Those adventurous baristi of Victrola are up to their tricks again. Led by J-Town and SJ, who went around gathering espresso beans from roasters far and wide, two groups convened for blind taste testing. Putting our 2-group training-dedicated Synesso to good use, these guys sipped and slurped espresso til they...
Victrola Coffee Roasters
Addison puts in his two cents
The whole family got involved with cupping the Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence coffees on Monday and Tuesday (the auction was yesterday, but we decided not to participate). Here, Addison says, "the cinnamon I detected in the dry fragrance really comes out as animal cookies in the wet aroma. Goo!"
A Nice pic by the Hardison
Pinkies up, boys
That's right, these men aren't afraid of tiny cups, as long as there's some strong espresso in them! Check out Chris J and JerrBear (aka the Bar Towel Banditos), doing thang behind the bar up at Victrola on 15th.
Monster Cupping
Monday, Monday, Monday!!! (And Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday!!!) We have 34 samples of Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence coffees to cup. There's so many, we're splitting it into two days, with two flights each day. Need a reason to escape from a mundane Monday and/or Tuesday? Stop on by the Roastery around...