Uganda White Nile and Cupping Room News

Already behind in the blogging ;-) Geez, it gets busy Huh?

Well the haps at the roastery is a new Coffee that Tim, has been playing with and will be our next coffee O' the month. Uganda White Nile. While I haven't spent much time with this coffee just yet, my take so far is that this is going to be another winner. It has been fun spending some time cupping these great coffees from Africa and I suspect we will spend a little more time on that continent.

Cupping room news for this coming week, is that Jennifer will start conducting weekly cuppings soon on Thursdays. I will post an update, as we get things together. Other than that, we will hang the new menu chalkboard this week and start working on shelves for the whole bean coffee.

Even bigger news, is that soon folks in Eugene will be able to purchase the Big Truck from the Market of Choice. So if you have people in Eugene, key them in that there is a taste of Olympia on the shelves ;-)

Trainings at the roastery and the Cupping Room are at full tilt. Can you believe 14 people at last weeks Latte Art class. Our wholesale customers are dedicated to the craft of espresso, and well, so are we. For more info on training dates and info check out this link to our training schedule calender.

Roasters Speakeasy

Well the folks at Roast magazine held a little get together last night in Portland. The idea is to get like minded folks together to share experience and coffee knowledge, at least that was my take. Folks from all over the Northwest made their way to the Lucky Labrador brew pub, and conversation and camaraderie was had by all.

Roasters and representatives, from The Stumptown, Tony's, Blue Gardenia, CBI, Bj's Coffee, Rayjen, Optco, and a host of others were in attendance.

We had the opportunity to listen to Tim Schilling, who represents the Rwandan Pearl project. This projects focus is to bring Rwandan coffee to the forefront, as an emerging origin. The work being done in Rwanda is exceptional in the case that they are now growing coffee that the region is capable of. The farmers are getting more money for the crops and the consumer gets incredible coffee. The coffee we have cupped from this region have been excellent, so keep your eyes on our site for more news from Rwanda.

What is really cool about these types of gatherings is that these folks are all dedicated to quality coffee. It is a tremendous feeling to hang out with these folks at to know that we all share a common goal.

The highlight of the evening was an invitation from Duane of the Stumptown Coffee Roasters, to visit the Annex and check out some film from his last visit to Guatemala. Not only did we get to see some great footage, but Duane and staff, set up a late night cupping table that included Panama Esmeralda Especial, as well as some other stellar coffees. Thanks Duane!

Other than that it was just your typical Thursday night out in the great Northwest ;-)

Thanks to all that participated, and great big thanks to Roast Magazine for putting it all together.

Buyolympiacoffee.com

Soon you will be able to purchase your favorite Olympia coffee online! We should be completeing the shopping cart portion of this site just in time for the weekend. Just click the Buy button up top and start shopping. More cool stuff is on the way, so keep checking back.