<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Smok on Specialty Coffee Journey</title><link>https://coffee.qwrtln.nl/tags/smok/</link><description>Recent content in Smok on Specialty Coffee Journey</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://coffee.qwrtln.nl/tags/smok/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Smok Honduras Parainema</title><link>https://coffee.qwrtln.nl/coffee/2026/smok-honduras-parainema/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://coffee.qwrtln.nl/coffee/2026/smok-honduras-parainema/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Smok (Polish for &amp;ldquo;dragon&amp;rdquo;) is a new roaster.
I decided to give them a go, even though this coffee is roasted on the darker end of my tolerance (as I prefer light roasts).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bag design seems to combine three things: op art, pixel art (scans don&amp;rsquo;t do them justice, as they are primarily on the sides and at the bottom of the bag), and swing tags. The latter are an interesting idea, admittedly aesthetically pleasing, but not really functional - they make opening the bag needlessly difficult.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>