Coffee Cantata is my first real website, and one thing I have learned is that websites and spam go hand-in-hand. Some of the spam is pretty hilarious, too! Most of it consists of links to questionable prescription drugs and SEO marketing, but every now and then I get a comment that makes me laugh. Here […]
Author: Margaret
Coffee Destination: Clive Coffee (Portland, Oregon)
There are a few purveyors of specialty coffee equipment in the USA, and Clive Coffee is one of the most highly regarded. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to visit while I was in Portland! I used to volunteer regularly at an animal shelter; I was told by friends that I would want to take […]
Review: Novel Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Idido (Dallas, Texas)
Novel Coffee Roasters is a Dallas-based company that is starting to gain a national presence; their coffees are currently available for purchase in coffeehouses in eight states, as well as online through their website (with FREE shipping!). I did a little googling on Novel and was charmed by the story of how they picked their […]
Review: Tweed Staycation Ethiopian Blend (Dallas, Texas)
On my most recent visit to Houndstooth Coffee, the baristas used me as a guinea pig and had me try an interesting concoction that was espresso + tonic water + lemon ice cubes + a sprig of rosemary. It was quite sweet and I told them it tasted like liquefied lemon LifeSavers, which they seemed pleased […]
Review: Ascension Brazil Rainha Farms (Dallas, Texas)
Sometimes, when I talk to people about the flavors in coffee, they get confused and think that I drink flavored coffees… you know, stuff like Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Peppermint Mochas, Red Velvet Frappuccinos. I admit that I enjoyed some vanilla lattes in my youth, but I haven’t had a “flavored” coffee in quite some time. You […]
Review: Counter Culture Kenya Kamavindi (Durham, North Carolina)
In the 6 months thus far that this blog has been around, the coffee review with the most page views has been the Counter Culture Hologram Espresso. I figured it was high time I revisit Counter Culture’s offerings, but this time I opted to try a single-origin versus one of their blends. Kenyan coffee has […]
Review: Lexington Coffee Roasters Guatemala Waykan (Lexington, Virginia)
Thanks again to my friend Sarah for these beans! 🙂 I consider my tasting skills to be decent, but I can’t hold a candle to the fine folks at Coffee Review. I purposely did not pay attention to the tasting notes on this coffee until after I was finished, and I’m always interested to see […]
Mini Review: Lexington Coffee Roasters Colombia Huila (Lexington, Virginia)
The next two coffees I will be reviewing were gifts from my lovely friend Sarah. Thanks, Sarah! 🙂 I usually will talk a bit about the individual roasters at this point, but instead, I’m just going to link to Lexington Coffee Roasters’ “About Us” page, because I think it encapsulates their personality better than I possibly […]
Review: Bonavita Variable Temperature Electric Gooseneck Kettle
If you are interested in making pourover coffee at home using a Hario V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, Bee House, etc., having a gooseneck kettle is a really nice tool – some would even say essential, for the increased control it gives you over the flow of the water. I’ve had this Bonavita kettle for 2.5 years […]
Review: Boxcar Coffee Roasters Burundi Rugoma Lot 5 (Boulder, Colorado)
This bag comes to me courtesy of my awesome friend Ebonee. Thanks, homeslice. 🙂 Boxcar was founded in Boulder, Colorado and now has a second cafe location in Denver. Since they are located at such high elevation, water has a lower boiling temperature, and Boxcar has developed an intriguing brewing technique they call the Boilermakr to […]