Archive for May, 2011
Springtime and New Crop Coffees
Flower blossoms, trees in bloom, sunny days, the return of migratory birds and new crop coffees all begin to awaken us from our Winter repose. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year because the new crop coffees begin to wander in. The intense fresh aroma of the green beans tantalize your senses creating [...]
Wednesday Cupping
This week’s cupping featured the Tanzania Kanyovu AA that we will start offering Monday, May 9th. Along with the usual production cupping samples, we brewed this fine coffee using seven different brewing methods to see how it performs. So how did it do? The Chemex and Clever dripper really stood out as the popular choices. [...]
Sunday Public Cupping – What’s next?
Coffee enthusiasts should be getting the most out of their beans, and successfully be able to brew a fantastic cup of coffee using multiple methods.
Join us for the next Public Sunday Cupping, where we will simpify the perfect cup!
Becoming a Roaster: using my roasty senses
learn a little about our newest roaster, Emily, and her journey of developing her “roasty senses”.
3rd Annual SCAA Symposium: Day Two
The second day started off with two years of research regarding the “thin months” in Nicaragua when 85% of coffee farmers experience difficulty putting food on the table.
The Seattle Weekly Reviews Olympia’s Coffee Spots
Looking for a great coffee experience while visiting Olympia. The Seattle Weekly shares their opinion on best spots for espresso fans.
Sunday Cuppings Are Back!
We are pleased to announce the return of the monthly Sunday cuppings! Yesterday marked the successful return of the public Sunday cuppings. Since this was the first of a series of monthly cuppings we felt it best to start with a basic intro to coffee. To that end we sort of merged our seed to [...]
- Happy Monday!
