The first thing Gary Mehigan does when he wakes up in the morning is turn the kettle on, draw the blinds, and power up his Rancilio Silvia Pro. In the four to five minutes it takes to strain a tea for his wife Mandy, he’s also made himself the first coffee of the day.
His second is made in the company of BeanScene magazine. Using a Rocky grinder, Gary dispenses 19 grams of his own Dawn Kickstarter blend, made in collaboration with Veneziano Coffee Roasters. He weighs the shot on a set of scales and extracts 33 millilitres of liquid gold. With pure focus, Gary textures silky milk foam and makes no apologies for his “abstract squiggle” latte art.
“The more you make coffee at home the more
