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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

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/27/26: BIRD ROCK: Ethiopia Bombe Natural process, Heirloom varietal, light roast. El Salvador Las Planes Pacamara varietal–a hybrid of maragogype and pacas. Washed process, light roast. http://birdrockcoffee.com THREE LEGS: Dos Mujeres blend. http://tlcroasters.org MARLETTE’S: Ethiopia Yrghacheffe Hafursa organic, natural process, light roast. http://marlettescoffee.comContinue Reading

COFFEES ASHORE AT U.S. PORTS IN APRIL: look for these at your roaster’s in coming weeks: Colombia Excelso EP10 (Hoboken, NOLA)Colombia Supremo 17/18 (Hoboken)Costa Rica San Rafael Tarrazu (Oakland, Hoboken)Guatemala SHB EP (Oakland)Guatemala SHB EP Fairtrade Organic (Oakland)Guatemala SHB EP Organic (NOLA)Honduras SHG EP Fairtrade Organic ( Houston)Honduras La FlorContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/23/26: FREQUENT: Colombia Los Nogales, Caturra varietal, sugarcane decaf process, (washed) and light roast. Process for decaffination causes this coffee to appear dark; it isn’t. http://frequentcoffee.com COSMIC BLOOM: Colombia Tolima, Geisha varietal, washed/anaerobic ferment process. http://cosmicbloomcoffee.com SEVEN SEAS: Colombia Tolima, Black Condor Project,Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/22/26: EARTH DAY is a relevant time to paint some broad strokes about “organic” coffees and their realities. The term is sometimes confusing and lends itself to unfortunate labelling of fine coffee that acts in organic practice, yet does not achieve the label.Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 4/21/26: COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Burundi Remera, Red Bourbon varietal, ferment and washed process, light roast. http://coffeeandteacollective.com ESPRESSO NOTE: Burundi is unique among the world’s coffee producing countries. Though operating at every possible geographical, social, economic and cultural disadvantage, this nation produces someContinue Reading