Bell Lane coffee founder Stephen Bell

The electric breakfast?

The little cup that cheers?

Read on.

Eoin writes:

“Artisan coffee roasters, Bell Lane, in Mullingar, Co Westmeath have just been awarded three-star gold at the Great Taste awards in London for their Dragonfly espresso blend. It’s kind of a big deal. To put it in context, out of 10,000 products entered from all over the UK and Ireland, only 125 achieve the top three-star accolade.

“In celebration, Bell Lane founder, Ferris Beuller Stephen Bell, wants to give one of you a KILO each of the most critically-acclaimed espresso blend on the Irish market: Dragonfly; and another of their equally delicious Moondust blend. And to grind your beans he’ll also throw in a Hario home grinder (top).

“All you have to do is complete this jitteringly easy sentence: Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because____________________.”

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81 thoughts on “Do You Like Espresso?

  1. Bertie Blenkinsop

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because that’s the way Pop wanted it Fredo.

  2. peter

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is the perfect blend of craftmanship, flavour and arrogance.

  3. John

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because there is no messing about, you want coffee you get cofffee! None of your half caf decaf moccachoccasoyatto nonsense.

  4. Optimus Grime

    espresso is the finest member of the italian coffee family because it’s like myself! Incredibly dark and bitter and is best consumed in small doses!

  5. Conski

    I believe, that’s 1 in 80 got a 3* accolade.

    If there’s more than 80 competition entrants and just the one winner then, statistically at least, that would be more of an achievement

  6. LeScull

    “All you have to do is complete this jitteringly easy sentence: Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because its caffeine per unit volume ratio makes Jack a happy bunny.”

  7. STP

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because I only have tiny cups at home, incidentally these cups match my skinny denims.

  8. Michael McGovern

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because è come nettare distillato.

  9. Murtles

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because like an elderly Italian Uncle, it’ll smack you across the face, pull your cheeks and say “Why you no married, eh? Too good for the ladies Mistera Biggatheshot”.

    Disclaimer : Actually if you hear the coffee talking to you, you’ve had to much of it. Step away from the grinder.

  10. Simon

    “Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is the ultimate, finely-tuned expression of hundreds of years of coffee cultivation. It is humanity’s greatest achievement distilled into one small shot of earthy, roasted goodness. I like coffee. Weeeeee!”

  11. ahherenow

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it’s the only thing that has the ability to keep me alert and cognitively functioning. Squirrel!!!

  12. PhilJo

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because this I’m a fiend ’til I’ve been caffeined

    Seriously, do not approach in the morning unless you are carrying a STRONG coffee (pref. espresso) which you should leave on a flat surface near me and then retreat for 15 minutes… After that I’m sweetness and light I am :)

  13. Spaghetti Hoop

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because “I’ve made this so thick and black it’ll be like drinking fuppin’ plimsolls.”
    Malcolm Tucker.

  14. Mark Kearney

    All you have to do is complete this jitteringly easy sentence: Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it was my Italian girlfriends birthday yesterday and the present i got her didnt go down too well; now i need to earn brownie points and this woman loves coffee more than me… so help a brother out…

  15. Baz D

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because, like my mammy (the finest member of MY family), it’s the only thing that can wake me up.

  16. Dan

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because a world-class espresso is all you need!

  17. himnme

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it has the near-magical capacity to change my husband from a growling bear to a yuman bean of a morning.

    PS – our stocks are low (hint hint)

  18. Steve

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because blah blah blah sweet jesus I want the beans.

  19. Itchysays

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because….following `that thing` my cardiologist told me to lay off the Cognac and the Cigars…Espresso`s all I have left !

  20. missred

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is short, sharp, tasty, unadulterated and I need to stop spending €2 every morning on one for a while. Also, that and a smoke really, er, clears you out.

  21. Clampers Outside!

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because…

    …you’ll add to the local color
    Serving coffee with a cruller
    Dunkin’ doesn’t take a lot of skill
    They’ve got an awful lot of coffee
    An awful lot of coffee
    Man, they got a gang of coffee in the Bell!

    (Frank Sinatra – Coffee Song…. except for the last word)

  22. Bingo Slimz

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because just like a precision timepiece, it keeps me regular.

  23. Davey T

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is small, petite, isnt full of shite and goes down surprisingly easily!

  24. Shelly

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because no one underestimates the power and flavour you get off the coffee served in these itty bitty cups of joy!

  25. Patrick

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it’s the one thing that can still kick my ass out of bed in the mornings more than anything else. After Christmas I decided to dedicate this year to becoming my dream job as a musician. With out a fine espresso in the morning I wouldn’t have the discipline to maintain a productive daily routine. And thanks to a strong dose of Italian espresso when dusk rolls in each evening, I can keep up the long slog of late night recordings and many band rehearsals it takes to make music work. I’ll owe my career to coffee yet.
    Patrick.

  26. Alastair Davis

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because cue the God Father theme music “An Offer I can’t Refuse” !!!!!!!

  27. Caroline

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it was the only thing that would stop my dear dead nan from weeping about my prospects of a singing career based on a teatime television show. We also think she may have poisoned my puppy with it. Twice.

  28. martco

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because without it I wouldn’t get to tut-tut in my head at people who constantly pronounce it as ECKK-SPRESOH…..kinda like the way some people keep on using the word PANINI to incorrectly describe their favourite cuisine de france based toasted sandwich roll that they are ordering at the deli counter during lunchtime which in fact is the plural term (PANINO being the singular term e.g. may I have one ham and cheese panino please)

    so there

  29. dubrugger

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because without it all western civilization would crumble down around our ears. It is the cornerstone of all morning meetings, late night brainstormings and midday slumps revitalizers. The Friday night boost and the Saturday night jumpstart. In short it is the lucubration of the masses.

  30. j

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because once I get my shot , I am happy with my lot.

  31. Craig

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because sleep is the cousin of death

  32. Robyn

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because like the Italians it’s passionate, in your face and screams “I am here, LOVE ME!” to all (unless you get Berlusconi blend, which is matured, and only appeals to young attractive females)

  33. Thomas

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because I get farty and bloated from a foamy latte. Hook a brother up with somma this sweet sweet nectar of the gods.

  34. anditsgone

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because gets yi plesently wrecked in the middle of the day

  35. Ronan

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because [pulls up sleeve] Just hook it to my veins!

  36. duffles

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it tastes like wondrousness and stardust and I’m so poor that the only thing resembling coffee in my house is instant, which tastes like disappointment and cornstarch.

  37. Gillo

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because just like me it’s short, full bodied, intense and best in small doses. (And considering the abuse I’ll get for posting that, I kinda of deserve to win!

  38. STP

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because Stephen Bell looks like Ferris Bueller!.

  39. Mac Léinn Gombeen

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because for one brief instant I get to pretend the tiny cup is actually a normal sized cup and I’m a giant.

    Adapted from Bill Bailey… in fairness.

  40. Zynks

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because of its honesty. There is nowhere to hide lesser quality.

  41. Fatoni

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is made from the finest ground beans. That’s not the beans from the finest piece of ground, rather that beans used in the brewing of espresso are ground up finer than for other brews. That’s not finer as in better, just that they are ground into smaller chunks. It’s a powder, really.

    I should write for a living. It’s all about economy of language.

  42. bren

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because the Italians all stand to attention when they drink it.

  43. Royal M

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it allows me to pathetically flirt with the cute Italian barista by trying to pronounce it correctly whilst using hand gestures and still leaves me room to correct myself when I find out they’re from Poland, Brazil or Clondalkin.

  44. Corvo

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because sleep us for the week, and it’s gotten me through many a night before a deadline. Knocking back espresso is far classier than downing cans of red bull. Nothing like the smell of it at 3 in the morning and it’s just as good at 3 in the afternoon.

    Side note: the tiny cups make my hands look huuuuuge! :)

  45. Rapscallion

    IT JUST BLOODY IS NOW PASS ME THE GODDAM CUP! Sorry, it’s been a while since my last one.

  46. gavin little

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is coffee in it’s purest form.
    (Plus… you’ll have plenty of time to sleep when you’re dead!)

  47. Cinsire

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because on a hot day, served with a glass of iced water, it blasts caffeine into your blood without roasting you from the inside out.

  48. fFs

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it’s the Daddy of all breakfasts…it mothers my hangovers and it’s the itty bitty cutsie I look forward to kissing every morning!

  49. Dermot

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because its quick, tasty and keeps me focused all morning!

  50. Selfie Sensation

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it looks like tiny pints of stout if you serve it in a glass.

  51. Bren

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it is not undrinkable swill fit only for burying under a half-liter of foamed milk and flavorings.

  52. El Friendo

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because a little home grinding really rings my Bell!

  53. emer

    Espresso is the finest member of the Italian coffee family because it’s indulgent, rich, pure and uniquely tasty x

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