And suddenly, I’m a barista

It’s been almost two months since my last post — how did that happen? I’m serving people drinks every day in a coffee bar — how did that happen?

Over the past weeks, I’ve accumulated several half-written posts concerning everything from our grand opening, to programing brewing equipment. Unfortunately none of them ever made it to the light of day. To say that this has been a significant life change for me would be an understatement. I am finally able to serve other people our coffee in a complete way. Every aspect of the experience contributes to create something larger. What has surprised me the most is how much I enjoy talking with people. Everyone is so interesting, to be able to listen about various people’s lives has been a wonderful blessing. Something about the combination of coffee and conversation is really beautiful to me — they marry so well.

What’s new

First, we are working with The Owl House to create some coffee infused liquors. After doing some taste tests, our four pairings are as follows:

1. Vodka with Colombian
2. Bourbon with Sumatra
3. Tequilla with Papua New Guinea
4. Maraschino Cherry Liquor with Rwanda

Thus far, results have been very tasty! Hopefully some mixed drinks involving some of these infusions will be released soon at the restaurant.

Also

We are hosting a Latte Throw down in September! I am very excited to start to build some local barista culture and begin to connect folks to the industry. We will also be starting a Barista Happy Hour for all coffee works on select friday nights. More details on both to come!

Also

We have bike racks!

I am very grateful for everything that has happened at our coffee bar, and look forward to its further evolution. As life settles down a bit, I’ll do my best to move back into the world of blogging.

Some pictures!

 

 

 

 

More posts to come soon!

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