Way back in March 2022 Christoph asked if I could add some sort of categorization to Shots. I made a GitHub issue to add tags, added it to my personal Visualizer To Do board in Obsidian, and then…nothing. Until today!

All Premium users can now add tags to their shots. No limits whatsoever, so go as wild as you want. After adding tags, you can filter all shots by tag, making it super easy to find exactly what you’re looking for.

If you’re not yet a Premium user, you can give it a shot (see what I did there?) with the extended 37-day free trial until the end of the year. Then the anti-black-friday will be over and we’re back to the standard 7-day trial. Not nothing, but, you know, not 37! 😅

A big new thing that you’ve probably seen by now is the Yearly Brew 2024! Last year I really rushed the feature, and while I was satisfied with the result, I knew I could do better. This year I took my time, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. 🥳

The Coffee Bag AI got some improvements too - it now scrapes and stores tasting notes. I was somewhat hesitant about bringing AI to Visualizer, but seeing so many of you use and love this feature has been amazing.

There’s also something quite nerve-wracking: we’re now running on Ruby 3.4.0-rc1 and Tailwind 4.0 Beta. I like living on the edge, and what started as curiosity turned into “well, it works, so why not ship it?” But if you spot any issues, please let me know! 🙏

As always, there were tons of other changes since the last update - styling touch-ups, UX improvements, and more. Check out the changelog if you’re curious.

Every time I look at Visualizer today, I have to pinch myself. What started as a weird little experiment in 2020 somehow grew into this amazing community of coffee nerds sharing their shots, discoveries, and occasional disasters. Not a day goes by without me being absolutely mind-blown by all of this. 🤯

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Whether you’re decorating the Christmas tree, lighting the menorah, raising an aluminum pole, or just enjoying a quiet cup of coffee - may your holidays be merry and your extractions perfect! 🎄✡️☕️

Cheers,
Miha 🥂