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 […]
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Review: Klatch Colombia Huila Agustino Forest (Upland, California)
Klatch ranks among my favorite coffee roasters, but I don’t order from them very often because there are just so many roasters I want to try. However, once news broke of their “Overall Champion” award in the Golden Bean Roaster Competition for their Golden Bean Espresso Competition Blend, I knew I had to at least order some […]
Review: Kuma Coffee Ethiopia Reko (Seattle, Washington)
I’ve reviewed Kuma Coffee before, back when I received a bag through my former subscription with Craft Coffee. That time around, I sampled their Guatemala Finca La Folie, which unlike some Guatemalans I’ve tried in the past, was less about chocolate and more about a pleasant acidity (Riesling wine, grapes, citrus). On a recent visit […]
Review: Flat Track Coffee Roasters Guatemala La Libertad (Austin, Texas)
When I travel, I make a special effort to seek out microroasters. On my recent trip to Austin to see Ride perform at the Fun Fun Fun Festival, I didn’t think that I would have time to visit any Austin-area coffee shops, but to my delight, I spotted this sign on the festival grounds: As I […]
Review: Octane Coffee Costa Rica El Higueron (Atlanta, Georgia)
A recent interview I heard on the Sound Opinions podcast was discussing the music listening habits of Spotify users, and the featured guest stated that their internal research indicated that most people who use the Spotify streaming service stopped listening to popular/current music at an average age of 33, and that people maintain a lifetime affection for music of […]
Review: Counter Culture Ethiopia Kochere Birhanu Zerihun Organic (Durham, North Carolina)
This coffee’s name sure is a mouthful! It thankfully is a lot easier to drink than it is to pronounce. I picked this box up in a mad rush at Houndstooth Coffee in Dallas, which has become one of my go-to places when I want to grab something great to review. I had about 3 […]
Review: Case Coffee Roasters Ethiopia Mogeyes (Ashland, Oregon)
This review covers my other bag that I received from Case Coffee Roasters in my recent shipment. I like a lot of different kinds of coffees, but I really do enjoy Ethiopian coffee so I was pretty excited to see what would come of this bag. One detail I neglected to mention before is that […]
Review: Case Coffee Roasters Guatemala Bella Carmona Antigua (Ashland, Oregon)
During my recent trip to Portland, I was sorely tempted to pick up a bag of coffee from Case Coffee Roasters when I spotted it at the Barista location I visited, but I had to exercise some restraint (if you can call 6 bags of coffee in 24 hours restraint). Ultimately, I decided to wait […]
Review: Origen Coffee Roasters Tanzania Tarime (Escondido, California)
Thanks again to my friend Erin for these beans! If you read my review of Origen’s Mexico Oaxaca beans, you’ll remember I noted that this roaster seems to roast on the darker side, as the beans were pretty dark and shiny. The roast level is definitely darker than what seems to be the norm amongst popular […]
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Review: Origen Coffee Roasters Mexico Oaxaca Sierra Mixteca Organic (Escondido, California)
The next two coffee reviews come from bags courtesy of my good friend Erin, who apparently sweet-talked the roaster into roasting this order on an off day just for me. 🙂 Origen is a San Diego-area based artisan roaster who sells coffee both online and at the North San Diego Farmer’s Market. These beans were […]