Over the weekend I took my honey to a little town in Georgia called Madison. It was her last good weekend before her next round of chemotherapy so we wanted to get her out of the house before she was stuck indoors for another couple of weeks.
For those of you who are familiar with Civil War history, you
might recall that Madison was one of the few towns General Sherman didn’t burn in
his famous March to the Sea campaign. Consequently, the town is full of beautiful
antebellum homes that are immaculately preserved. It turns out that early April
was the perfect time to do a walking tour and take it all in. We even wandered
through the cemetery with graves dating back to the early 1800s.
The highlight of the trip (for me at least) was stopping at
the Oconee Coffee Roasters in downtown Madison. It turns out that this isn’t
your run-of-the-mill small town coffee company. The folks who run the place not
only roast their coffee beans on site but are fastidious in their attention to
every detail of coffee preparation. They do not serve coffee from a pot or
carafe but do a pour-over for every guest as well. The coffee is not measured
by scoop but by weight, and of course, the temperature and quality of the water used
is exact. As you might expect, the cup I was served was perfect. When the
barista asked if I wanted cream and/or sugar my reply was, “After you have
taken so much care to craft the perfect brew? Not a chance!”
If you ever find yourself heading to Madison, GA to take in
the beautiful town and it’s Antebellum homes be sure to stop at the Oconee
Coffee Roasters for the perfect cup.
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