OK... so we have more positive thoughts about the Briccoletta... Kyle came over and we pulled shots of the Zoka Yirgacheffe ("really floral, not citric, nice chocolate") and the Zoka Col. Fitzroy ("too dark for my taste, good in milk") a couple other coffees and then the Olympia Big Truck ("nice, interesting").

After a little playing with milk, we decided to swap to a new tip and discovered it was a big improvement. Both Kyle and I were able to produce really pretty prototypical microfoam right away.



I'm hoping to source a couple other tip options (including the LM "acorn" tip) to try out.