We get a lot of requests from home roasters, asking if they might be able to buy some of our green coffee. And for awhile now, we've unofficially obliged those who've stopped by the Roastery when we're around. There's a big home roasting community out there, and we have a...
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V3?!?
Victrola is pleased to announce that starting September 1, we will have a "V3": Victrola on Beacon Hill!! You may have been there before, as Galaxie Espresso... and if you have, you'll know that it makes perfect sense for this lovely cafe to become a part of the Victrola family!...
Travel and diner mugs are in, hooray!
[caption id="attachment_634" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="New, improved Victrola diner mug!"][/caption] You may have noticed our stealthy release of a couple of new Victrola items in the cafes. Firstly, we finally replenished our stock of ever-popular diner mugs. These are slightly new and improved, with a few extra ounces of room (15oz...
Perry in Colombia, Parte Tres: 1st day in Monserrate
[caption id="attachment_627" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Commemorative cup with the Monserrate Madonna and Child"][/caption] After lunch we wandered down to the school to take a look at the location for our cuppings. A classroom had been emptied for this purpose. The members of the community weren't familiar with coffee cuppings and the...
Victrola coffee goes on motorcycle road trip...
[caption id="attachment_620" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Photo courtesy of Tim Miller"][/caption] A couple of Vickies went on a motorcycle camping trip around Oregon with only the bare essentials: their GPS units, a hand grinder, a press pot, and a bag of Victrola Kenya Nyeri coffee (not pictured: our Brasil, which was found...