Monarch Coffee on Broadway Blvd. was the final coffee shop I visited on my trip to Kansas City. What a gorgeous space! I didn’t take any photos while I was there but you can get an idea of their aesthetic via their Instagram account. This roaster/cafe has quite the pedigree: The owner is a licensed […]
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Review: Prismatic Coffee El Salvador Finca El Nazareth Natural (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
My last coffee from my visit to Albuquerque was this bag from Prismatic Coffee. Prismatic’s cafe is a thoroughly modern space with lovely touches spread throughout – it felt very Instagrammable, if you’re into that sort of thing. Two things of note: They create stroopwafels by hand, in both salted caramel and fruit flavors (seasonally). […]
Review: Onyx Coffee Lab Kenya Gachatha OT-18 (Springdale, Arkansas)
I’ve had beans from Onyx Coffee Lab before; my local Whole Foods has started carrying their beans, and I’ve spotted this brand occasionally in Dallas-area coffee shops. However, this bag of beans is a bit special to me because I actually picked it up from Onyx’s Springdale location while I was in Arkansas for a […]
Review: Onyx Coffee Lab Ethiopia Guji Uraga (Springdale, Arkansas)
I’ve reviewed coffee from Onyx before; they are a roaster that’s making a name for themselves nationally, being featured in lists like Gear Patrol’s 25 Best Coffee Roasters in America (June 2018) and Thrillist’s 2017 list of the Best 21 Coffee Roasters in the Country. When I was contacted recently by Javaya to do a review […]
Review: Ruby Coffee Roasters Kenya Kiangoi (Nelsonville, Wisconsin)
Ruby Coffee Roasters came to my attention when I saw the Thrillist list of the 21 Best Coffee Roasters in the Country, published at the end of 2017. So far, I’ve tried coffees from 13 out of the 21… going to continue chipping away at this list in my own time! Nelsonville, Wisconsin is a […]
Review: Cuvée Coffee Ethiopia Cuberow (Austin, Texas)
I found this bag of Cuvée Coffee at a different Whole Foods location than I normally go to – they had a slightly different selection than my local store, but this was the freshest option. I had just had the Cuvée Brazilian, so I wasn’t really keen to buy another bag from the same roaster, but this […]
Review: Ceremony Coffee Roasters Guatemala Las Moritas (Annapolis, Maryland)
I have a Word document on my computer that’s just a list of coffee roasters that I want to check out when I have the time/money/opportunity. Ceremony Coffee Roasters has been on that list for probably about a year, and I am sure I would have gotten around to ordering online from them eventually, but […]
Review: BeanFruit Coffee Company Ethiopia Kochere (Jackson, Mississippi)
BeanFruit Coffee Company wasn’t even on my radar until the middle of 2016, but I was so impressed with their coffee that two of their roasts took 1st and 3rd place in my Best of 2016 list. I had to wait some months before I had time to order from them as a normal customer, […]
Review: Klatch Coffee Panama Altieri Washed Geisha (Upland, California)
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a fan of Klatch. I don’t order from them very often, simply because there are so many great roasters out there to try, but I’ve never had a cup of Klatch Coffee that I didn’t like. Some of their roasts have been among my favorite cups of […]
Review: Batdorf and Bronson Kenya AA Gatumbi (Atlanta, Georgia)
This is the second of two bags I picked up from the Batdorf and Bronson cafe in Atlanta (the first was their excellent Dancing Goats Blend). I’m always intrigued by Kenyan coffees as no two of them have ever been quite the same, so I was curious what awaited me in this bag. Whole bean: […]