man, oh man, oh man, oh man. the barn is known by all coffee lovers as one of the best roasters in the world. yes, in the world. so when i messaged them as a long shot to see if they would send something and they actually did, can you imagine how ecstatic i was! … Continue reading the barn, huye district, rwanda
boxcar, finca himalaya, el salvador
here is coffee number two i received from boxcar, and guess what? yup, it was delicious. i'm trying to tell you, boxcar is underrated and you don't really hear too much about them, well, at least i hadn't, but they will now because I haven't stopped talking about them since, and everyone that has tried … Continue reading boxcar, finca himalaya, el salvador
boxcar, hunkute, ethiopia
i've been following boxcar for a while now on instagram. i'll be honest, what caught my attention was them winning US roasters qualifiers, and that's when i messaged them not thinking too much about it. to my surprise i received an email back with them happy to send something. well of course, this then made … Continue reading boxcar, hunkute, ethiopia
drip, servando rodriguez, veracruz
drip is a new shop on the come up in roma, and was on my radar for a while. it's a cool loft-style shop with some fantastic coffees, like this one from veracruz. i was excited to take this coffee home because it gave me a chance to really explore it in different methods. also, … Continue reading drip, servando rodriguez, veracruz
qūentin, finca fátima, veracruz
quentin is one of my favorite shops in the city. I make plans often with the baristas to share coffees with them. of course, they’re interested in what I bring because usually it’s not mexican, but for me, I get excited to try new stuff they bring in, usually exclusively mexican. so when I got … Continue reading qūentin, finca fátima, veracruz
koppi, giki gitiri, kenya
if you read my recent blog about morgon you'll note that i had a friend from mexico meet my friend in vancouver to bring me that bag. when he asked me what i wanted, i sent him a screen shot of both that bag of morgon and a bag of koppi, and to my huuuuuuuge … Continue reading koppi, giki gitiri, kenya
café grumpy, kochere, ethiopia
this is the second bag of grumpy coffee that i recently received and i was not disappointed. their coffee and profiles are just as awesome as their branding, one reason why they're one of my fav roasters. kochere is a washed heirloom from ethiopia. what's cool about this coffee is that a number of small … Continue reading café grumpy, kochere, ethiopia
kittel, sāo luiz, brazil
this is my second go-around and fourth coffee i've tried from kittel. each coffee has been very different and special in their own way. brazil is a typical in the coffee world and i haven't had much experience with it so when i got this one i was pretty excited to try. this sāo luiz … Continue reading kittel, sāo luiz, brazil
morgon, sandra milena mora, columbia
what first caught my attention about morgon was their cool art work on their bags to describe the taste notes. and then i found out they sold them in posters :0 as much as i would love to try european coffee roasters its a bit hard to ship into mexico. but when a barista and … Continue reading morgon, sandra milena mora, columbia
kittel, nemba station, burundi
this is the second set of coffees from kittel, and again, they did not disappoint. they have very nice, delicious coffees, one of them being this natural from burundi. it's always exciting to try a natural because so much work goes into the process by farmers and producers. of course, trying this as a filter … Continue reading kittel, nemba station, burundi
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