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Origin Exploration
This hands-on class explores coffee origins.
Thursday7 AM – 2 PM
Curator’s note
Matt Rosenblum and Misha Mansoor spent about a decade traveling and set out to bring home the parts of specialty coffee culture they liked most, and in 2022 the roastery moved into a Laguna Hills suite that Matt remembers as sterile, with absolutely no character. The coffee still goes on the road, from Coheed and Cambria's Never Ender festival to the Headbangers Boat.
The Coffee
Northern Lights is the espresso blend, and a Mahlkönig EK43 grinds for the manual brew methods.
- Colombia Finca Capri Gesha Competition Bioreactor Fermented
Colombia, Manizales · 2,000
- Varietals
- Gesha
- Process
- Bioreactor Fermented Washed
- Producer
- Finca Capri (Julio Andrés & Andrés Quiceno)
jasmine · orange blossom · white peach · Meyer lemon · honeyed sweetness
- Colombia Finca Milán Caturra Nitro Watermelon Infused
Colombia, Huila · 1600
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- Nitro fermentation
- Producer
- Finca Milán (Julio Cesar Madrid)
watermelon candy · strawberry yogurt · mango creamsicle · pink lemonade
- Colombia Huila Santuario Macizo SelectionPour-over
Colombia, Pitalito, Huila · 1900-2000 m.a.s.l.
- Roast
- Medium
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Multiple small farms in the ACCA (Community Campesino Association in Action)
brown sugar · chocolate · fudge · maple syrup · cherry
- Double NegativePour-over
Colombia + Ethiopia
- Roast
- Medium
- Process
- Washed
- Northern Lights - Espresso Blend
Brazil, El Salvador, Ethiopia
- Roast
- Medium-dark
chocolate · hazelnut · almond · citrus
- Bright Shiny MorningPour-over
Brazil + Colombia
- Roast
- Medium-dark
milk chocolate · stone fruit · plum · clean acidity
- Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe Aricha
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe Aricha · exceeding 2100 meters above sea level
- Roast
- Light
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Nearly 1000 smallholder family farmers surrounding the Aricha village, Adorsi washing station
caramel · blueberry · tropical fruit · matcha
- Guatemala Huehuetenango
Guatemala, Caserio Tuiboch, Aldea Mash, Todos Santos Cuchumatán, Huehuetenango · 1700-1800 m.a.s.l
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Asodiett Cooperative
dark chocolate · red apple · honey · orange
- Golden HourPour-over
Guatemala + Ethiopia
- Roast
- Light
- Process
- Washed
chocolate · caramel · orange zest · citrus
- Rwanda Nyamasheke Muhororo Natural
Rwanda, Nyamasheke, Western Province (Near Lake Kivu) · 1700-2100 m.a.s.l.
- Varietals
- Red Bourbon
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- Celestin and Marie Rumenerangabo and 236 other households
cinnamon · nutmeg · vanilla · dark chocolate · red wine
- Ethiopia Guji Gigesa Natural
Ethiopia, Shakiso, Danbi Uddo Kebele, Shakiso Woreda, Guji Zone, Oromia
- Varietals
- Local Heirloom
- Process
- Natural
- Producer
- 500 smallholder farmers
dark chocolate · strawberry · grape · milk chocolate · black tea
- El Salvador Finca Colomba
El Salvador, Chalchuapa, Santa Ana Department · 1500 m.a.s.l.
- Roast
- Medium
- Varietals
- Caturra
- Process
- Semi-Washed
- Producer
- Finca Colomba (Mario Valiente / José "Fofo" Adolfo)
chocolate · floral · dark fruit
The Vibe
Co-founder Kelsey Rosenblum designed and built this one out herself, down to much of the artwork: dark-stained wood, charcoal walls, concrete floor, filament bulbs strung on a black ceiling grid over a long communal table, and furniture partly carried in from the family home. It is half of a 1,400-square-foot industrial suite with the Mill City roasters working in full view on the other side, which is the most honest thing a tasting room can be.
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