A dear friend that I call Homeslice recently took a trip to Peru and on her return, she surprised me with this freshly roasted bag of coffee (and when I say fresh, I mean FRESH – it was one day younger than the freshest coffee I had brought home from my trip to San Diego)! […]
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Review: Dark Horse Coffee Roasters No Problemo Espresso Blend (San Diego, California)
On the same trip when I bought the Dark Horse Odd Harmonics blend, I also picked up this bag of their No Problemo, which the barista told me is their espresso blend. As of summer 2018, this is a blend of beans from Guatemala, Brazil, and Colombia. Whole bean: Smells like chocolate with a hint […]
Review: Ritual Coffee Roasters Guatemala Candelaria (San Francisco, California)
On my recent trip to San Diego, I was wandering through the Little Italy Farmers’ Market when I spotted a sign outside of the Frost Me Cafe and Bakery, proudly displaying the Ritual Coffee logo. I may have squealed a little bit… I quite like the beans I’ve tried from Ritual (their Day Drinker Espresso […]
Review: Dark Horse Coffee Roasters Odd Harmonics Blend (San Diego, California)
I stopped into the Normal Heights location of Dark Horse Coffee Roasters on a recent weekend visit to San Diego. All of the bags on the shelves were very fresh, but this particular bag called out to me because I liked the art… I don’t tend to buy a lot of blends, but the combination […]
Review: Café Grumpy Heartbreaker Espresso Blend (Brooklyn, New York)
Café Grumpy calls their Heartbreaker blend their signature house espresso blend. Like a lot of blends, this one appears to rotate components based on availability and current flavor profiles. Right now, this blend is a combination of Guatemalan and Ethiopian (Kochere) beans, so I guessed that I could expect chocolate and perhaps some fruity/berry and […]
Review: Café Grumpy El Salvador La Esperanza La Cima (Brooklyn, New York)
With a name like Café Grumpy, how can you not smile when thinking of this roaster? I’ve been to Brooklyn a couple of times in my life but neither trip was long enough for me to have time to check out local roasters, so I was happy to finally get a chance to order from these […]
Review: West Oak Coffee Guatemala Mundo Nuevo (Denton, Texas)
West Oak Coffee’s Milk and Honey Blend was my top pick in 2017 for “favorite coffee blend,” and I was excited to have a chance to buy one of their single-origin coffees on a recent trip to Denton. There were a lot of choices all under 3 days post-roast, which I found really impressive. This […]
Review: Crema Coffee Roasters Colombia Huila La Plata Estrella del Oro (Nashville, Tennessee)
Crema Coffee Roasters was the other coffee roaster (besides 8th and Roast) that I wanted to make a special effort to check out during my trip to Nashville. Though I was only in the cafe for the amount of time it took me to choose a bag, purchase it, and leave, I noted it was […]
Review: Coffee Gator Cold-Brew Coffee Maker Kit
In addition to their Vacuum Insulated French Press, the folks at Coffee Gator also sent me a package with their Cold-Brew Coffee Maker Kit to try. I make cold-brew coffee a couple of times a month (mostly for Shutterbug), but I don’t use a dedicated device for it, so I was very curious about how […]
Review: Coffee Gator Vacuum Insulated French Press, 34 oz
I was contacted by the lovely people behind the company Coffee Gator, and they graciously offered to send me some of their products to review. I already feel like I have more than enough coffee equipment around my house, but both of the items they sent me seem like they could have an important place […]