After the months of grief over leaving Nashville "America's Greatest City" Tennessee, I got serious about finding all of my favorite places in the Bluegrass. Graeter's for sorbet, Berea for hiking, Morris for books, the Johnson Center for running and climbing: these are a few of my favorite things. What I have yet to choose is my favorite place for coffee.
Coffee is serious. I drink at least two cups a day. I drink it like melted ice cream: creamy and sweet. It isn't for the caffeine; I sleep at least 9 hours a night and I am the most irritatingly jovial morning person you'll meet. Coffee is a part of my life. I love conversing over it, reading over it, and writing over it. I'm drinking my way through Minneapolis with it now.
When I left Nashville, I left Bongo World behind. Hot & Cold and Fido were my favorites, both within the local Bongo Coffee conglomerate. Now that I'm in Lexington and have sampled the local offerings, I must find a favorite and relish it morning and evening, the way I like. In the spirit of March Madness, I've drafted this Coffees of Lexington bracket. I'll spend the weeks leading up to finals choosing one and letting it reign supreme on this blog and against my taste buds. Soon I'll publish my official rubric for grading the coffees and my methodology. For if I am one thing, I am precise.
P.S. If you want to come on a coffee grading visit with me to any of the locations above, hit me up; you're invited. I can also send you the worddoc of this bracket, so you can play along.