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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Delighted with my - definitely not a midlife crisis - first tattoo. ❤️ ⛰️🌊

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Received my copy of Gallows Corner today. Gorgeous! Great work @threesailsstudios.bsky.social ! #TTRPG

Gorgeous illustration on the box cover of Gallows Corner.

Silhouette of a hallows on a book cover.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas! Day 25 of the #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar La Cascada, Honduras, light roast A good one to finish on. Not my favourite, but a good light roast with hints of fruit and a nice syrupy mouthfeel.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Day 24 of the #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Fazenda Ismenia, Brazil, Dark Roast It's a good thing there's 25 coffees this year, as this would have been a disappointing finish. Harmless enough, but not getting any of the toffee/raisin notes.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Day 23 of the #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Kiamwangi, Kenya, light roast Perfection. Light, but with a syrupy mouthfeel, with blackcurrant notes. Great coffee.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Day 22 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Las Nieves, Colombia, medium roast Very nice flavour profile: hints of blackcurrant and orange, but the mouth feel is a little thin for me, leaving it a little too acidic to be perfect. Highly potable though!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Day 21 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Archangel, Bolivia, medium roast Bit of a grower this one. It's a nice, nutty, chocolatey coffee, if a little too dark roast flavoured for my current tastes. Didn't get any of the fruity notes, which is disappointing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Day 20 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Ichuga, Kenya, light roast Unsurprisingly I love this one, too. Blackcurrant notes in a Kenyan light roast, yes please!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Day 19 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Sitio Serra, Brazil, Dark roast Another banger! Two great coffees for the first day of the holidays. Smooth, creamy, chocolatey, another light flavoured dark roast. Yumbo!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Day 18 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar (a day late thanks to end of term shenanigans) La Secreta, Colombia, medium roast Delicious. My favourite so far, exactly what I like: blackcurranty, marmaladey, delicious and light.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

#PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Day 16 - La Fila, Honduras, Light Roast - nice and tasty, definite blackcurrant notes. Day 17 - Gutierrez, Bolivia, Medium Roast - unpleasant. Sour, bitter, not for me. Interestingly this is the 1st one pact emailed about to say I could get it on subscription: no thanks!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Day 15 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Cabildo, Colombia, medium roast This was OK. Slight apricot hints, but quite a thin flavour that was a little disappointing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Day 14 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Santa Rosa, Brazil, dark roast Nice; I'm getting the chocolate flavours, big style, and maybe a hint of cherry in the aftertaste. Not too bold for a dark roast, at all.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Day 13 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Fazenda Reis, Brazil, dark roast Another regular on the subscription, this is lovely with date and caramel flavours. (No pact insert today: I somehow lost it between the kitchen and living room!)

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Day 12 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Durazno, Honduras, medium roast Not a huge fan. A little too acidic, and I'm realising that coffees with strawberry notes aren't for me.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Day 11 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Kiaguthu, Kenya, Light Roast Love this one. It's a regular on my subs list, I think I have had it three or four times this year. Not a surprise, but it's a deliciously blackcurranty flavour.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Day 10 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Tolú, Colombia, light roast Yum yum yum. Light, sweet, citrus notes... I wouldn't say I get lavender as such, more of a blossom honey, but it's a delicious, flavoursome brew.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Day 9 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Engenho, Brazil, dark roast. Very nice: smooth, especially for a dark roast. It really does have a milk chocolate flavour with just a hint of pepper. Which may not sound nice, but is. I'm a fan of the micro fermentation process!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Day 8 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Ndaroini, Kenya, light roast Hell yeah! This is my jam. Smooth, blackcurrant notes with a caramelly aftertaste. Lush. It does seem Kenyan light roasts are my go to just now! Makes the parents' evening a bit more bearable! 🤓 @pactcoffee.bsky.social

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Day 7 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Navarro, Bolivia, Medium Roast A nice, smooth coffee this morning, with definite date notes.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Day 6 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Aguacate, Honduras This one is a mixed bag. I really do get the tasting notes (apricot/strawberry candy), but I don't love those flavours in coffee. A little too acidic for my tastes.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Day 5 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Muthuthi-ini PB, Kenya, light roast. Kenyan light roasts have been some of my favourite subscription coffees this year, and this one's not bad. A little too acidic for my tastes, at first at least, though it smooths out. Definitely one I'd like to try again.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Day 4 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Colombia, Bolivia, medium roast. This is more my style. Smooth, slightly sweet. I tested myself with the tasting notes, and I swear I said 'creamy toffee', which is literally what's printed. Definitely one to try again. @pactcoffee.bsky.social

A cup of coffee in a Rookery Publications mug.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Day 3 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Recanto, Brazil. A pretty bold dark roast, but with some nice subtle flavours in it. Definite hints of raisin. Pretty good, though I'm hoping for a lighter roast soon!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Day 2 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Terras Altas, Brazil This is fine. It's nice enough, but I don't get any of the tasting notes. It just tastes like coffee. I've had it before (last year's advent calendar and as a subscription) and I added more milk this time, which makes it slightly better.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Day 1 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Buenos Aires, which is confusingly from Colombia, not Argentina. A very tasty medium roast. I've been favouring light roasts recently, but this is nicely full bodies but with some smoothness and complexity to the flavour.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Mine was this classic with the Eldar section in it. Bought on a whim on a holiday, en route to France when I'd finished my book, and I must've read it cover to cover dozens of times before I got back to Scotland. I then went back and bought a bunch of earlier back issues, of course.

Cover of a magazine. A knight sits atop a green dragon, which is perched on a mountain ridge.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Ooh, a delightful treat was waiting for me when I got home from a long day at school! Thanks @starsandsabers.bsky.social ! Can't wait to dive in. #booksky

The front cover of a book, with images of a sword, dragons, a space helmet, a graveyard and a planet erupting from the pages.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Teaching some friends how to play Dark Deeds. 😈

A Dark Deeds game set up and ready to play.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Laptop now rocking some shiny stickers from the lovely folks at @starsandsabers.bsky.social ! Thanks Jendia and Gareth!

Laptop with stickers on it, including a number of icons from the Stars and Sabers publishing imprint (a space helmet, a dragon, a sword and a rocket in orbit around a planet with rings).

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas! Final day of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar La Manzana, Honduras Yumbo! Very tasty (and sustainably grown, too). I disagree with the tasting notes, though: I'm not getting any orange at all. I'm getting an appley afternote though, perhaps unsurprisingly given the name!

Background, a lit Christmas tree. Very sparkly!

Foreground, left: a raised white mug, with Rookery Publications on it.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It's Christmas Eve... There's no need to be afraid... Because here's Day 24 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar. Kibirizi, Rwanda Very nice. Syrupy, slightly sweet, light, but not really acidic at all. Very much my jam.

Foreground: black coffee mug.
Mid: red card with Day 24 showing.
Background: Christmas tree

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Day 23 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Buenos Aires Cenicafe 1, Colombia Another solid Colombian medium roast. Definite chocolate notes, tasty, but nothing spectacular.

Foreground: a white mug with a cartoon Santa on it.

Background: red card with Day 23 on it, leaning against a pale blue microwave.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Day 22 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Muthewathi, Kenya Not a fan of this one. Too acidic. Had to add a lot of milk to make it drinkable. Not getting any of the blackcurrant or sweet berry notes.

Left, foreground, white Rookery Publications mug.

Right, background, red card with day 22 of the Pact coffee advent calendar showing, leaning on a pale blue microwave.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Day 21 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar San Carlos, El Salvador Very interesting flavour, bright and sharp, apparently down to the anaerobic fermentation. Lovely for a single cup, but not something I think I'd drink a lot of.

Left: white mug with the words "Go Away, I'm Reading"
Right: Day 21 of Pact Coffee Advent Calendar

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Caught up with my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar: day 20. Samuel's Coffee, Colombia First few sips weren't dazzling, but the fruity notes are quite subtle and they build. Not bad.

Left: white and yellow mug with MIE expert on it.
Right: red day 20 of pact coffee advent calendar.
Background: pale blue microwave.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Still a day behind on my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar: day 19. Sitio de Jaja, Brazil Very rich, dark and chocolatey. A bit too dark for me to drink black, but with milk added some alchemy occurs and it tastes both like dark chocolate and cream. Yum.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A day late with Day 18 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Fugi, Rwanda Ready or not, here it comes, you can't hide... Oh yes. This is up there with my favourites. Light, refreshing, but also a little creamy and definite blackcurrant notes at the top. Veeeery nice.

Foreground left: Green mug with the words "Danebury Metal Detecting Club" in yellow.

Background right; day 18 of Pact advent Calendar, in red, leaning on a pale blue microwave.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Day 17 (already!) of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar El Roblon, Honduras Light, with citrus notes, but a little too acidic for me.

Foreground: white mug, with the words "Go Away, I'm Reading" on it.

Background: Pact Coffee Advent Calendar with Day 17 showing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Day 16 of my #pactcoffeeadventcalendar Finca Monterrey, El Salvador Nice enough coffee, though once again not getting any of the notes. Interestingly it tastes nicer / smoother accompanying my cereal (which is a surprisingly bitter gluten-free granola).

Foreground (right) - white mug with 'Microsoft Education Programs' on it.
Background (left) - pact coffee advent calendar with Day 16 showing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Day 15 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar La Cuadra, Colombia Nice flavour, though I'm not getting any of the notes. Just a nice, medium dark roast coffee. That'll do, pig.

Foreground (left): green mug, with the words Danebury Metal Detecting Club in yellow.

Background (right): pact coffee advent calendar, with Day 15 showing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Day 14 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Fazenda Reis, Brazil Smooth, creamy, chocolatey and very, very drinkable. This was a sneaky one, at first taste it was just OK, but it's got a lovely aftertaste that builds with each sip.

Foreground: a black coffee mug.
Background: pact coffee advent calendar with day 14 showing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Ooh, hello. This morning's #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar is a good one. Day 13, lucky for some! 😂 Thunguri, Kenya. Light, hints of blackcurrant and citrus, but also smooth and syrupy. Very nice!

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Day 12 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Akagera, Rwanda Mmm, nice. 😁 Really enjoy the slightly bittersweet blackcurrant notes. Clearly coffees with red fruit notes are my jam.

Foreground (right): a white mug with a Christmas scene: tree, snow and reindeer.

Background (left): pact advent calendar, with Day 12 visible.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Day 11 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Rabanales White Honey, Guatemala I was worried, as the notes said "lime" acidity, and the last one of those was minging. But this is nice. There's a subtle sweetness to it, and quite a complex aftertaste. (Yes, I'm late today; this morning was too rushed).

Foreground (right): white mug with red handle, and a panda cartoon on the side, with the words "sad panda" on it.

Background: the green card marking Day 11 of the Pact Coffee advent calendar.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Day 10 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Montecillos, Honduras. A very smooth, creamy coffee this morning. I'm having it with milk, but it genuinely tastes like I've added cream. Very nice, decadent.

Foreground: a Macbeth themed mug, with blood drops painted on the outside and the phrase "Out damned spot" on the inner rim.

Background: Pact Coffee Advent calendar with Day 10 showing.

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Andy Leask @andyleask.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Day 9 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar Cafeina Prazeres, Brazil Very smooth and creamy coffee today. Perhaps not as complex as some of the others, but very tasty, very drinkable.

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