Celebrate the bean

Celebrate the bean.... we will be there.

Currently organizing our setup but we will be there in some shape or form.

Caught up recently with Deaton and the LA intelligensia people, great setup, great passion and great coffee. And the Silver lake coffee bar is cranking. Enjoyed some great clover and espresso.

As well as the chemex. 

So just back in Seattle after a trip to origin, kindly invited by Cafe Imports our coffee suppliers from the USA.

More photos:

www.flickr.com/photos/8053969@N07

The thing about a trip to origin is realizing the journey coffee takes and the amount of effort it takes to get from growing it to the cup. We are catching up with a few friends in seattle Synesso and Clover then down to visit Deaton at intelli and then to check our sample roaster at renegade. be back on friday.

13 Feb coffeelab

Coffeelab a project run by Mane Alves, is situated in Waterbury Vermont USA. And as you can see

currently cold. I am here attending a roasting workshop, looking at profile roasting and cupping techniques  etc. We have been roasting on 4 or 5 different roasters and cupping the results as well as

looking at storage and packaging issues. It's great

to be able to get such indepth knowledge and approach to the science of roasting. 

The Mercanta coffee has arrived and we are currently roasting samples so look out for some great Single Origins available soon.

7th Feb

Guatemalan Finca El Bosque Amatitlan.

Indonesian Sumatran Lintong Zero defect

Brazil Fazenda Barreiro Bourbon

Colombian Huila La Esperenza

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe

El Salvador El Borbollon

Kenyan AA Gethumbwini

Dominican Juncalito tipo barahona

Peru Finca El Sauce San Ignacio

Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira Da Grama Canario varietal

They have all arrived and will be released over the next few weeks. We are looking forward to

offering these fine coffees. Cupping over the next few weeks should include some of these coffees. We are currently looking for staff as well, barista, floor and kitchen positions are available. 

4th Feb

Hi all,

We hope to have some new coffees in the next week, some Kenyan Gethumbwini AA, Guat El Bosque, Colombian Esperanza Huila, Peru El Sauce, Brazil Barreiro single estate Bourbon and Brazil Cachoeria Canario varietal. Looks like we will change Saturdays cupping time to 2pm. Just to make a little more room. We are still keen to do our Bolivia CoE tasting but we may wait until we have our sample roaster. All the best for those getting ready for the upcoming barista heats.