Photo by Steve Miller, as published in The Seattle Weekly, December 3, 2008 Victrola's head and assistant roaster are featured prominently in the cover story of the current issue of The Seattle Weekly. In an article detailing the rise of Seattle's cupping culture, Weekly writer Jonathan Kauffman, chronicles one...
Posts tagged: Roasting
Roasting Ops Superstar Leaves
This week we said farewell to the woman who has coordinated nearly everything here at Victrola. For the past two years, Lindsay has been volunteering for a snow sports youth charity and now she is leaving for her "dream job" as the Northwest Regional Program Director for SOS Outreach. The...
Perry's trip to Colombia: Monserrate Part 1
Hello there! This is my first blog post for Victrola and certainly not my last. Let’s get introductions out of the way…My name is Perry Hook and I’m the head roaster and green coffee buyer for Victrola. I just got back from Colombia Monday night after spending a week at...
Ro-ro's find new use for the roaster
Because coffee is sometimes not the only agricultural crop grown on a farm, we occasionally find a popped corn kernel in a roasted batch of coffee. This got us to thinking... Surprisingly, it didn't taste like coffee. Don't worry folks, we didn't add salt or butter, so rest assured your...
Read that new issue of Roast Magazine...
[wp_caption id="attachment_585" align="aligncenter" width="184" caption="July/August issue of Roast Magazine"][/wp_caption] ... because Victrola is in it! As a reprise to his review on Brasils a few months ago, Kenneth Davids has revamped that piece as an article in the new July/August issue of Roast Magazine. Capping the article are detailed reviews...