September 12, 2026
A quiet morning at Tim Wendelboe, and what it teaches about restraint
Oslo
Field Notes
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A Terroir Culture from Ratnagiri that quietly rearranged my week
Blue Tokai's Producer Series pick from Chikmagalur — SLN 9 Arabica grown at 1,300 m, fermented with microbes cultured from the estate's own cherries. Rose in the cup, something fruity I can't quite place on the finish. Brewed hot as a V60 and cold as an Aeropress; it's my daily driver this week.
India
Blue Tokai
SLN 9
V60
Aeropress
87 / 100
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An afternoon at Marc's Coffees, and why we'll be back
A bucket-list cafe finally sat in — pendant lights over a green counter, baristas who actually know their beans, and a coffee puzzle at every table. Came home with two Karnataka light roasts I'm still rationing.
Auroville
Marc's Coffees
Pour-over
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Standing room only at Sant'Eustachio, sugar and all
Rome
Espresso
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Why Melbourne still gets the flat white right, twenty years on
Melbourne
City Guide
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Blue Tokai — Terroir Culture, Ratnagiri
The one I can't stop reaching for. Rose, fruit, and a clean finish; forgiving of a slightly coarser grind on a V60.
Beans
02
Marc's Coffees — Salawara Reserve
A red-honey, barrel-aged Arabica from Belur, Karnataka. Unusual and rewarding — worth a slow pour-over. New England light roast, Agtron 74.
Beans
03
Marc's Coffees — Auroville, Puducherry
A small, warm, seriously committed roaster and café. Baristas who know the beans, a coffee puzzle at every table, and a bench worth crossing the country for. Full entry →
Café
04
Fuglen — Tokyo Tomigaya
A mid-century Oslo bar transplanted to Shibuya, serving Norwegian roasts to a room of jazz records. Sit at the counter, order the pour-over flight.
Café
05
Fellow Opus grinder
The first electric grinder I've owned that made me stop thinking about grinders. I live between setting 5 and 7 on the dial.
Gear
06
Hario Ceramic V60, size 02
Ceramic holds heat better than plastic, and the ribs are more forgiving than the metal version. My default for any light roast.
Gear
Atlas of good cups
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About the journal
I started keeping tasting notes on a phone the year I moved cities and could no longer remember which café had the flat white I liked. The list grew into a habit, the habit into a route through other people's mornings, and eventually into this journal.
halfasleep.coffee is not a review site and I don't score to a rubric. What you'll find here is a record of coffees that were worth remembering, cafés that treated the craft seriously, and the occasional strong opinion about milk temperature. If something here matches a coffee you've had, I'd like to know.