The Espresso

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/12/24: ACENTO: Guatemala Cabulco. http://acentocoffeeroasters.com BREW COFFEE SPOT: Ethiopia Sidamo. http://brewcoffeespot.com COMPA: Guatemala La Voz Atitlan; Mexico Buho. http://compacoffeeroasters.com JAMES: White Owl blend. Art House blend. http://jamescoffeeco.com ZUMBAR: Hummingbird!http://zumbarcoffee.com BIRD ROCK: Love Letters blend…anticipating Valentine’s Day. http://birdrockcoffee.com  Continue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/11/24: ELIXIR: Screaming Goat espresso. http://elixirespressobar.com HOUSE OF BLACK: Guatemala Atitlan, Red Bourbon varietal, high grown, washed process. Honduras microlot, http://hobcoffee.com MODERN TIMES: Guatemala Blue Ayarza single origin. Honduras los Amigos single origin. Papua New Guinea, bourbon barrel aged. http://moderntimesbeer.com STEADY STATE: Colombia Macarena Geisha. Panama AgricolaContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/10/24: BIRD ROCK: Panama Casa Blanca Splash Gesha varietal–coffee cherries are depulped and aerobically fermented for 24 to 48 hours. Lactic acid bacteria are added to the fermentation to enhance the complexity of the coffee. http://birdrockcoffee.com YIPAO: Colombia Tolima Red Bourbon, Tulipan-Huila region andContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/9/24: BIRD ROCK: Ethiopia Chelbesa; El Salvador Red Bourbon Natural process. http://birdrockcoffee.com COFFEE & TEA COLLECTIVE: Mexico Dragon Natural process; Colombia Inza; Decaf water process. http://coffeeandteacollective.com BONSALL BEAN CO.: Ethiopia, Uganda, Java and Swiss Water process decaf. http://bonsallbeanco.com FINJAN: Turkish dark roast arabica Yemen and Ethiopia. http://finjan.onlineContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/5/24: VIGILANTE: Ecuador Alambi, washed process, bourbon, sidra and typica varietals. http://vigilantecoffee.com MODERN TIMES: Kenya Peaberry; Guatemala Blue Ayarza single origin. http://moderntimesbeer.com COFFEES ARRIVED AT U.S. PORTS IN DECEMBER/JANUARY: look for these soon from your local roaster– Brazil Oberon Avabas; Ethiopia Yrghacheffe G2; Indonesia JavaContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/4/23: ASCEND: Ethiopia Agaro single origin; Costa Rica Puma single origin; New Guinea Loloru single origin; Espresso blend from South America and Indonesia. Readying for opening their new location on 6 January. http://ascendraosters.com CAFE MOTO: Viennese, Mexico, Guatemala, Espresso Moto, Indo Noir, Moto Brew, BlueContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/3/24: NEWS NOTES: Storymakers Coffee Roasters has vacated their North Park location and does not respond to repeated attempts to contact them. Their University Ave. location appears to be repossessed by landlords and tenant evicted. HINAR CAFE at 454 13th, 92101, recently hostedContinue Reading

TODAY’S COFFEES roasted in San Diego on 1/2/24: COFFEE CYCLE: Decaf Colombia; Kenya Gichegori AA. http://coffeecycleroasting.com MEMLI COFFEE LAB: Panama Adaura. http://memlicoffee.com PARABOLA: Mujeres de Mexico Maya Harvest; Thrasher’s Blend; Mujeres de Peru organic. http://parabolacoffee.com TORQUE: Guatemala la Cerda. http://torquecoffees.com MODERN TIMES: Ethiopia; Papua New Guinea dark. http://moderntimesbeer.com  Continue Reading