What I’m Drinking Right Now – Maps Coffee Roasters Sidamo
Had an opportunity yesterday to meet Vince Rodriguez, the man behind Velo+ bike shop and Maps Coffee Roasters in Lenexa, KS. This was a relatively quick meet & greet as I did recon for the article on local coffee I … Read More
What I’m Drinking Right Now – Messenger Coffee Co. Ethiopia Adado Natural
Made a stop at Blackdog Coffeehouse in Lenexa, KS for the first time today and had a pourover (Hario V60) of Messenger Coffee Co’s Adado, a natural process Ethiopian coffee, and it was awesome! If you have finding yourself wondering … Read More
Quick Review: Gibraltar at Second Best (Dogwood Neon)
Last weekend while I was at Second Best Coffee for the unveiling of their new roasting endeavor (read about that here), I started things off before the cupping with a Gibraltar. I’m a sucker for these little “mini cappuccinos” and … Read More
Education: Washed/Wet Coffee Processing
You don’t have to visit too many coffee shops or look at that many bags of coffee to realize that coffee roasters like to tell you a lot of information about the coffee, from where it was grown, which variety … Read More
Second Best Coffee Beginning to Roast Their Own!
Second Best Coffee is one of the newer shops in town and I’ve had a couple of enjoyable trips there since I learned about their shop in Waldo earlier this year. After seeing an announcement on their Instagram feed about a … Read More
Organic vs Fair Trade vs Direct Trade
Our friends at The Roasterie posted this nice article about the differences between organic, fair trade and direct trade coffees.. http://www.theroasterie.com/blog/responsible-coffee-usda-organic-vs-fair-trade-vs-direct-trade/
Sweet Maria’s Uso Doble
Is it possible to have too many photos of espresso??? This is probably the second to last shot of Sweet Maria’s excellent Uso Doble (Espresso Workshop #29) I’ll have before I’m all out. I roasted this 5-6 days ago and … Read More