The Moka Brothers - a tale of 2 coffee pots.

Although the Moka Pot is associated with Italy, it's actually named after the Yemeni City of Mocha.

The Moka Brothers.

Actually we have another as well. A single cup, Red Pot.

Coffee starts our day, rather than tea. 

I grew up in England with tea being the breakfast drink. My mum who is over 90 now, still makes the best pot of tea ever.

I suppose I was introduced to coffee in any meaningful way, when I lived in Germany in the '70's and '80's.

I am not talking about powdered coffee.

It was "Stampf Kaffee", using a French Press.

The taste was super.

There was an art behind creating a good cup. I enjoyed coffee bars not only for the coffee but the aroma that wafted around.

I got to know what ground coffee was best and what brands to avoid.

On arrival (years later) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I was introduced to the local or regional variation of coffee.

Brewed in a Djezva, it is the strongest I have ever tasted.

I still maintain that there's enough caffeine to kill a race horse in a cup of "domaća kafa".

I am partial to domestic coffee but not everyday.

That's where the Moka Pot comes in.

It brews coffee to a taste quality I find very comfortable and tasty.

We brew these two bad boys together every morning, decanting the contents into a thermos (a German tradition I believe)?

Starts the day off well.

How do you take your morning "brew"?

Oh by the way. Fun Fact.

Although the Moka Pot is associated with Italy, it's actually named after the Yemeni City of Mocha.