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You can follow along at Twitter!

Follow what is going on throughout the week at both the cafe and the roastery. Find out about specials and fresh coffee offerings. I’ll try to find a Twitter button, but in the meantime I’m @samjones5

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Yemen

It is a real treat to work with this coffee. It is so particular. It is a Barista’s coffee. You can really taste the coffee developing over time. The coffee has dramatic brew sensetivity. It is very fun … Continue reading

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Fresh beans for 2%

Here is a fantastic example of a dry process Yirga-Cheffe. A unique treat to be sure. It is almost gone and with the ECX, it may not surface in Victoria again. It will be missed!

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Less Machines, More Fun

About a year ago we made a major switch to our brew coffee program: we put away our hyper-expensive Clover machine and our conventional drip filter brewer machine in exchange for brewing all our non-espresso coffee with … Continue reading

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Get a Handle on your Porta-Filter!

New toys in the form of handles for our espresso machine.
As a barista, the feeling of a smoothly contoured Reg Barber tamper in my hand as it presses down on a tasty espresso blend is the kind of … Continue reading

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Damn! That Kenya Made My Day!

I love coffee sacks. Don’t get me wrong. I love the colourful designs and beautiful pictures of a colombian microlot. I love the soft texture, the basic identifying markings and the corded closing stitch of an co-op … Continue reading

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Current Offerings

Green Bean List
Brazil San Antonia Estates Sc.17/18
Natural Minas Gerais Arabica Coffee
This natural process coffee from Minas Gerais offers a raisin-like rummy fruit flavor prominent in many high-grown Brazil naturals. An excellent contrast to our slightly more pungent … Continue reading

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Congrats Brette and Tiff

Well congrats to Brette and Tiffany! The Western Comp was great, if not frocked with the usual complaints. However, Tiffany is going to the Canadians in Montreal in October.  Brette is going to be there too as … Continue reading

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