Every now and then, I come across a coffee that I feel like virtually everyone will like, that will please a wide variety of palates and make folks happy to drink every morning. This is one of those coffees! On their website, Roseline has this description for this blend: When coffee has been processed and […]
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Review: Roseline Coffee First Flowers Spring Blend (Portland, Oregon)
Roseline Coffee is one of my favorite roasters to order from when I’m in the mood for something special. I follow them on Instagram and when I saw this coffee pop up on my feed, I knew I had to try it. It’s one of the prettiest bags of coffee I’ve seen in a while, […]
Review: Black Diesel Coffee Guatemala Huehuetenango (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
This is the second bag of coffee I received from Black Diesel Coffee. Black Diesel is a craft coffee company dedicated to quality, community, and coffee education. I haven’t had a chance to visit their shop in person yet (not surprising, since I live in Texas and the global pandemic is still going on!) but […]
Review: Black Diesel Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
I’ve enjoyed drinking coffee for decades, but I still remember the one coffee that changed everything, the one that awakened my senses and introduced me to a world I never knew existed. The coffee was a natural-processed Ethiopian, and I remember marveling at its sweetness, the blueberry aroma, and how much I enjoyed drinking it […]
Reflections: #NowhereAt30
This morning, I saw a flurry of activity on my Twitter feed as fans around the world celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of Ride’s debut album, Nowhere. I browsed the #NowhereAt30 hashtag over breakfast, reading story after story of how this album has touched so many lives. One repeating theme I saw was […]
Review: Simple Beans Guatemala Jovenes (La Jolla, California)
Chocolate lovers, you’re gonna want to check this out! I will sometimes get asked by friends for help with finding a new coffee. For those people that really enjoy chocolaty, nutty, sweet black coffees, I usually think that grabbing a medium-roasted Guatemalan, Brazilian, or Mexican coffee is a good place to start (just check the […]
Review: Simple Beans FUCK COVID-19 Social Distancing Blend (La Jolla, California)
Did the name of this blend catch your attention? It sure caught mine!! I haven’t been super motivated to write new coffee reviews lately; my energy level these days is lower than usual (from stress) and I sort of unofficially decided not to create more work for myself by accepting new beans for review. So […]
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Review: Crema.co Coffee Subscription Service
When I started actively trying to learn more about third-wave coffee (around 2014-2015), I had the internet, but I didn’t really have anyone specific to ask for advice regarding what origins or roasters I should try. I did a lot of browsing on sites like CoffeeGeek and HomeBarista to educate myself, not only on coffee […]
Review: Drum Coffee Luigi Blend Traditional Italian Espresso Blend (Missoula, Montana)
When I started getting into specialty coffee, one “rule” I heard a lot was that you do not need an “espresso” blend to make espresso. This is true. I’ve had some amazing espresso shots pulled from single-origin coffees, and I’ve had terrific drip coffee made from beans marketed for espresso. However, not all beans are […]
Review: Drum Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Banko Gotiti FTO (Missoula, Montana)
I first heard about Drum Coffee via my friend Brandon, a fantastically talented percussionist who happened to stop in at one of their locations while on a road trip. My first reaction to the roaster’s name was, ha, nice pun (since I figured they use a drum roaster to roast their coffee beans). But on […]