Diamonds on the Inside

Bon voyage Mirage. You've been a great friend and solid work horse for over two years. Alas it is time for an upgrade. Not many machines are capable of filling your shoes on our counter, but we found one that will do you justice. A three group GB/5 straight off the showroom floor from the SCAA conference in Charlotte. Not just any GB/5 mind you, but the very machine used by Matt Riddle of Intelligentsia during his championship performance in the USBC (congrats Matt, and good luck in Switzerland!). Known for their outstanding craftsmanship, WBC sponsor La Marzocco went all out on this model and included all the bells and whistles that are sure to be the industry standard in the coming years. I've got to give ESI a shoutout for making this deal possible, allowing Kevin to walk away from the show in Charlotte with an extra 300lbs of luggage in tow.
After leaving Charlotte with Chris and the GB/5, Tomas and Kevin took a few days off in Ithaca to rest before climbing behind the wheel once again to show up on our doorstep in Brooklyn on Friday night.



We started up at 9pm by removing everything from the surface of our stainless steel countertops and unpacked our newest acquisition...





A couple hoses and 220 volts later, the group heads were ready for some bleeding...







Affectionately known as "Ben", our pride and joy has been on the bar for 3 days now, wowing us and our customers with his strength and versatility. On his maiden voyage, Ben helped us cruise to a record setting day of sales here at Gimme coffee in Brooklyn, and did it all without missing a beat. Thank you Kevin for the pleasure of this fantastic addition to our shop, and thank you La Marzocco for producing such a high quality new machine.


Editors Note: Chris just pointed out a link that I was missing...I'm including it here. Thanks Chris.