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Parts one, two, three, four, five and six.
Having run out of places to get my coffee, today I visited Pret and Starbucks again, to check how their coffee is made and how many shots there are in a large cup.
This morning: americano at Pret, the Strand. Turns out it's all done by machine, which is fed coffee beans from the top. Two trickles of coffee in a 12oz cup. Machine operator must have got up from the wrong side of the bed and kept slamming his drinks around. Picked up my straw quietly and tiptoed out of the shop.
Today lunchtime I went to check how Starbucks' americano is made (exactly the same as at Pret - all automatic) and I noticed a cheaper "brew of the day" for £1.60 for 16oz. Unfortunately, "of the day" probably stands for "last Friday". Dark, roasted over-boiled filter yukkiness. The kitchen sink now drains perfectly well.
Summary of results tomorrow.