The Espresso

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 3/3/25: BIRD ROCK: El Salvador Loma La Gloria, Pacamara varietal, washed process, light roast. Rwanda Sholi Natural process, light roast; both coffees produced by women-owned farms. http://birdrockcoffee.com YIPAO: Colombia Tolima, Yellow Bourbon varietal, natural process, Full City (medium dark) roast. Colombia Tolima MaragogypeContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/28/25: NECESSITY: Colombia Huila, natural process, light roast. http://necessitycoffee.com SHED LIGHT: Colombia Tolima, Gesha varietal, honey process, fair trade organic, light roast. http://shedlightcoffee.com MIXED GROUNDS: Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora, Honey natural process, light roast. http://mixedgrounds.com ACENTO: Mexico Veracruz, Finca San Alfonso, direct trade,Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/27/25: MARLETTE’S: India Pearl Mountain Peaberry, Ethiopia Guji, Mexico Chiapas Tulija organic. http://marlettescoffee.com MEMLI COFFEE LAB: Peru La Margeria, Gesha varietal, light roast. http://memlicoffee.com ACHILLES: Mexico Chiapas decaf, single origin, dark roast. Colombia Antioquia, single origin, Castillo, Caturra and Colombia varietals, washed process,Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/26/25: SEVEN SEAS: Myanmar (Burma) Wa State, washed process, medium roast of several varietals. This crop said by the roaster to be a new effort to wean regional farmers from opium production to coffee farming. China, Yunnan Province, Little Yuzi, Catimor varietal, washedContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/25/25: MIXED GROUNDS: Costa Rica Hacienda Sonora, honey natural process, medium (City) roast; Mexico Siltepec Jaguar Bloom, Caturra and Catuai varietals, washed process, City roast; Indonesia Sumatra Aceh Gayo, anaerobic honey process, light roast.http://mixedgrounds.com DARK HORSE: Ethiopia Guji Benti Nenka, Heirloom varietal, honeyContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/24/25: WIPEOUT: Organic Guatemala. http://wipeoutcoffee.com ELIXIR: Screaming Goat espresso. http://elixirespressobar.com JOURNEYMAN: South of the Border Blend. http://thejourneymancoffeeco.com ACENTO: Mexico Veracruz Patlanalan; Full City (medium dark) roast. http://acentocoffeeroasters.com RYAN BROS.: Cowboy, San Diego Sunrise. http://ryanbroscoffee.comContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/21/25: VIGILANTE: Ecuador Alambi, Bourbon, Typica and Sidra varietals, washed process, City roast (medium); they have 50 bags; one tenth of this year’s harvest of the microlot. http://vigilantecoffee.com CAFFE CALABRIA: Single origin Ethiopia; Guatemala; Costa Rica. http://caffecalabria.com CHUCK’S ROAST: Colombia Finca Agua Blanco;Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/20/25: MARLETTE’S: Indonesia Flores Turelelo Anaerobic Honey process. Medium roast. http://marlettescoffee.com RYAN BROS.: Espresso Gold. http://ryanbroscoffee.com THREE LEGS: Aspen’s Blend. http://tlcroasters.org COFFEE CYCLE: Ethiopia Shantawene light roast; Guatemala La Joya double ferment process, light roast. http://coffeecycleroasting.com ELIXIR: Screaming Goat espresso. http://elixirespressobar.com COMMON GOOD:Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 2/19/25: NOTE: Coffea Excelsa is a derivative of Coffea Liberica, a distinctly different species from Arabica and Robusta. This coffee is uncommon and is less than 1% of the market in specialty coffee. It is said to possess perhaps half the caffein contentContinue Reading