Est. 2026 — Espresso only

A field notebook
for espresso.

Coffee Notes Lab is an ongoing experiment — tasting espresso across the world and pulling shots at home. Cappuccino, flat white, cortado. No cold brew. No pour over. Just espresso, documented in photo & film.

Method
Espresso
Range
Worldwide
Format
Photo · Film
NESW
Coffee Notes Lab
41°N · 12°E → ∞
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§ 01 — The Idea

Not a brand yet. A notebook — kept in public, one shot at a time, for the love of a well-pulled espresso.

I

Espresso, exclusively

One method, studied properly. No cold brew, no pour over — just the discipline of a good shot and what you build on it.

II

Everywhere it's poured

From tiny bars in Italy to roasters across the world. Each cup is a specimen: where, how, and how it tasted.

III

Always documented

Photo and film for every step — the café, the pull, the pour at home. The notebook lives on Instagram.

§ 02 — On the Bar

The line-up

Everything on the bar is espresso-based. Ratios are a starting point — the real recipe is dialed by taste.

CNL-011:2 · 25s

Espresso

The control sample. Everything here starts from a shot.

CNL-021:1:1

Cappuccino

Equal thirds — espresso, milk, foam. The classic benchmark.

CNL-031:3 micro

Flat White

Silk over strength. Textured milk, no dry foam allowed.

CNL-041:1

Cortado

Cut with a touch of warm milk. Small, balanced, honest.

CNL-051 spot

Macchiato

Espresso, stained. A single dot of microfoam on top.

CNL-061:4

Latte

The long pour. Milk-forward, but still espresso at the core.

§ 03 — At Home

The pull,
step by step

The same routine, repeated until it's second nature. Every cup at home follows four moves — dose, extract, texture, pour.

Coordinates: home kitchen
01

Dose & grind

18 g in, dialed by taste — not by anyone else's numbers.

02

Extract

25–30 seconds. Watch the crema flow, then trust the scale.

03

Texture

Stretch, then whirlpool. Milk like wet paint — zero bubbles.

04

Pour

Low and slow to set the base, rise to draw the pattern.

§ 04 — Origins

A running list of where the beans come from — and where the next cup might be tasted.

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The notebook is on Instagram

Follow every
shot pulled.

New cups, new cities, and the process at home — posted as they happen. No newsletter, no fuss. Just the feed.