I mean aren’t pretty much all coffee beans imported (besides apparently a tiny supply out of Hawaii)? And aren’t the tariffs an automatic 10% on everywhere right now? I thought the pause only applied to the bonkers ones from “Liberation Day”. Just with that alone I would expect prices to increase. I haven’t paid much attention to the effects of climate change on the most recent crops but I recall hearing about years of drought in coffee growing areas that I’m guessing hasn’t and won’t just go away.
If the value of the dollar maintains but the tariffs persist, might be a good time to travel or ask friends who are traveling to grab some coffee for you. I was in Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong recently and was impressed enough with the coffee I was drinking there that I picked up some coffee beans over there (though my collection is growing faster than I can drink it). Lots of roasters there and I was definitely enjoying the coffee.
Asia (from my limited view) seems to have a great coffee scene if you can make your way there. Tokyo has famous roasters (I think) and coffee shops. And Jack from endorffeine (which I like a lot) goes to Bangkok and holds pop ups so I assume they’ve got a great scene too.
Conservatory for Coffee in Culver city is still in the 22 ish range per pound of course you can get 12 oz if you really want to.. They are my QPR champ
Hydrangea coffee Berkeley coffee roaster known for light to medium roasts with fruit forward flavors tried their peach dry ferment first trying to dial in grind size it’s pretty mild with decent acidity
I have a Coffee Advent Calendar from Denmark this year, which has been fun.
The amount of coffee included is for a 300 ml cup. I chose the option of ground coffee which I brew in a recyclable pouch. There was also a whole bean Advent Calendar option.
Today, I had a Honduran coffee from the Advent Calendar.
I also had a flat white in downtown London, Ontario today. The coffee shop uses 49th Parallel Beans.
A Cardamom Date Latte at Carbonic in Toronto. I am a Cardamom Latteaholic. I have tried around a dozen Cardamom Lattes across Ontario and Quebec. I keep a bottle of Scrappy’s Cardamom Bitters to add some cardamom to my coffees at home.
A hot Vietnamese coffee from Rustle and Still in Toronto today. Sweetened with condensed milk. This coffee shop also offers sweetened condensed coconut milk as an option to dairy condensed milk.
Moim Ethiopian. Great flavor and mouthfeel a little bit of funk. Did not get really any pineapple or apricot but more citrusy with a mild roasted flavor
Lol sometimes I feel like I wake up more refreshed when I have coffee in the evening! Honestly when I’m tired no amount of caffeine will keep me awake.
Yeah I am pretty caffiene sensitive usually only one cup a day before noon. I got a viet coffee because I was feeling extra tired and wanted to try it to see how it tasted. It was a big mistake slept so poorly last night.
I wish I could drink coffee in the evenings I’ve always wanted coffee or an espresso with dessert but it never works unless I know I am going to be staying up extra extra late which doesnt happen any more.
A lot of restaurants ignore dessert wines but that’s where I go when I have a great meal. A madiera or an Amaro can go great with our in place of dessert. Coffee at good restaurants can be very mid, you aren’t missing much!
, brewed in moka pot. The process of making espumita is weirdly satisfying.
