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Holy, where has this year gone!? It's hard to believe that we are pretty much at the halfway point of 2021. With that in mind, and as you might've guessed from the title, today I'm taking the opportunity to reflect on my three favourite coffees of 2021 thus far (in no particular order). Let's go! …
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A month or two back I released my wish-list of roasters that were on my radar, but I had yet to try. While I was crafting this initial list, I realized that there were a TON of roasters that didn't manage to make it on the list. For that reason, I'm back with a part …
Hey! So, today's post is going to be a little different than my regular reviews, but as they say, variety is the spice of life, so let's do this thing! Before I get into the post, I originally planned to use this idea for an episode (or two) of my yet to be released podcast …
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After trying roughly 30 different roasters this year, it was a very tough challenge narrowing it down to my top five. But, after much deliberation, here is my top five roasters of 2020, plus a couple of honourable mentions, because, like I say, this was tough. Honourable Mentions:First and foremost, here are a couple of …
While 2020 has limited how many actual shops I've been able to visit, there was still many an opportunity to check out some amazing shops. Without further ado, let's dive on in! 5. Discovery Coffee (Victoria)Vancouver Island truly is blessed to have such an amazing coffee scene (hence why three of my top five shops …
I feel as though it's safe to say that we are all familiar with the traditional coffee shop. I'm sure we all have our favourites, and I'm equally as sure that you've most likely been to more than one. But how about coffee trucks? This is something that, and correct me if I'm wrong, is …
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