Fast Facts:Location: New Westminster, BCOrigin: RwandaRoast Date: 16/11/20Roast Profile: Medium-DarkBeverage: Aeropress The Review:Now, I don't have a ton of experience with African coffees outside of Ethiopia and Kenya, so when Maalum reached out to me regarding their roast from Rwanda, I was quite excited to give it a go. On the nose, this coffee was …
My Top 5 Roasters of 2020
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 …
My Top 5 Coffee Shops of 2020
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 …
Phil & Sebastian- Home
Fast FactsLocation: Calgary, AlbertaOrigin: Costa RicaRoast Date: 13/10/20Brew Date: 05/12/20 The ReviewNow, I've had a few fantastic Costa Rican coffees in my time. I've also heard many great things about Phil and Sebastian, so I was incredibly excited to try this coffee out. It lived up to the vast majority of my incredibly high expectations …
Chwill Coffee Co.- Home
Fast Facts:Location: North Vancouver, BCOrigin: EthiopiaRoast Date: 11/11/20Beverage: Aeropress The ReviewChwill Coffee recently reached out to me and ever so graciously sent me a pair of their roasts to sample. This review deals with their Ethiopia Efrem Estate roast. This particular coffee was very lively on the nose. I detected some fruity notes, mainly cherry. …
Monogram Coffee- Home
Fast Facts:Location: Calgary, AlbertaOrigin: HondurasProcess: WashedPrice: $19/340gBrew Method: Aeropress The Review:This Honduras offering from Monogram is a rich and decadent offering. Aroma-wise, I got something reminiscent of either chocolate cake or a really rich fudge. This made me quite excited to get into this roast. Upfront, I was nearly taken aback at how malty it …
Crickle Creek Coffee- Home
The Fast FactsLocation: Alberta, CanadaFounded: 1993Origin: KenyaAltitude: 1600maslPrice: $10/227g The ReviewAside from being a super fun name to say, Crickle Creek makes some fantastic coffee as well. A few weeks back, they were kind enough to send a couple of coffees my way- a Kenyan and a Colombian (more on this one another day). Today's …
Modus Coffee- Home
Fast Facts:Founded: 2015Based: Vancouver, BCOrigin: Colombia Altitude: 1400-1600maslPrice: $17.75/ 250g The Review:It's been a while since I've had a Colombian coffee, so this was a nice treat! This was also my first time trying a coffee from Modus- a roaster that has been on my list for quite some time. Thanks to Brew Perfect Box …
Fawkes Coffee II- Home
Founded: 2020Location: Calgary, AlbertaRoast Origin: Costa RicaAltitude: 1100-1300 MaslProcess: Washed & Sun DriedBrew Method: Aeropress This second offering from Fawkes Coffee was another solid roast. If you haven't seen my review of their Kenyan coffee, you can check it out here. In this Costa Rican coffee, sharp citrus notes ran wild on the nose, but …
Lighthouse Coffee- Home
A couple weeks back, I was lucky enough to connect with Sam from Lighthouse Coffee on Instagram. We got to chatting about coffee, and he introduced me to this single origin Myanmar roast (which has an incredible backstory, by the way, but more on that later). Not only does this coffee have a great story, …
