Perfected and ready for sale.  Curiously it works very well as a filter coffee and as an espresso.  A rich backdrop of brown sugar is the best way to describe the predominant taste.  If you like our Sidamo (which is very smooth), this Zege is similar, but more complex, more interesting, but still smooth.  Another task for tonight (to get this listed as a product).  A scruffy, grainy image off a mobile phone, with a Bacchi in the background about to be serviced.  On a separate note, the Bacchi are turning out to be the kalashnikov of the espresso world; very easy to service wherever you are.  A 2.5mm allen key gets you in to replace the piston seals; easy.  Fun even.

How quaint, a product for sale in the modern world that you can actually fix.  Makes a pleasant change from the throw away plastic dross from China, offered in a slightly different colour and shape each year to keep the planned obsolescence thing rolling along.  Not the Bacchi.  I intend to set aside more time to learn these things inside out from a repairs and maintenance perspective.  Will also get the full compliment of spares parts in stock.