My Restored Vintage Lever Machine Arrives!

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0:00 On the previous episode...
0:37 Opening the crate
1:20 A controversial statement
2:06 Drinking Italian espresso in a new way
3:25 Installing the machine
4:08 POV of the barista side
6:19 Wherein I'm awkward about coffee, sorry
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8:20 The machine
9:16 Come and drink coffee!
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@ohaya1 Жыл бұрын

I would have loved to see a documentary about the restoration of the machine or hear more from Enrico on how he brought this machine back to life. Would that be possible?

@nefariousyawn Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I was really hoping for more details about that.

@ahpadt Жыл бұрын

I'd love that too

@dsliase Жыл бұрын

That would make for a wonderful and informative experience, if it was possible

@eltonnoway7864 Жыл бұрын

If James failed to arrange to have someone record the restoration of this machine that would be a shame. However, if that's the case, James should find another machine for restoration, record the restoration process, then do a documentary on the restoration which includes the history of the machines. Then after the video is uploaded on KZfaq put it up for auction on eBay. There are a ton of coffee aficionados out there who would pay a small fortune for such a piece of history...not to mention a piece of art.

@veganpotterthevegan Жыл бұрын

Probably not that interesting if he didn't actually do video of the process. I have doubts he did. I'd think James would have thrown in clips of it. Also, it would have exploded his social media if he wanted it to. It's likely that's not the restorers thing

@nachoote260 Жыл бұрын

The aesthetics of this 50’s machine are just outstanding. It baffles me that 70 years ago, designers where taking more risks than we do now, which makes the machine look like a piece of art.

@4570Govt Жыл бұрын

It was about making a statement, creating something beautiful. Now, most people want as much profit as possible

@skeetsmcgrew3282 Жыл бұрын

I think that's just it. They were selling an aesthetic as much as anything else. They didn't care what it costs, they wanted you to go "Wow!" But now, only a fool buys a $6000+ espresso machine based on a 'wow' factor. You want to know statistics, value, materials, maintenance difficulty and cost, etc. Designing something beautiful requires you to hire an artist, which cuts into your profit unless you can justify their cost. I'm torn because I find things that are bare-minimum but quality to have their own beauty. For instance, I adore scientific glassware, I would legit just set up a distillation apparatus as a setpiece in my home. I also hate getting emotionally attached to objects, if it's ugly and it breaks, whatever, I get another one. But by the same token, nobody needs an espresso machine, if you are gonna have something that's inherently superfluous and luxury, why not make it beautiful?

@segamble1679 Жыл бұрын

Profits yes, but also design aesthetics change radically over time. It's only very recently that our palate of design preferences has returned to appreciating more flash and "statement" pieces. We lived a very long time in minimalist, industrial, post-modern design worlds, and we likely would have found a machine like this tacky and over-the-top (likely still beautiful in some respects, but in a "nice, but I wouldn't want it in my home" kind of way). Hard to go back in time and remember what you thought about design 5, 10, 20 years ago. Look at all the things you bought in those time periods. Would that machine fit in with those things?

@ballentphoto Жыл бұрын

@@segamble1679 Apple’s minimalist design language spilled over to so many other areas. Things look so sterile now.

@ThierryWasserman Жыл бұрын

Restaurateurs are always looking for statement pieces. It's a different esthetics, but Kees Van der Westen, XLVI, Slayer make gorgeous machines nowadays. It's La Marzocco that's stuck at the worst period of industrial design.

@eleCt1eXile Жыл бұрын

I want to see the baristas (or you!) make a coffee on this machine beginning to end! Also more B-roll of the machine please, I don’t feel like I had a good enough look at it.

@jon_warner Жыл бұрын

This is what I was going to comment.

@JaimeZX Жыл бұрын

This. Would love to see a shot pulled start-to-finish in real-time.

@mellie4174 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@Adam-cm2bw Жыл бұрын

This might sound obvious but I’d love to see James’ impressions from using the machine at the studio and his detailed review.

@anitapaulsen3282 Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@HerrLinolja Жыл бұрын

Me too! Was waiting for his thoughts of the espresso.

@pajaf0341 Жыл бұрын

Wished that, too. Two thoughts are coming to my mind. 1. He does not want to spoil the experience of curious visitors by influencing it beforehand. He has a really refined taste and is versed in putting his sensation into words convincingly. If you share his taste, or not, his review would influence your own sensations somehow. 2. He could be underwhelmed by the machine, objectively from a standpoint of his categories of quality. It's a beautiful piece of history, but our taste developed to another place. And, I believe, modern standards of quality, too. So he politely does not destroy the romantic feelings about good old times. I bet, besides the aesthetic appeal of the whole endeavor, his personal interest is more in expanding his knowledge as a scholar of coffee across space and time, than romantic sentiment...

@simonstuhl4170 Жыл бұрын

Definitely a good follow up video

@brainwrite Жыл бұрын

Giving customers the opportunity to have side-by-side espressos from the old world and new sounds almost worth a trip to London! Brilliant James. Thanks.

@mindgames470 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, haha

@sonnyrynsaard3567 Жыл бұрын

Believe me, its worth it

@mikestarshak13 Жыл бұрын

It would be worth a trip to London to share a cup 'o Joe with you James.

@hippiemuslim Жыл бұрын

I just want him to whisper coffee facts into my ears while I slowly sip away my espresso. No homo

@notgoinback2cali236 Жыл бұрын

I genuinely don’t understand why you wouldn’t make this a fixture in your cafe. I can’t afford the time to fly to London on a moments notice, but this is exactly the experience that would put your cafe at the top of things to do in London in the next year or so.

@mattkeysme Жыл бұрын

I want to hear from Enrico how he feels seeing a machine like this in a cafe serving customers. I want to hear from the baristas how they feel to use it, like you said at the end of this that would be super interesting. I want to know how the customers felt about it all. Very cool to see this.

@anitapaulsen3282 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@marklandgraf7667 Жыл бұрын

Yes, too

@HH60gPaveHawk Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Wildernessoutside Жыл бұрын

Hell yes !!

@optimust Жыл бұрын

I agree with the agreeers

@JamesScholesUK Жыл бұрын

I cannot recommend enough the experience of getting your hands on an older commercial machine and having a play. I picked up a ruined Faema off eBay for next to nothing and coaxed it back to life (not perfect but able to pull shots) and learned so much about what an espresso machine actually is in the process. Also nothing exploded and I only flooded the kitchen twice.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l Жыл бұрын

Haha, that's a bit much for me but I sometimes see cheap Pavonis. That might be within my capabilities to restore. Faema is a complicated machine.

@TamarLitvot Жыл бұрын

😅😅😅

@user-zh4vo1kw1z Жыл бұрын

"If there's no explosions, then what's the point" is a sentiment I find applicable in every aspect of life

@al201103 Жыл бұрын

How was the coffee you produced?

@2xAA 11 ай бұрын

I'd love to have seen more about the machine, how it is to use, the barista's and customer's opinions, etc. We had less than 1 minute of footage in the reveal of the machine and we didn't even see a full pour 😢 Fingers crossed for part 3!

@j8jake Жыл бұрын

Went yesterday morning! So much fun! My partner might have been a bit grumpy about traveling 30 minutes before our morning coffee or tea. But after seeing my shiny childish delight at watching that wonderful contraption handled like a Ferrari in the Scottish Highlands she was drawn in too. We are on holiday from Seattle and this was a fanboy highlight! Thanks so much to everyone who got this fantastical time travel experience created! The only thing that could have made this any better would be to do it again this morning maybe in a TARDIS.

@amirattarzadeh762 Жыл бұрын

Where is it, I want to got too? Can’t find the address.

@amirattarzadeh762 Жыл бұрын

I found the location. It was a perfect espresso ☕️ I can’t brew such a perfect espresso at home *sigh* 🖖🏼

@marsgizmo Жыл бұрын

the restoration is superb! 😌

@kevincurrie2052 Жыл бұрын

But all it’s history has been erased. I think if the internals were made as new, but the external appearance just given a good clean so that you could see the wear and the history of being an old machine, not something just out of the showroom. Think of the wabi sabi.

@hpygocrazy Жыл бұрын

A beautiful machine indeed. I was really hoping to see a clip of someone pulling a shot, that is using the lever, instead of just the coffee exiting the portafilter.

@darkhenrahl Жыл бұрын

Exactly, I was anticipating the lever "money shot" but was left unsatisfied :(

@danielzenner Жыл бұрын

I agree, at least one shot of someone pulling the lever! Please!

@jamiemacdonald7870 Жыл бұрын

Me three on this one. I would also have loved to have heard how the coffee tasted, and what the baristas thought about the experience.

@grinchmuc Жыл бұрын

The video os 80% talking, 10% ad, 5% pixels and 5% a shaky view of the machine. Shame on James :(

@hollye142 Жыл бұрын

It would be nice seeing you in your studio actually reviewing and using the machine, not just a quick montage of it in action. But still, great video like always!! ❤️

@TheOwlol Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how realistic it would be. But I imagine if you let other big names/known roasters around Europe borrow the machine and serve their own blends for some weeks, it would be interesting to see what everyone comes up with. Like Fuglen or Tim in Oslo vs Coffee Collective in Copenhagen.

@lukefoulds9729 Жыл бұрын

I second this

@jorisbuter2847 Жыл бұрын

Love the idea! I would add The Barn from Berlin to the list.

@saigmundur Жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@PhDSlacker Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see this machine in a part 2 of a video collaboration with cat and cloud! Entirely selfish, but if it were ever to make a tour of the US, I'd hope that it or something else in the sf bay area would make the list.

@mikev6999 Жыл бұрын

I like this

@Shadowguy456234 Жыл бұрын

This video series was a little bit of a throwback to the initial vlogs on your channel which were more travel- and behind-the-scenes focused, and I love it. The machine isn't too shabby either ;) Great job James and co!

@russjd629 Жыл бұрын

Agreed got flashbacks to James walking around Central London in those videos all those years ago

@stepovich Жыл бұрын

I'm certain this has been said over and over....but this restoration is astounding, breath taking. It's a level of beauty and quality I wish were more accessible now.

@haimzamir4361 Жыл бұрын

I cannot understand how you could make this video without including a clip of you pulling shots on your newly restored machine.

@jacobszymczak9323 Жыл бұрын

I think it would be interesting to do a blind taste test between this restored vintage machine, a new comparable commercial/coffee shop level machine, a high end home machine and a cheap home machine to see how they stack up and how commercial compares to home and cheap compares to expensive compares to vintage.

@graegoles8382 Жыл бұрын

That would be sick

@segamble1679 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Every weird coffee experiment on this channel has to include putting it through the vintage espresso machine! Genius! You've definitely cracked the code!!!!

@PhDSlacker Жыл бұрын

I like the idea, but I kinda feel it would benefit from some non-industry tasters... Or newer baristas as opposed to expert roasters who have all the hints for tasting the differences. Or would a panel of newer baristas be able to keep up with James and his tasting team?

@auldgaelonabike Жыл бұрын

Absolutely drop dead gorgeous restoration. As a thought on what to do next, how about making it portable and placing it in a van and deliver espresso at events around the area. A 1950's Lancia Appia Furgoncino for example ;-) Cheers from Canada!!

@stevenhightop2518 Жыл бұрын

Many, many years ago I worked on a film set with Johnny - who went on to found Jet Fuel Coffee in Toronto - as part of the craft servicing team. Him and his partners had a vintage, espresso machine in the back of a cube van powered - somehow - by gas in tanks. They would pull shots for the crew in the morning. The coffee was glorious. The van went to the country, into the city, out to a farm, all over to the locations the film crew went on location to shoot. Unfortunately, the film crew complained because at a 6:00 am call they wanted volumes of coffee, not espresso perfection. Eventually the craft service team got replaced with someone who ran a large scale drop filter maker.

@richardemerson8075 Жыл бұрын

Different cities could race each other to see how many shots they can pull before the Lancia breaks down ;)

@joachimemand1687 Жыл бұрын

Saving this gem was a great decision to begin with. Making it available to (a small part of) the public is such a wonderful idea, I wish I would need to travel to London in the coming weeks. For sure I entered the coffee give away, but the real question is: now that you have gone through the process of creating a coffee blend, why not offering it as a regular product? You could start a renaissance of the classic espresso. As for the machine… a roadshow might be too much. But a historic coffee bar / working museum might be a tourist attraction!? Add a couple other machines from different periods to the collection and use them in a bar. You only would need a larger batch of your own very good coffee blend for that. ;)

@sunriseshell Жыл бұрын

I love how Onyx does their "Southern Weather" blend (others too I believe). They have a specific flavor profile they want and every 2-3 months they do a blind cupping to find the in-season coffee(s) that will continue give them that profile. Brilliant.

@michaelarighi5268 Жыл бұрын

Brings back memories. It looks so much like the machines I used to get espresso from when I first started drinking espresso in the mid '60s.

@ruisearts Жыл бұрын

When you drop everything to watch this.

@hausofjulian Жыл бұрын

Lol same

@sarahrosen4985 Жыл бұрын

Right?!

@EastyyBlogspot Жыл бұрын

I did that and now i have a sore foot

@HansMaximum Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this for months.

@marcusdavey3113 Жыл бұрын

Yup.

@PetrosArgy Жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful restoration! As a commercial lever machine user, and a fan of Italian espresso (blended) vs espresso 2.0 (generally single origin or weird blends), this was a wonderful project to follow so far. I absolutely agree that blending is an art that VERY few modern roasters know very well. We're lucking here in the Philadelphia region to have La Colombe, a local company that does an excellent job of roasting blends that make awesome Italian style espresso. There's also Fante's here, which has some blends they've been making for generations that I always enjoy, including blends of variously roasted coffees blended after roasting (a mix of medium and dark roasts, giving the blend a beautiful appearance). I would appreciate seeing more of the use of the lever machine, barista feedback, differences in dialing in grind, etc., but I don't have any better ideas than others for what should ultimately happen with the machine. Something tells me it should maybe make its way back to Italia...

@revandenburg Жыл бұрын

it's certainly a gorgeous machine. I would've liked to see someone especially you James actually drink some coffee from this long awaited machine. I guess I was waiting for the Wow, that's Sooo good , smooth etc. but we didn't see that.

@OneIdeaTooMany Жыл бұрын

It's absolutely beautiful. Who could have imagined it would turn out like that... I think it should become part of a coffee cart so you can take it anywhere and share the experience with people.

@morgjones13 Жыл бұрын

I mean he did spend a lot of money on it, so it's not like it'd look like crap 😂 but seriously it's beautiful

@xander1052 Жыл бұрын

yup this was what I was thinking, have it as a mobile coffee experience

@tristanmccoppin5761 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, missed this project by literally one day! Devastated. In terms of the future, please do an episode from your studio showing us the ins and outs, showing you dialing in on it

@stevemullen8426 Жыл бұрын

That was my thought too! I would love to see a dialling in episode. Perhaps also with a modern reference point. Just like the set up in Prufrock.

@rivenwyrm Жыл бұрын

He says it'll be in prufrock for about 6 weeks from posting of the video. You have time...

@tristanmccoppin5761 Жыл бұрын

@@rivenwyrm I really appreciate this positive comment, however I left London last weekend for New York City :-( stuck here and broke lol. BUT I have ordered the amazing new Italian style blend.

@rivenwyrm Жыл бұрын

@@tristanmccoppin5761 Oh... damn... Well that is a major bummer. I hope the blend is delish though.

@tristanmccoppin5761 Жыл бұрын

@@rivenwyrm metoo

@amperstandheart Жыл бұрын

It's just so cool to see your take on application of craft coffee, coffee culture and development, etc. I feel like you are putting your money where your mouth is and following your inspiration. Hard work really shows and flows into others. Amazing job

@AA-is9vi Жыл бұрын

I so hope there’s more content coming for this machine! Incredible!

@djszeibert2671 Жыл бұрын

So happy to see this sequel!! It’s gorgeous and inspiring!

@segamble1679 Жыл бұрын

Why is this video not 3x longer?! You made your own roast for this?! Tell me more!!! Enrico did special training on the machine?!? Tell me more!! You did blind tasting for the Square Mile Team?!?!?! Tell me more!!!!! And yes, we want updates on what the baristas think. We want every ounce of detail about this machine! Every. Damn. Ounce. *Whoops, I mean Gram.

@ProvidencePJ Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I feel too!. Would be nice to see where the lever catches and it moving up as the expresso is being extracted.

@danielzenner Жыл бұрын

There could probably be three more parts to this series lol.

@howienordstrom1290 Жыл бұрын

100%!

@G-Man-TX Жыл бұрын

Enormously satisfying. I love that you did this, James. What a fulfilling expression of love for coffee and celebration of it's history.

@charlesyateschalfant Жыл бұрын

It's been quite a while since visiting London. This is a good reason to return. Congrats James for doing this, hope you love the machine.

@Canman99 Жыл бұрын

This is such a cool project, and it's wonderful that the public gets to enjoy it too.

@hammyjammies Жыл бұрын

James: goes into intricate detail about making an Italian espresso blend Me, an intellectual: duh, 1950s machine means 1950s coffee

@nhojlagap6222 Жыл бұрын

James needs to revisit the old coffee beans from previous videos

@Shadowguy456234 Жыл бұрын

... a bit like running a classic car with oil and gas from that era 😅

@MrX-ni3tp Жыл бұрын

@@Shadowguy456234 And it is true that the oil may not have changed much and it also depends on the thickness but the refining of gasoline has changed enormously since the 50s since they took the lead out and raised the octane it is dangerous to drive an old car with gasoline of the present for that's the lead substitute but that's a topic for motor enthusiasts and here I doubt that people know about it the reality is that vintage things will never work the same as they did in the past since many of those products no longer exist...

@edwardtan1354 Жыл бұрын

Time to bring out the green beans from the 1930s

@MeiinUK Жыл бұрын

@@edwardtan1354 : Would love to see him try to grow one of those !... 🤣... And then sell the plants ! .... Now there's a new shop idea. Why waste those beans? I was going to say should he mix it like old wines and blend it? But that may not past regulation these days... lol... Plants it is.

@michaelwilliams5110 Жыл бұрын

Great job everybody! This project definitely warrants a series of videos Covering the different aspects as many other commenters mentioned

@bendburley Жыл бұрын

I would love to see this beautiful machine from the 50s do a road trip visiting nursing homes to bring some warm coffee love and nostalgia to a generation that may remember such machines from their younger days. I recently bought a modern classic cafe racer motorbike, and love seeing the smiles from older gents and having a chat with them wherever I park up. Congrats on the machine, she’s a beauty 😍

@nicolascarta2626 Жыл бұрын

I think this is amazing ! Those machines were built for cafes and seeing one being back into one is just epic.. That to me is Really different than having one at home. It's like owning an old rolls and having it sleeping all year long in the garage compared to really using it to drive people from fancy hotels to fancy restaurants, daily.

@logmegadeth72 Жыл бұрын

So cool seeing this old machine get a second life! I would have enjoyed seeing the restoration process.

@TheTazman Жыл бұрын

Amazing to see the follow up vid. Been waiting for this day for what seemed an eternity.

@DuaineM Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful machine! I hope your staff enjoy using it for years to come.

@hausofjulian Жыл бұрын

This machine looks sooooo beautiful!

@coreyjones856 Жыл бұрын

It's my day off and a new James Hoffman video comes out. It's going to be a great day

@ebgbjo2025 Жыл бұрын

That machine is a beauty! Thank you for restoring it and sharing it and the product it creates with others.

@Coylee91 Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this since you posted the video of purchasing it. Worth every second of waiting. The deco styling is to die for.

@davidbevis3357 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful machine. Love his restoration works and glad it can do what it deserves to do - make espresso for the people. What to do with it next? Road trip around the world!

@peterbxxx Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy the softly geeky quality of the videos on this channel. For me, in this episode, James revealed his romantic attachment to coffee perfection which I find utterly engaging.

@coffeeandcocktails 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the update on how it went!😊

@bobbicatton Жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous restoration. I hope you keep it, and display it in your videos.

@happyinbrighton5480 Жыл бұрын

I'm supposed to be working right now!!! Aah well, this is waaaay more interesting :o)

@awineandfoodnerd Жыл бұрын

Could the machine become part of an ongoing collaboration with some of the “old school” coffee shops/roasters in and around London? A semi-permanent pop up sort of thing? It’s absolutely beautiful, by the way. Would love to be able to visit and try the coffees side by side.

@nusheen1970 Жыл бұрын

I'd a similar thought, to open a small specialty shop in the coffee lovers' area of London, with this and perhaps a few other machines, and styles (African, South American, Middle Eastern, Scandinavian, etc) prepared in an hommage to their origins. An "International Experience" coffee shop, that is true to the styles presented.

@picvan Жыл бұрын

Been looking forward to this video and I'm so glad how the machine turned out. It's so beautiful. I love the front logo and pattern on the raised emblem area.

@alanhamacher7263 Жыл бұрын

You folks are incredible! I have a bag of Il Grifone in my hand today, Sept 16, in Florida that was roasted on 14 Sept in London! Awesome! Thank you!❤

@MeiinUK Жыл бұрын

The supply-chain is still working ? Fantastic ! Just 3 days for shipping? Really ? With the scaremongering of burning potatoes and things... many of us is not sure...So how come he managed to get this out so quickly then when we have a customs-based issue right now in exporting process?

@shinchima Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous machine ! Top notch restoration, 10/10 Would love to experience a shot from it!

@ice9dragon Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more about this machine. How it operates and how different the process is, how espresso machines evolved over time, etc. Manual espresso machines are so interesting.

@austinado16 Жыл бұрын

It's beautiful!! Fantastic that you roasted a special coffee for it. The machine comes out, along with your specialty coffee for it, during the week of Valentine's Day, each year.

@mikkelnielsen4936 Жыл бұрын

This is the best serie ever 🤩 Looking forward they journey with this machine!

@daniel.lopresti Жыл бұрын

Here's an idea: have a pop-up bar do a tour of the country (or at least a feasible section of it) with the Faema in tow! Gorgeous machine at any rate.

@aoi_mizma Жыл бұрын

I really wish I were living in the UK to experience it in person. What a beautiful looking machine!

@si-melamme7837 Жыл бұрын

I know, right? We need somebody to invent teleportation within the next 6 weeks, we really do.

@fienDsssss Жыл бұрын

@@si-melamme7837 feel like it😅

@north.by.northeast Жыл бұрын

It's lovely to have such glittery little gems sprinkled into the content, and genuinely reminds me of James buying books or sitting on the roof.

@arondownie Жыл бұрын

Beauty James. Thanks for creating part II. This is a project with passion. Taste can be augmented by this experience!

@arnabhere Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the restoration!!! Make an alive coffee museum, where people can come in and taste of coffee and understand how it would have tasted from these machines (considering you will have more).

@Sara-fp6xr Жыл бұрын

THAT IS A BRILLIANT IDEA!!!

@donleony Жыл бұрын

Whatever the experience may be for the baristas, no denying it's an incredibly pretty machine that oozes style and ... well .. coffee.

@twonyn7204 Жыл бұрын

Wow this took me back. I have worked as a barista & cook for 3 years but i don’t really know alot about coffee per se. But seeing now how similar the machine was i learned to do coffee on compared to the one in the video. I can really appreciate what a nice coffee place that was/is. I saw you on Alex´s channel and really enjoy your videos and perhaps i kind of deepen my appreciation for coffee through you

@bobsykes Жыл бұрын

The quality of the restoration work is beyond belief! Amazing. What a great concept as well (the new versus old and special bean selection). Looking forward to the next chapter!

@theoperrin9653 Жыл бұрын

What to do with it next? Keep it there. I've had the il grifone from it and it was fantastic, quite a bit nicer than the red brick from the VA machine

@jecr8623 Жыл бұрын

What was the roast level like?

@rxcmxrt Жыл бұрын

there is a really popular shop in my hometown that stays true to a kind of second wave coffee shop experience and does that extremely well. they're very good at roasting coffee, but they generally roast a little bit darker than specialty, and they offer both blends and some single origins. it is a vintage and used bookstore and record store and I think that this kind of vibe would be the perfect model for a shop using this machine. there are still people who love coffee of that kind and not a lot of people are doing it supremely well

@htklun Жыл бұрын

Love to see a short video of just the lever extraction process (in slow motion). Thanks for brining us along for the ride!

@christopherayres164 Жыл бұрын

Love it, bought the book and signed up the drawing. What fun thank you for sharing your talents and experience! Always a joy.

@christopherayres164 Жыл бұрын

Audible released the audiobook yesterday, book arrives Oct 4th! Never thought this much about water before. Great details.

@niluje66 Жыл бұрын

Just a little feedback: I rarely watch the sponsor ad part, but here I really like your justification to why there is an ad, and I'm okay to not skip!

@browner2003 Жыл бұрын

I know logistically it could be a nightmare, but I would love to see the machine on a UK tour all around the country so that it’s not just London which gets all the fun from experiencing it

@Gregsrey Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I live in the U.S. and I’m planning a trip over there in November. I would love to make a day out of finding where in the UK this machine is.

@macattack123mattc3 Жыл бұрын

I mean, considering that it's a manual fill machine that can run off gas, mounting in to a portable cart, trailer, or van wouldn't be super difficult, as long as the machine can handle being transported.

@jimmyadams1903 Жыл бұрын

I would love a video of it actually being used and talked through the operations and actually see shots being pulled. Maybe compare the actual operations of it to a newer machine.

@jerrybezdikian9371 Жыл бұрын

Every aspect of this presentation was fascinating. Thank you for sharing your passion and this unique adventure with us.

@Koiworks84 Жыл бұрын

Amazing project! Beautiful machine! This may be a far too ambitious idea but what about a tour around the world? For a year or so send the machine to diferent locations around the world and let it serve coffee for a couple of weeks in each location. This community and this channel has such a global reach that it would be very interesting to allow access to this piece of history to a wider audience. I believe that the patina gathered from all the use and from the traveling would make this even more interesting and would also be a unique story to tell. Something shared by so many people around the world.

@AmmarOriginals Жыл бұрын

The machine should travel the world and do a book tour for you... Instead of just the author touring the world, the machine goes to different great cafes around the world and do a tour, you sell the experience and the book along with it

@frankypc Жыл бұрын

Im impressed about how James can turn something that is already awesome enough and then make it into an event. Secondly, im aso appreciative of the fact that we get to be part of that even at a distance. Thanks James

@archielatifoski3174 Жыл бұрын

Your are THE BEST James. Love ALL your videos my friend. Thank you

@gabrielemidiodossantos1211 Жыл бұрын

Logistics aside, i think it would be really fun to follow this machine travel the world. Like one month with a modern coffee shop, another month with a more traditional one, next with a roaster to develop and even in someone's home setup (like a supporter for example) and so on.

@worawatli8952 Жыл бұрын

This is my idea as well. Faema World Tour.

@gabrielemidiodossantos1211 Жыл бұрын

@@worawatli8952 yes! Than we could have a video of people sharing their experience

@MrHarlequin2316 Жыл бұрын

You mean, you’re not going to be serving coffee from 1958 from it?? You mean I’ve been practising my James-Hoffman-Drinks-Old-Coffee face for nothing!

@seanthebluesheep Жыл бұрын

While that's the most James Hoffman thing we could ask James to do, I think it would also invoke actual war from Italy as a nation.

@Platypi007 Жыл бұрын

I've been looking forward to this video, and I look forward to hearing the baristas feelings after working with this beautiful machine for a few weeks. I fell in love with lever espresso machines the first time I saw a La Pavoni, over 15 years ago when I was working as a barista. It became a dream of mine to one day own one. Last year I made that dream a reality when I bought a 30 year old La Pavoni and restored it myself. Before that I hadn't had home espresso, just French press and pour over. Over the past year I've fallen even more in love with my little machine and I love the results I get. I can't imagine using it in a busy commercial setting, however! Of course, it was never designed for a commercial setting and your machine was so I expect that'll make a difference. Still, though, it'll be different and, as I said, I'm really interested to hear how it goes!

@parkermeginbir4812 Жыл бұрын

Love that they came from Italy to install!

@Laz_Arus Жыл бұрын

G'day mate. Greetings from Melbourne, OZ. 👍

@jakemcswain1 Жыл бұрын

We just happened to be in London (on holiday from Australia) when part two of this video dropped! So we had to go to Prufrock Cafe today. What a beautiful machine! I'm normally a latte drinker, but the flavours from that espresso. Quite amazing! Great experience and fantastic staff in the cafe too.

@R3yne Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this vid for like ages , much love ❤

@jwhb Жыл бұрын

This came in just right for my coffee pilgrimage to London. What a surprise! Can't wait to watch this piece of craftsmanship at work. See you at Prufrock.

@JonesBoula Жыл бұрын

Yesterday, I was making an espresso and started to wonder - why there was no follow up on your vintage machine. And here it is... Thank you!

@tjnye Жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration and I can confirm it is a work of art seeing it in real life. Tasting that coffee from that machine felt like a really unique experience and I'm very grateful to have stumbled across it last week. Thanks to James for providing this for public enjoyment!

@christiaant Жыл бұрын

Such a great idea. I added it to my list of things to do when I come to London next, but then I watched the end only to find out it’s temporary!

@rkytr.2765 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Just wow. Love these two videos about these old lever machines. Very enjoyable to watch. ❤😄

@yikes6263 Жыл бұрын

When I was in Bordeaux in 2018 a coffee shop down the road had a similar Faema. Loved the design of it.

@xina3216 Жыл бұрын

The intent of this project and how it is executed is really, really nice.

@mlprd Жыл бұрын

Well worth the wait. What a beautiful machine, love that mid century styling.

@greenfarmhouse Жыл бұрын

Had to swing by Prufrocks for the head-to/head challenge. Both delicious but (tasting blind) preferred the simplicity of the old school. Gorgeous machine too. Thank you for letting us play!

@martinkoorosenmejer9044 Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing! After a few repeats, I'm watching the video in slow to see as much as possible 😀 Can't wait for the follow up!

@DMK28810 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! It's beautiful. You can hear and feel James' excitement with this machine, understandably so. Being able to restore something to it's former glory, and more importantly, put it back into use - fantastic! I hope it draws in the crowds. May not be using 70 year old coffee, but it's using 70 year old technology and methods to brew something that you cannot get at your average ****bucks (another good thing). What to do with it after the 6 week trial; showcase it, show it off, enable as many people to get a different coffee experience. When the weather is good, throw it on a bike trailer and travel around the City with it. I guarantee it will pull in the punters and maybe get someone new into coffee!

@MeiinUK Жыл бұрын

Or he can do odd events at the London's local Art schools and unis... Or use it as lecture theatre materials on product designs.

@mlbf4700 Жыл бұрын

I am so happy for you! That's really something special.

@Yukiss316 Жыл бұрын

This is one unforgettable video to watch! I had a goose skin the moment the crate was open - instantly recognized FAEMA! We chose FAENA E61 for our small vintage coffee shop in China, and the design of E61 hasn't changed a bit since 1961! The one Mr.Hoffmann has chosen is almost identical in design, but, of course, the modern one is less fun to play since the water supply is automatic! (might think different during rush in the shop) FAEMA is truly a piece of art! I'm not paid to advertise it, but my heart skips a beat when I see it!

@bruceharlick3322 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I'm actually heading to London the end of this month (from San Francisco, CA) and will make a point to drop by Prufrock to check it out. Man, great timing. Thanks!

@hadi96100 Жыл бұрын

I tried coffee once in my entire life, during my grandad's funeral (back in 1970's Baghdad), and I hated it ever since... The coffee was, super dark, super black, super thick, super bitter Arabic coffee, in a small ceramic cawa cup... I still love ground & roasted coffee smell, when passing the various cafes in Baghdad, and I think that's the reason why I'm watching your videos, to bring back those memories...

@danwheetman6914 Жыл бұрын

As a dedicated lever machine enthusiast (Olympia Cremina) this was a delight to watch it come back to life and a deep longing that you would continue to roast a “lever friendly” bean as you described…chocolate! YES! Thanks for all you share. Great fun.