Coffee Wrights, Kuramae

Coffee Wrights is a roaster and cafe located only a 2-minute walk from Kuramae station. Although admittedly not a word I had ever come across, they take their name from a wright, who is “a person who makes things”. They offer both espresso and pour-over coffees, and have a small amount of seating on their second floor with free WiFi. They had a bunch of single origin beans available (mostly washed) ranging from 750 to 950 yen for a cup of pour-over. They had bean samples out, but this was more just for looking and not for sniffing. I decided to get their Ethiopia Nigusse Gemeda, which was noted as using a “slow dry natural” process (reading online, apparently this means they are dried over 20 - 30 days instead of the usual 10 - 15). For their pour-overs, they use a Kalita Wave dripper. Interestingly though, it seems they use an Aeropress for their iced coffee? They were also selling the Kalita Wave The first floor is mostly taken up by their equipment, including a roasting machine in…