List of our Favorite Roasters - Page 13

#121: Post by **ex trahere** » January 23rd, 2012, 2:06 pm

cafeIKE wrote:<rant>
Why don't roasters put rest on the bag along with the DTT* rec's?
</rant>

* DTT : Dose Time Temperature

Some do. For example, my latest bag of barismo reads:

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zone 10
espresso
a blend of two washed coffees
guatemala buena esperanza 70%
guatemala el bosque 30%
roaster: (roaster's initial) roasted: (hand-written roast date)

200.5 18g/double
26-28s 1.75oz (27g)
best rested 7-12 days of roast
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#122: Post by **ex trahere** » February 1st, 2012, 7:24 pm

Thanks for the recommendation. Ordered a bag of the Dogwood Espresso as well as some Tchembe last week. Both have been outstanding. The dogwood has been great, I have not had one bad shot, been nailing a perfect pour every time. It's bright, but not overwhelmingly so. An ideal espresso, IMO. The Tchembe has been excellent as wood neck, and I have it basically dialed in for espresso. Will probably make a vac-pot before it runs out.

skittles_s wrote:They've been mentioned in another thread but haven't found there way to the list yet. Minneapolis's Dogwood Coffee has an excellent espresso, (surprisingly named) Dogwood Espresso, along with some very tasty other offerings.

Highly recommended.

http://www.dogwoodcoffee.com/

#123: Post by **skittles_s** » February 2nd, 2012, 3:27 pm

Glad to hear of another Dogwood fan. It remains a favorite espresso. They had a French Bourbon from Kenya for a while earlier last fall that was amazing.

This reminds me: I'm due for another order soon!

#124: Post by **gbastiani** » February 8th, 2012, 6:30 pm

I just upgraded to and received a QM Andreja last Friday and be drinking my usual C.C Tuscano and LaForza, but I also drink Nostromo from Deep Cello. But I was wondering if Intelligentisia Black Cat is worth the extra $3.00 over the others. I usually drink straight shots but now with the new machine I can start drinking milk drinks if I want. Thanks for any input.

February 13th, 2012, 5:14 pm

Living in California I saw a lot of my personal favorites e.g. Blue Bottle, Ritual, Verve...etc. I didn't see any (or a least not enough) Michigan roasters. So, if you haven't tried it yet I'd recommend Mad Cap located in Grand Rapids. Really great coffee and even better people.

February 13th, 2012, 11:17 pm

gbastiani wrote:But I was wondering if Intelligentisia Black Cat is worth the extra $3.00 over the others.

Gary, as with ALL things involving taste, there is no "right" (or wrong) answer to your question. Some people love Black Cat; some people do not. This is, of course, true of any specific coffee (or wine, or chocolate, or -- I don't know -- cuts of steak, whatever!), so only you can decide if Black Cat is worth a $3/lb. premium.

Cheers,
Jason

#127: Post by **Bak Ta Lo** » March 3rd, 2012, 6:02 pm

I see the list has very few coffee roasters in China, so I will add my local roaster!

Blooom... Coffee House, in Macau S.A.R China

http://www.blooomcoffeehouse.com/web_store.htm

The owner is an uber-coffee-geek, a certified SCAE trainer, and a great guy. I am lucky to have a connection to seriously good beans and coffee conversation again.

May 4th, 2012, 10:20 am

New roasters added, 4 May 2012.

#129: Post by **d2addict** » May 5th, 2012, 8:47 am

Fernwood Coffee and Phil&Sebastian are two good canadian coffee roasters too.

#130: Post by **cafeIKE** » May 5th, 2012, 2:01 pm