Category: Tastes

modus is a coffee shop and roaster based out of my hometown vancouver. i visited their shop when i was there last june, and they sent me home with a little sample bag to try when i was back in cdmx. i had a little coffee cupping session of my own, but modus stuck out … Continue reading modus, hiro

not going to lie, what first caught my attention about dune was their camp mug, hats, and fanny packs haha. their ig page is fun, its all blue and yellow, giving off that california vibe, and lets face it, anything from california is pretty cool, so i just sent them a message telling them how … Continue reading dune, ethiopia, bedhatu jibicho

the taste notes had me at s'mores, but man did this coffee give off so many different notes. i'll explain in a bit. i was recently gifted two amazing bags of beans from chach from dune because he was here in cdmx visiting and we were able to meet up, do a little coffee shop … Continue reading dune, el salvador, eric landaverde hernandez

if you follow my blog or instagram page, you'll know i took some coffee's that i've been gifted to blend station for a little cupping sesh a few weeks ago. the fourth coffee we cupped was their own, and after it was all done, alejandro kindly gifted me a bag. those guys there are awesome! … Continue reading blend station, chiapas

a few weeks ago i had an awesome time meeting up with beto at buna's office and roastery to sample and taste some of their coffee's (which are fantastic), and then he gifted me a bag of dalia to take home and enjoy. fun fact, buna offers mostly blends as they work with 600 different … Continue reading buna, dalia

i always wondered how i could get my hands on some coava beans, and then alex from civil coffee came to cdmx for a visit so we went coffee shop hopping and he gifted me a bag. when i got the bag it was freshly roasted so i had to wait, but now was the … Continue reading coava, kilenso ethiopia

i'd never heard of camber until my friend alex from civil coffee gifted me a bag. another thing that's cool, and wish i knew a long time ago, is that they are right over the border in bellingham washington, like a 30 minute drive from where i lived in vancouver. if only. suffice to say, … Continue reading camber, guatemala potrero

if you know me, you know i'm a sucker for packaging, whether its a bag of coffee beans or a mug, if it looks cool, most likely i want it. that's what caught my eye with pop. it literally pops awesomeness at you. the space and astronaut theme had me. so of course, i contacted … Continue reading pop coffee works, peru

i'd been looking forward to trying this espresso from elysian for a while. if you've read my previous blogs, i was able to check out the roastery, and after my little tour, i was gifted some beans. and i specifically asked for espresso beans because i've been a bit addicted recently. first, i had it … Continue reading elysian coffee roasters, columbia yacuanquer

i was excited to try this coffee from java because one, they are a roaster from poland and i've never tried anything from their before, and two, this is a bean from burundi which is another first for me. what caught my attention was their cool packaging. i liked this one because it has a … Continue reading java coffee roasters, burundi akeza karigura