Category: Tastes

i first came across kittel on an instagram story from one of my favourite coffee shops in vancouver, revolver, it was one of my go-to places for a variety of different coffee roasters and tastes. So when kittel showed up on their feed, it immediately caught my attention, especially the cool boxed packaging, so i … Continue reading kittel, el edén

el origen is the second of two beans i received from kittel, so of course i was excited to get to try another. recently, i've been making each bean as an espresso, and then as a pour over. at first, just at the sound of the taste notes, i felt like it would taste nicer … Continue reading kittel, el origen

you know when you go to a diner, and you order your eggs and bacon, or waffles, or pancakes, and the waitress pours you a hot cup of joe, and it just seems like all your troubles have gone away. you're not thinking about anything except that cup of coffee, because its just so perfect … Continue reading paper plane, tinto blend

back when i used to live in vancouver, matchstick was one of my go-to coffee shops to work, or chill. i would also buy their classic catalogue or bulldog beans to make at home. at first, that's what i was planning on taking home with me, for old times sake, but when i met up … Continue reading matchstick, el eden

my cousin had been raving about this place ever since i started my page and blog, so i thought, what the hey, lets see if they want to do a little trade or collab, and to my surprise, i got a message back from matt saying yes. so here we are 🙂 the dark, bold … Continue reading café de leche, kossa geshe

it's been almost six months since we've been living here in mexico city. not going to lie, there have been times when i've felt a bit homesick, thinking about all the coffee shops i used to frequent. so when one of my besties said he was coming to visit, you already know what i was … Continue reading 49th parallel, old school espresso

eduardo juarez, founder of coffee shop memorias de un barista, and sonata beans, is a world class roaster. from placing first place in mexico, and second in the world, eduardo's beans are roasted to perfection. lucky for me, memorias is just a couple blocks away from my place which means i have access to a … Continue reading sonata, veracruz

its a lazy sunday morning. i haven't had one of these in a while. I've been m.i.a. the past couple weeks with friends visiting, and an ulcer (which means no coffee), so after taking all my meds like a good boy and feeling better, I'm back! and i decided to treat myself to my favourite … Continue reading café con jiribilla, oaxaca

since discovering cafe grumpy, its left nothing but a smile on my face. the name, angry bean, and the beans. brooklyn is one of my all time favourite cities, and since i can't always visit, hearing back, and actually getting a swag bag from cafe grumpy made me very very happy, so props to supporting … Continue reading café grumpy, kenya

waking up today, i was in the mood for a nice, special coffee, so i decided to go with gardelli's haile gebre from ethiopia, which got a quality score of 88.50. impressive. although their cup notes says jasmine, bergamot, and lemon custard (they had me at lemon custard), i personally didn't notice the lemon custard, … Continue reading gardelli, haile gebre