Achilles FTW and Yaqi’s DOC

RazoRock’s 400 shaving brush made a fine lather from my dwindling tub of Achilles shaving soap from Van Yulay. I’m rather partial to this soap, so a replacement may be in order in due time. 

The razor uses the double-open-comb head I ordered from Yaqi a short while back, and that is mounted — fittingly, for this shave — on a bronze handle from UFO in Spain. My guess is that he no longer is making them, which is too bad. The shave was a delight. Those Yaqi DOC heads are terrific.

Because Van Yulay aftershaves are balmish, I skipped the drop of Grooming Dept Rejuvenating Serum, but I wish I hadn’t. It really does add noticeably to the final result. Still, I am smoothly shaved and ready for the day, a day of a haircut and many errands.

The tea this morning is coffee. I bought a Clever Coffee dripper and a bag of locally roasted coffee and read up on how to brew best using the CC dripper. I’m enjoying it very much. Once on Quora or Reddit, I saw a question from a self-identified young man who wanted to know why people seemed like such a bitter, acid thing as coffee. I tried to tactfully explain to him that if the coffee he had tried was acid and bitter, it was likely he had simply not yet tried a good coffee that was well brewed. Robusta beans of indifferent quality, poorly ground and steeped too long in water that’s too hot, can produce a drink that tastes like black battery acid. Before judging coffee in general, he should first try a cup of well-brewed good coffee. That’s what I’m having now, and it’s very tasty.