L'AMBRE Coffee Pot
This is an enameled coffee pot created under the supervision of one of the legendary coffee specialists, Mr. Ichiro Sekiguchi, the founder of CAFÉ DE L’AMBRE. He said that by all accounts, the best material for boiling water that does not affect the quality of the water is enamelware. The construction of the coffee pot should have a narrow spout, and he thought that this spout was the supreme ideal shape for dripping with the feeling of placing each drop of hot water on the coffee grains.
To explain the brewing process, I will start with the coffee pot. It was almost 43 or 44 years ago when I first visited a place called CAFÉ DE L’AMBRE. I will never forget what I saw that day. I was moved by how the hot water, like a piece of thread, fell shimmering down the narrow spout of an enamel pot. The shop’s atmosphere and the water threading down the spout made me feel like I was in a dream. I am pretty sure that this was when I decided to use a muslin (nel drip) filter and a pot with a narrow spout.
(Katsuji Daibo “A Daibo Coffee Manual,” p.9)
