Along with Houndstooth Coffee, Oak Lawn Coffee is one of my go-to places in Dallas for picking up high-quality, FRESH coffee beans. It’s a pity I live so far from both of these shops (30-40 minutes on a good day!). Thankfully, I was in the area for work and was able to pick up this […]
Espresso
Review: Klatch Golden Bean Espresso Blend (Upland, California)
TL;DR: If you love espresso, GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS ASAP!!! I’m actually finding it a little hard to organize my thoughts on this espresso. How do you explain the beauty of a sunrise? How can you put into words what happens to you when you hear your musical soulmate? That’s what tasting this amazing roast from […]
Review: Sterling Coffee Roasters Blendo Stupendo Espresso Blend (Portland, Oregon)
If you read my Sterling Coffee Roasters Kenya Gachatha AA review, you’ll recall that I was a babbling neurotic mess at the coffee shop and the roaster himself took pity on me and gave me a bag for free, with the suggestion that if I liked what I tasted, I could order from the website […]
Review: Roseline Coffee Roasters Catapult Blend (Portland, Oregon)
I picked up this bag of Roseline Coffee from the downtown location of Portland’s Barista. Barista regularly features multiple roasters, and though I desperately wanted to buy a bag of everything (roasters featured on my visit also included Case and Olympia), I allowed myself to only purchase this bag of Roseline and a limited edition bag […]
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: Chromatic Coffee Gamut Espresso (San Jose, California)
I have a new favorite espresso blend!!! With a name like Chromatic, this is clearly an espresso blend after my own heart. This coffee company has been on my list of must-try roasters for some time now. I was very much hoping to get my hands on a bag of Chromatic Coffee during my recent trip […]
Review: Espresso Vivace Roasteria Dolce blend (Seattle, Washington)
As a musician, I’m a sucker for any coffee company that uses music references (the “Brahmsian” characteristics of Blue Bottle’s Hayes Valley Espresso comes to mind). Naturally, Seattle’s Espresso Vivace Roasteria was a must on my list of my cafes to visit. This cafe is a bit different than most in that they only serve espresso […]
Review: Red Bird Espresso (Bozeman, Montana)
Here is a tasting that I’ve been wanting to do for quite a while. This is the espresso blend I mentioned previously that has a reputation for tasting like Snickers (peanut, chocolate, and caramel). I have ordered these beans several times previously and enjoyed them, but this will be my first time pulling the shots on […]
Review: Porch Culture El Salvador Finca Santa Emilia (Tyler, Texas)
A recent work trip to East Texas introduced me to Porch Culture Coffee Roasters, which is a microroaster based in the city of Tyler. (Fun fact: for local subscribers, they deliver via bicycle!) I picked up this bag at The Foundry Coffee House, and also sampled a cup of Porch Culture’s Colombian beans brewed in […]
Review: Blue Bottle Hayes Valley Espresso (Oakland, California)
I have my cousin Lynn to thank for introducing me to Blue Bottle Coffee Roasters. Headquartered in Oakland, CA, they’ve expanded to include locations in Los Angeles, New York City, and Japan. In recent years they’ve acquired both the Tonx and Handsome Coffee companies, and it was just announced that they are merging with San […]