[gallery] Even though, as I write this, the SCAA Northwest Regional Barista Competition is still more than a week away the excitement is building. When I ran into Mark, Victrola's very own trainer who is representing us this year, the other day, he was feverishly strategizing at his desk. I...
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Stache..
As in mustache... Over the past weeks you may have noticed a little more facial hair on your favorite barista- maybe it was a beard on an otherwise clean cut guy or a pencil thin line across the upper lip of a usually smooth face. "Why?" you ask. Well last...
We are all still in awe...
We are all still in awe of election night- the speed at which the results came in and the decisiveness of the victory. What a shift from the last election cycle, when after hours of nail-biting we all went home in the dark not yet knowing the results. By the...
Beer and Wine at Victrola on 15th
While we have had beer and wine at our Pike location for what seems like ages, starting Nov. 1 you will be able to relax with a nice bottle or glass up on 15th. The long awaited selection of drinks will be unveiled soon and we are planning a kick...
Silky-smooth Single Origin Shots on 15th
For the past week or so we have been pulling some amazing single origin Ethiopia Sidamo Guji espresso shots up on 15th- and everyone has been raving. Not only does the Sidamo Guji have silky-smooth body, it also has an interesting complex, yet focused, acidity coupled with tones of juicy...