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TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 5/11/26: FREQUENT: Colombia Cauca Finca El Paraiso, Castillo varietal, fermented with yeast before drying. Light roast, sugarcane decaff. http://frequentcoffee.com TALITHA: Arise signature blend. http://talitha.com SEVEN SEAS: Colombia Tolima Black Condor project, Caturra and Castillo varietals, washed process, light roast. Recommended by the roasterContinue Reading

COFFEES ASHORE NOW AT U.S. PORTS: Look for these at your roasters in the coming weeks– Colombia Huila Excelso EP10Costa Rica RomeliaGuatemala SHB EPGuatemala SHB EP Fairtrade OrganicHonduras SHG EPHonduras NKG Bloom Gea OrganicMalawi AA Plus Padwamba RFAMexico Chiapas TurquesaMexico HG EP OrganicMexico HG EP Fairtrade OrganicPapua New Guinea KorofeiguContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 5/7/26: MANZANITA: Ethiopia Sidamo. http://manzanitaroasting.com COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Burundi/Peru Tandem blend. http://coffeeandteacollective.com PANNIKIN: French Roast, Guatemala, Ethiopia; all organics. Ethiopia Sidamo decaf. http://pannikincoffeeandtea.com COMMON GOOD: Colombia Antioquia, washed process, medium roast. Recommended by the roaster for all brew methods. Wind and SeaContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 5/6/26: BIRD ROCK: Ecuador Finca La Carolina, Sidra varietal, washed process, light roast. http://birdrockcoffee.com COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Burundi Remera, Red Bourbon, washed process. Another underappreciated coffee from perhaps the best coffee growing soil on earth. Burundi is one of the poorest nationsContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 5/5/26: COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Colombia Huila, “Anxious”, Pink Bourbon varietal, ferment natural process, light roast. http://coffeeandteacollective.com CHUCK ROASTS COFFEE: Yemen (!) Anaerobic natural, Al Udaini varietal, rare lot, recommended by the roaster to rest for one week after roasting to develop maximumContinue Reading

COFFEE ARRIVED AT U.S. PORTS in the last week of April. Look for these at your roaster in the coming weeks: Colombia Excelso EP10 (NJ, NOLA)Colombia Huila Excelso EP10 (NJ)Colombia Supremo 17/18 (NJ, Houston)Costa Rica San Rafael Tarrazú (CA)Guatemala SHB EP (CA, NJ)Guatemala SHB EP Fairtrade Organic (CA)Honduras HG EPContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/30/26: DROPKICK BREW: Cold brew, dark roast. Original, horchata and vanilla flavored. http://dropkickbrew.com SEVEN SEAS: Colombia Tolima/Caldas, Gesha varietal, honey process, rainforest restoration through coffee production project, light roast. Also, a cold brew coffee in cans. http://sevenseasroasting.comContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/29/26: JAMES: Mother’s Day blend; Guatemala/Ethiopia…if mom is schizoid, this is for her. http://jamescoffeeco.com VIGILANTE: Mexico Oaxaca, San Miguel Yotao, Bourbon, Typica and Mundo Novo varietals, natural process, light roast, recommended by the roaster for all brew methods. Rwanda Niyabihu, Red Bourbon, washedContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/28/26: FREQUENT: Colombia Cauca, Finca El Paraiso, Castillo varietal, anaerobic ferment process, sugarcane decaff, light roast. http://frequentcoffee.com CAFE MOTO: Blue Sky, Indo Noir, French roast, Super G, Ethiopia Yrghacheffe, Kona, Giro d’Italia. http://cafemoto.com ELIXIR: Screaming Goat Espresso. http://elixirespressobar.comContinue Reading