A belated, but hearty thanks to Keith at Victrola for, well, generally being a great guy who obviously cares about his craft. And to Jen and Chris for creating a business that gives that passion a place to grow. Not that there are any questions about it, but it clearly shows in their cafes and their coffee that they are passionate about what they do. And on top of it, they are very welcoming as well… It just great.
Anyway, I was Seattle last week and had happened into meeting Keith (Victrola’s roaster) on Wednesday when I had a couple early morning hours to get a good coffee…We had a good conversation about coffees, roasting, drum and roaster design and just things. And he was gracious enough to invite me back for a cupping of their Panama auction lot later that day. Sadly, I couldn’t make it then, but he offered to re-arrange his cupping schedule so I could make it back on Friday. I fully appreciate that he was willing to accommodate my schedule - even though showed up right when they were trying to figure out why they had a ton of water pouring down the inside of their walls, and into the roasting room… turns out there was a crazy leak in their ceiling! (I hope that got fixed pretty painlessly…)
So, we cupped some real nice coffees—particrually their Yirg, a Columbian and a new Retro Mandheling that was quite nice and crisply spicy. I was in between one place and another, so was in a bit of a hurry (turned out I didn’t need to rush, shit) so when I left, I totally forgot that I’d meant to get a lb of the Columbian—it’s sweet, nice nutty balance kinda made be wanna drink it all week—espically since I haven’t been placing that much attention on Columbians lately… Ahh well, next time, cause I will be back in.
Thanks again and best of luck with that leak.
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