Author Archives: samjones

Day eight of the Hudson project is just starting.
There are a few things to report. The Weekend came and went with little fanfare. My family went camping with three other families to Rathtrevor provincial camp ground in Parksville. We had … Continue reading →

Today I received the final documentation back from the Townline. There won’t be any need for further adjustments. We have come to an amicable offer that took two and a half months to negotiate! That seem like a long time … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking for a space for my Roastery for the last year and a half. I have not been looking hard, but I would explore any opportunity that came up. There were a few that I thought would be … Continue reading →

2% Jazz has been in business in Victoria since 1996. That is coming up to a special landmark, turning 15. So it feels right to be announcing the start of a new project. For a couple of years I have … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my first day to work for 2011. The roastery looks great. Over the holidays I reorganized and de-cluttered. I put up new shelves and moved my existing ones around to make room for new coffees! I got some … Continue reading →

In the mid 1700′s the world had little in the way of coffee variety. The Dutch monopolized global trade at the time and this included coffee. However, the largest coffee exporter at the time was modern day Yemen. Coffee would … Continue reading →

Yummy!
Ok. Thats it. No more descriptors in this entry. No cupping scores, nadda. Plain ‘ole yummy. I will tell you that I’ve nominated both the Costa RicaLas Lajas Honey Orgasmic and the Congo Kivu on taste. Now I’m going to … Continue reading →

Just leaving a meeting with Conor at the NumberCreative. He was most helpful in showing me the back end of my site. I’m looking forward to the launch. With my recent foray into the Twittershere, I’m feeling far more tech … Continue reading →