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Latte Noir
Thick Sourdough Toast
Curator’s note
Yeekai Lim, an architect whose projects slowed in the downturn, started Cognoscenti in March 2010 as a pop-up at Urban Eats, a Burbank restaurant he had designed, after training under former US Barista Champion Heather Perry. He liked that a coffee shows its final form in 30 seconds to three minutes, where a building can take five years.
The Coffee
The board runs espresso through mocha, drip and cold brew, plus a Latte Noir and an affogato made with Straus vanilla ice cream, and subscriptions ship roasted to order.
- Colombia 88+ Caturra Chiroso Nestor Lasso
Colombia, Pitalito, Huila · 1,800 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals
- Caturra Chiroso
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Producer
- El Diviso
Strawberry · basil · punchy acidity
- Colombia Red Bourdon El Diviso
Colombia, Pitalito, Huila · 1,700–1,850 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals
- Red Bourbon
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Producer
- El Diviso
Cherry · banana · hard candy · raw honey · sweet and balanced
- Diego Bermudez Maragogype KojiPour-over
Colombia, Cauca · 1,960 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals
- Maragogype
- Process
- Anaerobic Natural
- Producer
- El Paraíso
Soy sauce · spice · sweet chocolate · green apple · umami · passionfruit · pineapple · boozy
- Papua New Guinea Arufa Natural
Papua New Guinea, Arufa, Jiwaka Province · 1,520–1,770 masl
- Varietals
- Blue Mountain, Arusha, Mundo Novo, Bourbon
- Process
- Full Natural
- Producer
- Monpi Coffee / Kindeng Wet Mill
raspberry · vanilla · toasted sesame · brown sugar
- Peru Eli Espinoza Soberon
Peru, Las Pirias, Chirinos, Cajarmarca · 1,800 masl
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- San Ignacio
Passion fruit · champagne acidity · green grape
- Costa Rica Los Duran Black Honey
Costa Rica, Sarchi, West Valley, Alajuela · 1,300–1,650 masl
- Varietals
- H17
- Process
- Black Honey
- Producer
- Los Duran Family
fruit cake · raisins · warming spices · brown sugar
- Guji Habtamu Goro
Ethiopia, Uraga, Guji, Oromia · 2,010–2,250 masl
- Varietals
- Regional landraces and heirloom cultivars
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Habtamu Fekadu Aga
Blackberry · strawberry · juicy apricot · floral orange · peach tea · electric acidity
- Colombia Double Anaerobic Mossto then washed - Nestor Lasso
Colombia, El Diviso Farm, Bruselas, Pitalito - Huila · 1,820 masl
- Varietals
- Caturra Estate
- Process
- Double Anaerobic Mossto then Washed
- Producer
- El Diviso
Jasmine · Lychee · Honeysuckle · Mandarin Orange
- It's a Hoot Blend
Guatemala and Colombia
toffee · graham cracker · orange · date
- Decaf
Colombia, Valle del Cauca
- Process
- Ethyl acetate decaffeination
pleasantly sugary flavor
The Vibe
The cafe doubles as the company's roastery in City Market South, where LENA Group turned eight historic produce warehouses into 75,000 square feet of creative offices and retail while keeping the bow-truss ceilings and the open floor plans.
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