Beverage Allowed Jordan Spilled Coffee Chocolate Again on the Bus
Spring is in the air...
This past week has certainly gotten me to thinking about Spring. Warmer temps and a few dry out days even allowed for some motorbike rides across just the usual commute. Ever a good thing!
The store has been busy this calendar week. A lot of people have been enjoying the new coffees from Rwanda and El Salvador. Rightfully and then, they're both stellar in their own rights, both of which are medium roasts. The El Salvador has a subtle fruitiness with a caramel sugariness and slight chocolate palatableness with a velvety texture. The Rwanda is extremely smoothen and syrupy sweetness with notes of orange, vanilla and a touch of floral.
And, with the warmer weather, people have been sitting outside, basking in the sunday while enjoying their favorite coffee beverage.
For those who didn't run into my Facebook post before in the week, our friend and client, Andrew Shroyer hung a new sign for us which he created. It's a
wesome! Check it out if y'all oasis't yet seen it.
I accept a question I would like to pose. Over the course of the past few months, there have been a few folks who take asked nearly our extending our operating hours into the evenings. I'm just curious if that'south something that would appeal to folks? If y'all have thought/opinions/etc, please e-mail me.
While out completing deliveries, Greg has started spreading the discussion about St. Johns Coffee Roasters and information technology appears to be working. There are several prospective customers interested in our coffees. If whatsoever of you know of restaurants or cafes who y'all feel could ameliorate their coffee offerings, we would very much appreciate any referrals.
I met with my web designer this past calendar week and he volition be updating our shopping cart with all the new coffees we have in stock so stay posted. That said, information technology'south hard to believe but Valentine's Day will exist here earlier we know information technology.
We take a great pick of coffee related gift items, perfect for that special someone. Travel mugs, t-shirts, hoodies, java, Mexican pottery, etc. And of form, there's Bestow for all your floral needs.
And in March, another jazz concert at Classic Pianos.
Monday March 7th at vii:00 pm, George Fendel presents - Rebecca Kilgore, singing songs associated with Susannah McCorkle, featuring Randy Porter on piano with special gue
st, Marc Fendel on alto sax.
Classic Pianos is located at 3030 SE Milwaukie Ave, (corner of SE Powell Blvd and Milwaukie Ave.), next door to the Aladdin Theatre. Concerts are held in their recital hall which only has a capacity of 100 people, offering an unforgettable music feel.
Reservations are highly recommended. Call Peggie at 503.546.5622.
In the meantime, many thank you for your continued support and keep the coffee flowing. It looks like it's going to be a good weekend for consuming copius amounts of coffee. Simply then again, what weekend isn't???
Many thanks,
Mount & Coiffure
A large twenty-four hours it has been
In addition to finishing upward the roasting of coffee for tomorrow's deliveries, today was spent cleaning and organizing.
We received our order of Mexican pottery today and did our best to become it checked in and priced so information technology would be available. Another really beautiful shipment of serving platters, cream pitchers, water pitchers, flower vases and large fruit bowls, for lack of a improve term.
I haven't yet had time to photograph whatsoever of them but I encourage you lot to terminate by and run across them for yourself. You won't be disappointed.
Today I received an eastward-mail service from my contact in El Salvador who will be sending me some samples from their latest harvest. I'm excited virtually the possibility of in one case again begin able to offer some stellar coffee from Republic of el salvador.
And, some of you may call back me mentioning a couple weeks ago that we were going to exist motion-picture show stars.... Well, it'south happening tomorrow. The flick crew is scheduled to get in between 9 and 9:30 to begin shooting. I'g sure it volition take them a trivial while to get set up upwards just if y'all're able to finish past at some indicate mid to late morning, it would be bully to take a nice "active" shop.
I'll let everyone know once the show is set to "air". I'm anxious to see how information technology turns out. Seems like a great opportunity to help spread the discussion nearly St. Johns Coffee Roasters.
Many thanks,
Mountain
A fiddling bit of remodeling. Already?
I guess it's just a natural progression but despite the fact we simply opened the tasting room a little over a yr ago, I felt the need to change things up a footling fleck. Aught major but I'm in hopes the add-on of some new shelving will do a amend task of displaying our products.
What a crazy week it'south been and what a perfect time for my motorcycle to have been in the shop. I digress...
We've added some other potable to our card this week. The peppermint mocha! As with the residual of our beverages, the peppermint mocha is a perfect balance of mint and chocolate. Not overwhelming and not too sweetness. The kids have also been enjoying the "not-espresso" version of this drink as well. Or, if you're really up for an run a risk, allow 'em accept the espresso! :)
'Tis the season for indoor bulbs. Bequeath has narcissus bulbs and male child do they smell great! Another seasonal fragrance is all the many varieties of evergreens being put into wreaths and centerpieces.
Swing past for a wreath to adorn your forepart door and remember to order your holiday centerpieces. Orders placed by December 14th will receive a xv% discount. Call Nyki at 503.208.4395.
The travel mugs take been a huge hit! The vacuum insulated stainless steel interior keeps drinks hot or common cold for hours and remains condensation-free and the threaded snap close chapeau prevents unwanted spills. They're slim enough to fit vehicle cup holders every bit well as those with smaller easily.
The ceramic logo mugs accept been on order for what seems like an eternity. I however hope to have them dorsum in stock before Christmas simply information technology'due south going to be close.
People are already talking about Vacation parties and such. If your office is hosting a party and would like to provide brewed coffee, merely let us know. In addition to the java, we'll provide all the accoutrements so everyone will get to savour their coffee the style they like it. Just give us a telephone call at 503.445.2249 to reserve yours.
And if y'all would like to send fresh-roasted organic and fair trade coffees to friends and family unit, now is the fourth dimension to submit your orders. Orders can exist placed either through the web site or just phone call or east-mail service. And of course, if you have any questions or need suggestions, we're here to help.
If you want something really festive to include with your java gifts, don't forget about the beautiful Mexican pottery from Delores Hidalgo. Always festive and we'll have more than next calendar week.
And last just not
least, I was finally able to effigy out a way to add a donation part to the shopping cart for those would similar to support The Coffee Trust's effort in dealing with the La Roya blight in Primal America.
I think that'southward it for this calendar week.
Many thanks for your continued back up and go on the coffee flowing.
Mount & Coiffure
Nosotros're going to be motion picture stars!
Greetings Everyone!
Virtually of you probably know past at present I'm a motorcyclist. Several months agone, meteorologists were saying how we were going to accept a warmer and dryer wintertime this year. I know we need the rain but Come up ON! A friend sent me a drawing the other mean solar day maxim I was suffering from PMS (Parked Motorbike Syndrome). I digress...
Lot's of things happening this week. Our new logo travel mugs arrived yester
day and I'yard so proud of the way they turned out! Not but exercise they look dandy but they're a great design, functionally. Insulated stainless steel and slim enough to fit smaller hands likewise as vehicle cup holders.
Yesterday we were visited by a couple of picture makers who produce documentaries focusing on small businesses and, they desire to feature St. Johns Coffee Roasters in Season Ii. Sometime before Christmas, they'll be in the store filming for what volition ultimately air old after the offset of the new year. I guess I'll demand to purchase a beret and new sunglasses. :) Anyway, it's pretty exciting! I volition let you lot know when the evidence airs.
The Travel Presses and Espro Presses are proving to be popular items equally well. Information technology's looking like I'm going to have to order more than of both these items. We still have some in stock but they're selling well, every bit they should.
Amidst all of this, nosotros've been busy roasting and roasting and roasting. Our shelves are stocked as well as those of the grocery stores who offering our coffees. Some of the coffees I've been drinking this week are the Honduran, the Ethiopian Sidamo and the new coffee from Java. So good!
Fourth dimension for more jazz -
George Fendel Presents: Mike Palter and Lynne Jackson Concert
Is it cabaret? Well, yes. Is it jazz? Also aye! Call it what you like but what you may expect to hear is only the world'southward best singing team. Period. Internationally known, and award winning Lynne Jackson plays piano and sings, and hubby Mike Palter plays bass and sings. And together they celebrate the bully American Songbook like no ane else. If you love the music of composers with names like Berlin, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, Porter, Rodgers, Mancini, Legrand and Mandel, Lynne and Mike are a must !
And on Lord's day December 13th, we're going to hold a benefit hither at the shop. My son, who is a ballet dancer, attends a performing arts high school chosen Arts & Communications Magnet University. The dancers from their trip the light fantastic department, Dance West, will be traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvaniaadjacent Springto compete in the National Loftier School Dance Competition and are raising funds to defray the expenses for this trip. So on Lord's day December 13th, nosotros will donate fifteen% of the days sales to get toward this attempt.
The store is beginning to look pretty festive. Bequeath has a variety of holiday wreaths bachelor, both in traditional styles besides as something more unique.
I call up that'south about it for this week. I hope anybody has a bang-up weekend and keeps the java flowing.
Many thanks,
Mountain & Coiffure
Black coffee for Black Fri!
Nosotros accept the perfect solution for curing those turkey hangovers, black coffee. Come and go it! 
We too have an abundance of fresh roasted organic and off-white merchandise coffees, packaged and ready to take home to savour. I think I went a little crazy when packaging yesterday so the shelves are over-flowing with whole bean coffees.
Simply a few updates today. We'll have a new selection of the beautiful pottery from United mexican states arriving in another week. In add-on to the cups, saucers and serving platters we already stock, nosotros'll exist adding some larger serving platters.
The new Travel Presses and Espro Presses have turned out to be very popular. They're a great comeback over standard French Press coffee makers and their design is stunning. A perfect gift for yourself or someone special.
Our new logo travel mugs should exist here in another week as well so nosotros're looking forward to their arrival.
Now that we're officially into the "Holiday Flavor", I have a couple schedule changes to let everyone know almost.
- Nosotros will exist closed Fri, Dec 25th for Christmas and we're besides going to exist closed on Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th. I realized that if any of my staff wanted to go abroad for the Christmas holiday, endmost for the weekend would brand that possible. We will re-open once more on Monday the 28th at the usual 6 am.
- On New year'due south Eve, we volition be open normal hours but I suggest you get hither early considering there'due south a practiced chance that later in the solar day, we may have dipped into the egg nog. :)
- New year'due south Day, nosotros volition be opening at 8 am instead of half-dozen am so we'll be here to aid folks caress those hang-overs.
This is the concluding week for supporting The Java Trust Program'south endeavour to raise funds for the training of Guatemalan coffee farmers in organic solutions to the La Roya epidemic in Central America. Look for the donation jar when you lot're in the store.
I had intended to add a donation button to our web site for this project but haven't made that happen yet. Wait for it adjacent week.
I think that's information technology for this week.
Many thanks for your continued support and let the holidays begin!
Mount & Crew
Happy Thanksgiving!
Greetings everyone,
When typing the discipline line, I couldn't believe Thanksgiving is upon u.s.a.. Seems like Baronial was last week.
Just alas, dorsum to reality.
The Travel Presses and Espro Presses arrived this week and are beautiful! Both are elegantly designed, utilizing a micro-filter organisation to yield a sediment-free loving cup and double-wall stainless steel construction assuring hours of hot coffee.
To be quite honest, I've never been a huge fan of the French Printing. I loved the taste of the commencement cup but subsequent cups were e'er cold and lackluster
(I adopt my coffee hot).
The Travel Presses and Espro Presses solve this effect with their double-wall, vacuum insulatedstainless steel, and will keep one'south coffee hot for hours. And the double micro-filter assures a dust-costless cup of coffee. These were voted Best New Coffee Product for 2015 by the Specialty Coffee Clan of America.
Check them out when y'all're in the store adjacent time. They'd make the perfect gift, either for yourself or someone special. Travel Presses are bachelor in black, red, and brushed stainless steel. Espro Presses are available in 18 oz. and 32 oz. sizes in brushed stainless steel.
Some other variety of travel mug was ordered yesterday featuring our logo. They're also constructed of stainless steel and are sleek enough to fit anyone'due south hand and vehicle'due south cup holder. They should get in in well-nigh 2 weeks.
And, we've added a few new art piece
south to our offerings. Local photographer/artist Athena Salvador creates art pieces with her photographs that are both beautiful and functional. We have 2 of her pieces incorporating her photographs mounted on glass which can be used as cutting surfaces and displayed when non in use. We too have some of her market bags incorporating her images of the St. Johns Bridge.
New coffees arrived this week. It was our largest shipment e'er and several of the coffees were "staples" to furnish our supplies but there are also some notable standouts.
Nosotros received more of the incredibly succulent Ethiopian Yirgacheffe as well as the Ethiopian Sidamo, neither of which we ever seem to have plenty.
The Yirgacheffe is a washed java, light roasted and full of complexity. Offer a softly fragrant aroma, these coffee beans have a subtle floral smell and a satisfyingly intensified end that would get out any coffee drinker's palate wanting more. I prefer this coffee brewed every bit a cascade-over.
Candy through the wet-processing method, Ethiopian Yirgacheffe's beans are fermented for over 72 hours after having their fruit and lurid removed by the utilize of natural enzymes. This procedure allows the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe to blot the sugars in the java fruit.
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee beans are known for having a warm zing, which makes this coffee bean distinctive enough to rank every bit one of the finest. Withal, what makes this African coffee edible bean stand out is its resonant finish – a highly-flavored mix that does not overpower with an earthy taste.
Past contrast, the Sidamo is a dry-candy, medium roasted coffee which yields a fuller torso and depths of blueberry notes, chocolate and spice with a wine similar essence and a clean cease.
Grown in the Sidamo province of Ethiopia, our Ethiopia Sidamo is an Arabica bean varietal that has been certified Organic and Off-white-Merchandise. Paw harvested and dry out processed, this java has a very unique flavor profile that you lot volition thoroughly enjoy. This is ane java that I believe lends itself to the French Press brewing method.
And terminal simply certainly not least is the new coffee from Coffee. Java Taman Dadar is sourced from family-owned farms located well-nigh the villages of Curah Tatal and Kayumas on the isle of Java, Indonesia. In the 17th Century Java coffee was first cultivated in low lying areas, only by the late 19th Century coffee leaf rust had destroyed product, forc
ing new java cultivation into the highlands where high altitudes and volcanic soil provide perfect growing conditions. Smallholder organic coffee product is atypical of the region which is dominated by large regime run coffee estates established by the Dutch in the 18th century. Taman Dadar, pregnant flower garden, aptly describes the manner smallholder coffee is cultivated, colorfully inter-cropped with parkia beans, avocados, erythrina, albizia, and leucaena trees, which produce food for local consumption and shade. Java Taman Dadar is moisture-hulled, a uniquely Indonesian processing method in which the java parchment is removed before the final drying is completed, producing a hallmark Indonesian flavor.
The Coffee Taman Dadar is roasted a bit darker to bring out the chocolate and smokey notes and works well brewed either every bit a pour-over, baste or French Press. I purchased the Java to supervene upon the Timor and, I hesitate to say this but I think it's even better! I just made a loving cup for myself and wow! The Java is more complex, notwithstanding with a prominent chocolate annotation but with accompanied past some spiciness and subtle fruit notes.
Every bit noted in the description of the Java Taman Dadar, is the mention of the leafage rust blight, going all the way back to the 19th Century. For coffee growers in Key America, information technology has risen information technology'southward ugly head inside the past couple years and has wreaked havoc on coffee crops and the farmers' lives.
Please consider making a contribution to The Coffee Trust'southward plan to help train java farmers in Republic of guatemala in organic methods to combat this trouble. In that location is a jar side by side to the cash register in the shop where donations may be left. This programme runs through the stop of November so please contribute whatever you're comfy donating.
From Bequeath... whether you're hosting Thanksgiving or looking for a gift for a host, flowers are a wonderful part of Thanksgiving and will enhance any table setting.
Bequeath is accepting pre-orders now for custom floral orders. Call503.208.4395 to pre-order. Mitt-tied and jar bouquets will be bachelor for final-infinitesimal pickup Wednesday before 5 pm. Contact Nyki at Bestow, 503.208.4395 or www.bestowpdx.com.
Several weeks ago I mentioned we would exist reverting to our original Saturday hours for the winter, opening at 8 am instead of 7 am. Withal, as a trial, we arrived and prepared to be open at 7 am, just in case there seemed to be a need/demand.
As it turns out, there are a lot of people needing java at 7 am on Saturdays and so we volition proceed opening at 7 am on Saturdays. The merely schedule alter for this calendar week is that we volition be airtight on Thursday for Thanksgiving. I'1000 certain everyone reading this probably made that assumption but, just to exist articulate.
One final note. I'm excited to be meeting with some folks today at a distillery to discuss a collaboration and the possibility of aging some coffee(s) in bourbon barrels. Who'd a thunk?
Meanwhile, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the time with family and friends.
Keep the java flowing.
Mount & Crew
Irresolute the earth - one cup of java at a time.
Happy Friday Everyone. As not bad every bit this weather is for coffee consumption, I'm not sure I'm ready for the cold and moisture merely I guess I don't have much say in the matter. I'm sure I'll adapt. However, with the time change and the reality of darkness start at 4 pm. Eeek!
For those of you lot who alive in and effectually St. Johns, I'm sure you've seen the progress beingness made on the new apartment building going in across the street from our shop and, I just received a note yesterday regarding the demolition of the Huk Lab/Hooka Lounge buildings fix to begin this adjacent Monday, signaling the beginning of the large development going in on the corner of Lombard and Richmond. Lots of changes and growth happening.
New small and medium size hoodies arrived yesterday. We sold out of previous stock really rapidly and then become yours while the gettins' good. This is the perfect weather for a warm and cozy hoodie.
Last week I mentioned looking into the possibility of bringing in some travel mugs. Well, I just placed an order for some as well as some amazing new French presses this by Wednesday.
The travel mugs are called Travel Presses and are vacuum insulated stainless steel with a dual micro-filter for grit- free, press coffee, voted best new java production of 2015. Not but can one create a French press coffee to-get but it will stay hot for hours. They'll be bachelor in three colors - red, black and brushed stainless.
The French presses are the aforementioned vacuum insulated stainless steel construction with the same dual micro-filter, available in 18 oz. and 32 oz. sizes. Perfect for making French press java for dinner guests.
Because both the Travel Presses and French presses are vacuum insulated stainless steel, in addition to their elegant design and keeping one's coffee hot for hours, they're unbreakable and will also work for brewing tea.
The Straw Propeller oatmeals we began offering this past calendar week take been a huge hit. They're a refreshing alter to the o
ver-sweetened options typically bachelor. Non only that but the portions are hardy, enough to keep i going until dejeuner or beyond!
As the holidays draw nearer, coffee makes great gifts, whether information technology's for friends and family or as corporate gifts. If you accept a business organisation and would similar to gift special customers/employees with some Real.GOOD.COFFEE., talk to united states of america near creating custom labels that will make your souvenir fifty-fifty more than distinctive.
We also offer gift certificates and can put together various coffees to create nice gift packs. We'll even take intendance of aircraft. Just let united states of america know when you lot'd like the recipient to receive their coffee and we'll handle the details. Call or electronic mail for more data.
A huge cheers to all who have contributed to The Coffee Trust program we'
ve been participating in for the past month. Your contributions will aid the coffee farmers of Guatemala larn new organic methods of eradicating the devastating La Roya java blight. The program winds up at the end of November and then side by side time you're in the shop, look for the donation jar and donate any you're comfortable with. Every footling bit helps.
Too, a plug for Bequeath, the flower shop located inside St. Johns Coffee Roasters. Nyki merely returned from the flower market with some absolutely gorgeous fresh flowers. So even though the weather is getting chilly, the flowers will warm the ambiance and take that edge off. And don't forget the upcoming workshop on creating ane'southward own terrarium!
I think that'southward it for this week. I hope yous have a fabulous weekend, filled with lots of java.
Many thank you,
Mount and Crew
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