Current user of Niagara here, it’s just a unique option. You have favorites on a scrollable list (one app per line) and then you can scroll down an alphabetical list of all apps by letter on the side. Plus the optional subscription is $5 a year, which is actually reasonable in my opinion.

I hate trailers like this. Zero gameplay.

So the BBC just uncritically publishes this liar’s statement in full?

What even is seasoning a grinder? My assumption is just that you’re filling up micro pores in the metal with fines.

You could probably just grind about 10g of coffee beans almost as fine as possible. It shouldn’t take much. If you don’t want to waste it, use the results in a baking dish like chocolate chip cookies or brownies. It can add some richness to counteract the sugar.

A home grinder isn’t going to be that fussy.

I also think that just beginning to use it normally is fine too. The only reason not to would be the idea that an unseasoned grinder somehow ruins the resulting first coffee, which is clearly not true. And seasoning with shit coffee is just gonna make your coffee taste a little bit shittier.

A few kinds of coffee processes remove the cherry by allowing it to ferment, which can create alcoholic/boozy flavors in coffee. I don’t speak German but I did a bit of a deep dive on honey processes in Costa Rica and apparently “black diamond” honey process takes 22 days or more to ferment the cherries slowly (this roaster is probably sourcing from the same or a nearby farm). Also, having the warm water sit in the grounds probably accentuates the fermented/funky/wine-like smells. Next time you taste that coffee, try and see if there is any whiskey flavors or smells.

Side note: whiskey/fermented grain mash is a recognized coffee flavor note in the World Coffee Research Sensory Lexicon as well as smoky flavors you might expect in a bourbon.

It is also common to age coffee in bourbon barrels as others have mentioned.

Oddly Correct in Kansas City always has gorgeous black and white art on their coffee bags. So much that they made a coffee table art book!