We spent the better part of yesterday morning checking in on the bidding frenzy for the 25 Best of Panama coffees. Our hearts were set on the #4-ranked coffee, the Katowa Organico (which we got a couple years back when it was ranked #7), which our bidding group (consisting of...
Victrola Coffee Roasters
Get your suits out, 'cause we're literally swimming in coffee samples...
We couldn't resist. We’ve been anxiously awaiting the samples from the Best of Panama for the online auction (to occur on May 29). Every year, coffee farmers in Panama submit their lots to an international panel of coffee professionals, who then have the daunting task of narrowing the field to...
Headlines read: Victrola's Brazil receives score of 88!
Thanks Kenneth Davids! Check out the blind cupping description at Coffee Review! It's nice comments like these that keep Keith from throwing himself in the hot roaster. Just kidding! We're proud of this review, particularly because our Brazil is such a prominent component in our espresso blend.
Ah, nothing like coffee on a Sunday morning...
Thank goodness Jen brought bagels, because we needed a little extra something to get us jump-started for the first session of the cupping series last Sunday! Well, it doesn't hurt to have easy access to copious amount of coffee, either... We had a great group of people there, and spent...
"JAM IN THE HAM"
Sunday, April 15th was the “Jam in the Ham,” a barista jam located in Bellingham, Wa where baristas and other coffee fanatics got together to try some amazing coffees, different espresso machines, attend seminars, and to see the movie Black Gold. For little to no advertisingthe turnout was “a great success!!”-borat. Justin...