TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/25/21: YIPAO: El Naranjo Colombian; Colombian Samaria Tabi (Tabi beans are a hybrid of bourbon, typica and timor beans, notably resistant to leaf rust, a disease affecting coffee plants). http://yipao-coffee.com MODERN TIMES: Mexico Finca Fatima, Guatemala Todos Santos. http://moderntimesmerch.com LOCAL KRAVE: House medium roast. http://localkrave.com CAFEContinue Reading

COFFEES ASHORE at US ports by 10/22/21: NEW ARRIVALS Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Guatemala SHB Anacafe SHB EP 14 Indonesia Sumatra Utamagro G1 TP Fairtrade Organic Papua New Guinea Arokara Papua New Guinea Mile High AFLOAT and expected to arrive in October: Colombia El Bombo Organic Ethiopia Masha Natural G1 RFAContinue Reading

CAFE X, a coffeehouse and arts collaborative space, will open next month at 1835 Imperial Avenue, 92102. The cafe building takes up much of a block that will house artists and other creatives working to start a movement of healing and wealth building for communities of color. All are welcomeContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/21/19: HOLSEM: Holsem Blend: Dark roast blend of Guatemala and Brazil; Guatemala-a medium single origin and a Ethiopia Masha-a light roast single origin. http://holsemcoffee.com BAREFOOT ROASTERS: Red Cab Espresso, a Brazilian dark roast; also, a Ethiopian and Colombian medium roast. http://barefootcoffee.com SLEEPING TIGER: Ethiopian mediumContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/20/21: NEFF COFFEE ROASTERS: Sumatra Takengon, Ethiopian Sidamo natural and a Guatemala from Nahuala. http://www.neffcoffee.com APERTURE: Bali Blue, Brazil Santos, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia Natural, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Peru Decaf, Tanzania.  http://aperturecoffee.shop HIGH SIDE: Ethiopian Yrghacheffe, Guatemalan. http://highsidecoffee.com    Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/19/21: LA COSTA COFFEE ROASTING: Espresso, Costa Rica, Sumatra, French, Ethiopia Yrghacheffe, Mexico and Guatemala. http://lacostacoffee.com THE KING’S CRAFT:  Decaf French.  http://thekingscraft.co CAFE MOTO: 442, Espresso Moto, Indo Noir, Viennese, Moto Brew and Blue Sky. http://cafemoto.com HOUSE OF BLACK: Brazil, Guatemala. http://hobcoffee.com  Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 10/18/21: ULTREYA: Honduras, Mexico. http://ultreyacoffeeandtea.com WIPEOUT ORGANIC COFFEE: Espresso, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ethiopia,  Peru and Colombian. http://wipeoutcoffee.com  Continue Reading

COFFEES arrived at US ports by 10/14/21: Colombia Tolima Organic Ethiopia OCFCU Yirgacheffe G2 Fairtrade Organic Guatemala ADISQUE Organic HB Guatemala Atitlán AAPOSA Organic Peru Juan Santos Atahualpa Fairtrade Organic Brazil Oberon Ayabas Colombia El Bombo Organic Ethiopia Masha Natural G1 RFA Organic Ethiopia Yirgacheffe G2 Indonesia Sumatra Mandheling G1Continue Reading