Live music at BMCH

Tonight and tomorrow, 6 pm - 9 pm, Ron Jones and trio. Just FYI

We'll, I've lived here a long time and know my way around but I have no idea what BMCH is

[Robin Garr]

We'll, I've lived here a long time and know my way around but I have no idea what BMCH is

I'm guessing Blue Mountain Coffee House, across East Main from Slugger Field. Leah might want to confirm that, though.

Correct! BMCH = Blue Mountain Coffee House.

Totally one of my favorite places in Louisville.

... and Ron is probably the best jazz musician in Louisville (ok, if you listen to a lot of jazz I'm sure that would start an argument, but you know what I mean).

I don't think BMCH has yet achieved such name recognition

However, I did give them a try about a month ago and was pretty disappointed in the Java. It is more of a french press prep with the coffee. I got a small which was about 12oz I guess and the owner used a small teaspoon of the coffee. My prep would have been two tablespoons. Needless to say, the finished coffee was very weak and translucent.

I will stop again soon for a second observation to see if it has improved.

On a side note, I did purchase a small bag of the blue mountain coffee. I prepared it at home in my drip machine and it was very good, much better than the prep at the store.

To add, I know that coffee is expensive, but if you don't use the proper amount to make a good cup in order to save money customers will not return. It is interesting how such a simple first impression can dictate whether or not a customer thinks you are serving a good product. For me to go out of my way or to make the trek downtown I needed to be "wowed" by the product and excited by the product. When it is way below avg it makes you forget about the place.

However, BMCH has a very nice environment, just don't skimp on the coffee would be my advice.

Some of my friends and I have a knitting group that has been hanging out there once a week for a while now. All the food we've had (which is almost everything on the menu, I think) has been great. I'm not a coffee drinker AT ALL, but the beer and wine list is fantastic for a coffee shop.

Had a similar experinence, Brian. First visit was "to-go" and was "high mountain?" which was some sort of blend between moderate priced coffee and Blue Mountain. The coffee was a literal hybrid and came from two automatic machines. Great!

Second experience ("drink-in") was, as you described, French press, Blue Mountain. It was weak. Not correct ratio, plain and simple.

So, they're one-and-one in my book.

As they say, that's what makes horse races. I've had coffee at BMCH 8 or 10 times and I thought each of them was very good. The individual french press for non-espresso drinks is tedious, but I'm never in too great a rush. I know Nicholas has been breaking in some baristas so maybe that contributed.

Nicholas was actually the only one there on my visit and made my coffee. So he was the barista.

Another great hypothesis worth everything that was paid for it.

Are you saying I am making a guess? I spoke to him and he introduced himself and we had a conversation.

Of course your post makes no sense so I am not sure what accusation you are making.

Sorry, I guess my sense of humor was a little more dense than usual. I was referring to my theory that someone besides Nicholas had made the coffee and how I was wrong. No accusation, just some self-deprecation.

Just for reference, I consider my self a student of the coffee trade and industry and I consider myself a connoisseur of java. I've frequented most all of the popular major independent coffee houses in town, Heine, Sunergos, Highland, Java, have bought all of their coffees for home consumption and I have a $1000 super auto machine.

So, I am not an avg Mcdonald's java drinker