Streamline Espresso (world famous) (Blend)
There is the crema, brick red-brown and thick. Its pillowy viscosity clings to the sides of the warm demitasse. In a swirl around the cup, it offers fleeting notes of fresh pine that plump into a full, soft caramel aroma. Streamline's fruit---juicy blueberry and blackberry--carries it accross the palate in no rush: toasted hazelnuts, bittersweet chocolate, and brown sugar each take their time on the tongue before melting into a butter frosting mouthfeel. The four coffees working together here are a linear, tight knit bunch. They have dinner together and laugh until their bellies hurt, kind of like us.
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Deco Decaf (Blend)
Organic/Fair Trade/Water Processed
Okay. So it's decaf. But listen: dried cherries and prunes in the dry aroma become black cherries and soft plums in the cup. Indonesian beans are the base here, they lay down the heavy bodied , fruit focused structure for the Central and South American coffees to show their cinnamon graham cracker and baking chocolate softness. Grown and processed without chemicals and decaffeinate for your guilt free (coffee) drinking pleasure.
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Empire Blend (Blend)
In homage to the art deco masterpiece that popular opinion believed was impossible, our Empire blend was thoughtfully created to carry the distinction of "the only blend that is not espresso". We chose three Latin American coffees that would compliment each other well in body, acidity and mouthfeel and the results are delightful: tobacco, dried fruit and toasted marshmallow followed by a clean, balanced cup full of sweet chocolate and linear acidity. Perfect if you can't decide on a single origin, perfect with toast in the morning or cookies in the afternoon.
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Triborough Espresso (Blend)
Organic
The complex, intense Streamline Espresso now has a laidback country cousin: the Triborough Organic Espresso blend. This well balanced, heavy bodied espresso first hits your nose with a delicate floral sweetness, followed by a buttery caramel mouthfeel. Take the time to savor the marzipan, clover honey, and bittersweet chocolate as they lounge around on your tongue. Add steamed milk, and it turns into a smooth as silk chocolaty dessert, perfect for sipping on those days when you just want to escape from the hustle and bustle.
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Sumatra Mandheling (Single Origin)
Grade 1, Aceh Region
This coffee comes to us from the Aceh region at the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, which is world renowned for its ability to produce rich, heavy coffees. You’ll find that this bean is every bit the Classic Indonesian: thick, cedary, silky, and almost savory. And we swear you’ll be able to detect the subtle flavor of roasted sweet bell pepper. It’s exactly what one expects from a Sumatra, especially if their expectations are high!
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Guatemala Huehuetenango - Finca Vista Hermosa (Single Origin)
Direct Trade/Relationship Coffee
The Martinez family has grown coffee on their farm in the mountains of Huehuetenango for three generations. When we meet with Edwin to discuss the new crop or the new medical building on his farm, we breathe easy because the love and care that goes into his coffee is not only obvious in the cup, but in the way that he talks about his coffee, and even in the way he loads a 150 pound bag of it on his back. He has good reason to be proud: the blackberries, almonds and coffee blossom in the aroma alone are enough to break your heart. That they are followed by sweet milk chocolate, stone fruit and a remarkable, crisp acidity means that we’re in love.

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Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Beloya (Single Origin)
Selection 15 - Organic - Dry Processed
Roaster's Notes: Abdullah Bagersh has been an innovator in coffee cultivation and processing. The drying and fermentation that coffee goes through is crucial to the final cup quality. Sometimes natural processed coffees suffer from a mixture of ‘wild’ off notes that cloud the desirable characteristics of fruit and acidity. You’ll find this Beloya is exceptionally clean for a natural processed coffee. This allows a true enjoyment of the delicate complexity it has. To increase quality output the Bagersh family pays premiums for the finest cherries from the harvesters so they continually strive to only pick the highest quality.

Ethiopia is well known for producing some of the most unique and beautiful coffees in the world, which seems fitting since the first coffee plants most had their origin within this country. The region of Yirgacheffe in particular is known its refined and delicate coffees. This dry-processed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Beloya #15 is one of those must-try coffees.

Tasting Notes: Selection 15 is a dynamic and complex coffee. The fragrance is flora and fruity, strawberries come to mind. In the cup the same sweet berry notes stand out, but are balanced with lime-like acidity. The Beloya is truly dynamic, starting out with a soft, smooth body and gently tapering to a clean finish, opening up different subtle layers along the way.

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Ethiopia Harrar - Illili Derartu Coop - Fair Trade & Organic (Single Origin)
In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, the region of Harrar continues to produce coffee using the most traditional methods. This coffee is grown by the small-hold farmers of the Illilu Derartu Cooperative and dry processed, just as it was 400 years ago. As a result this Harrar has wonderfully heavy body and an earthy character unique to this tradition. We’re delighted to carry a coffee like this that is also Fair Trade and Organic. Along with the heavy mouth-feel, we find sweet hints of Concord grape, spice, and a distinct bittersweet chocolate finish. We hope the history and the taste of this sustainably produced coffee captivate your heart as it has ours.
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Brasil Cerrado - Fazenda Esperança (Single Origin)
Direct Trade, Catuai Varietal, Pulp Natural
Victrola has purchased coffee from Fazenda Esperança for a couple years now and we’re excited to sell a microlot as a direct trade single-origin offering this year. Bruno Souza’s (our Brazilian coffee importer) nephew Thiago is running the farm with great results. This year they separated their crop into different microlots by varietal, and we’re finding the coffees to be even better than last year. We purchased two lots of their coffee, both of the Catuai varietal. In Cerrado the dry season is very dry, and allows for the meticulous preparation of patio dried natural (dry) and pulp natural processed coffees like this one. This pulp natural process maintains the uniformity and most of the acidity of a washed coffee, but with the increased body and sweetness that comes with most dry process coffees. Tasting Notes: Rich, sweet, nutty (almond & hazelnut), mild acidity, rich & engaging mouthfeel, chocolatey finish.
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Kenya Ruiru - Mchana Peaberry (Single Origin)
Grab a handful of our Kenya Ruiru and you'll notice there's something a little different going on. The beans are all round! Coffee trees typically produce two beans in each cherry, but a few rare cherries produce a single bean instead. These single, pea-shaped beans are prized by coffee connoisseurs for their concentrated, almost enchanted, aroma and flavor. When this Kenya from the Mchana Estate came across our cupping table we were not only mesmerized by the shape of the bean, but its intense fruity fragrance as well. A sweet, juicy, red-citrus acidity awakens your palate in preparation for the intense dried cherry and cinnamon flavor that follows. The body is like satin, heavy and smooth. Discover for yourself the beauty of nature’s variety.
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Colombia Huila - Mejor de Monserrate #4 (Single Origin)
In July Victrola’s Head Roaster, Perry Hook, was asked to be a judge in the first Mejor de Monserrate competition between the 42 coffee farmers in the Monserrate community. The coffee of farmer Janeth Gil stood out as Perry’s favorite in the competition and we are honored to roast it here at Victrola. Janeth and her family’s shines as an example of the quality Monserrate is capable of producing. By sharing the farming techniques that resulted in the best of the Monserrate coffees the entire community can improve their already excellent coffee. Tasting Notes: Black currant and red fruit flavors, floral notes, vanilla and toffee in the aroma, juicy acidity, smooth medium body.
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Guatemala Huehuetenango - Finca Vista Hermosa (Single Origin)
Single Origin Espresso (Available only in-store at our 15th location)
This perennial favorite has brought many smiles over a fresh-brewed French press at home or with friends at one of our cafes. Now get ready to enjoy this exceptional coffee in a whole new way: single origin espresso. Inspired by an experimental roasting technique, Perry, our head roaster, took this higher-acidity coffee and extended the roast development time to produce a balanced and sweet espresso. Every part of this Guatemalan coffee is accentuated and amplified: the soft cocoa becomes a rich, mouthwatering milk chocolate; soft citrus ramps up to full-force meyer lemon. The acidity profile is bright yet balanced and its heavy, silky-smooth body makes it almost intoxicating in the cup. Grab a bag for your home espresso machine or enjoy a shot at our café on 15th!