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Honey Drop
Torque blends washed coffees from Ethiopia and Colombia.
Three Espressos
Each espresso has its own Compak grinder and pressure and temperature settings on the Synesso MVP.
BRIK - Egg & Avo Sandwich
A breakfast sandwich on the bread of choice with JustEgg, guacamole, tomato jelly, vegan cheddar, hashbrowns, and Cholula.
Curator’s note
Andy and Nanelle Newbom have worked the trade from the bar to the cupping table to the import desk, and they named the company for the force it takes to reach equilibrium: at least a fifth of a bag's price stays in the country that grew it, and the two numbers move together. The producers are long relationships, Edwin Martinez in Guatemala since 2004 and Francisca Cubillo in Costa Rica since 2009, and in October 2026 the shop celebrated the youth who completed its barista training program, a six-hour certification run with MidCity CAN.
The Coffee
Separate Compak grinders feed the Synesso MVP, the batch brew comes off a Fetco, and every bag is roasted to order seven days a week to be drunk seven to twenty-five days off roast. Four house compositions hold the corners of the shop's flavor map, Gum Drop for bright and fruity through Dark Drop for deep and complex, and the decaf shelf carries a Risaralda Colombia, a Decaf Drop and the half-caffeine Demi Drop.
- La Mora - Francisca Cubillo, Costa RicaPour-over
Costa Rica
- Roast
- Light
- Process
- Mucilage Dried (Honey)
- Producer
- Beneficio Las Lajas (Francisca Cubillo and Oscar Chacón)
Mulberry Jam · Dried Cherry · Honeycomb
- Ntwari Natural - Buhumuza, Burundi
Burundi, Buhumuza, Muyinga Province · 1,683 m
- Varietals
- Bourbon
- Process
- Natural
Golden Berry · Date Sugar · Blood Orange
- San Augustine - Jhoan Vergara, ColombiaPour-over
Colombia, Acevedo, Huila
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- Peñas Blancas Coffee Processing Center (Nestor Lasso and Jhoan Vergara)
Malt Balls · Red Apple · Caramel
- Worka Chelbessa - Negusse Debela, EthiopiaPour-over
Ethiopia, Gedeb, Gedeo · 1,900–2,200 m
- Roast
- Medium
- Varietals
- 1974-1975 JARC Selections, Local Landraces
- Process
- Washed
- Producer
- SNAP Specialty Coffee (Negusse Debela)
Mandarin Orange · Brown Sugar · Peach Pie
- Honey DropPour-over
Ethiopia and Colombia
- Process
- Washed
Honey Mango · Stone Fruits · Marshmallow
The Vibe
A run of track lights follows Torque's ceiling over a retail shelf down the left wall, patterned wallpaper behind it, COFFEE spelled out in marquee letters on the shelf and the bags lined up below. The bar runs down the right to a window at the far end, with a few gold face masks on the walls and a herringbone wood table.
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