This week I’m drinking a blend from Intelligentsia. I bought it because I’m a sucka for a coffee that has ‘bourbon’ on the label. It wasn’t until I snapped a photo that I noticed that the coffee is described to have notes of pomelo and red wine. Yeah, you read that right. Pomelo, red wine, and bourbon are all characteristics of this coffee. 

Using a french press I don’t get too many of the red wine notes, but this coffee does have some bourbon notes. It’s bold, smooth and another one from Intelligentsia that’s worth my beans.

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This week I’m turning it up to eleven and drinking Extracto’s signature espresso blend. It’s named Eleven because the volume of flavor from this bean is bustin’ out. 

If this company sold candles, I’d buy ‘em out. The smell of their beans is the Platonic ideal of coffee and it keeps me coming back.

As I mentioned earlier, this past week was a busy one. Well, thank god I had some great coffee to keep me going. This past weeks coffee was purchased from Barista and was named La Orquídea, which is Spanish for orchid. The flavors were as the package described and included hints of raspberry, strawberry and bergamot. This coffee will blow your mind.

I appreciate the small details that producers/roasters/designers incorporate into the products that they make. I think it shows that they’re happy with what they’re doing. Much like the quirky sayings on the collar stays of an A.P.C shirt, Ritual Coffee Roasters playfully adds their own little touch to the coffee flap.