Roast Magazine has just given THE highest honor in the coffee industry to Coffee Klatch Roasting!
“Coffee Klatch embodies the soul and heart of a true micro-roaster. Roast magazine chose Coffee Klatch as our 2009 Micro Roaster of the Year because of their commitment to purchasing sustainable coffee, educating employees and customers as well as giving back to the coffee community. And they have some of the best roasted coffee in the country.”
- Roast magazine's Connie Blumhardt
The competition by Roast Magazine featured the top coffee roasters in the country, but when the grounds settled, Coffee Klatch simply had the best coffee. To see the article in its entirety, click here .
Our El Salvador La MontanaandFinca La Lainez , the COE #6, were both given scores of 92 this month from Ken Davids of Coffee Review! The La Montana review stated "Deep floral and sweet citrus aroma with hints of toast. Well-integrated acidity, with medium body and a silky mouthfeel. Complex yet delicate flavor notes include cherry, citrus, flowers and muted nut, with a long syrupy sweet finish."
Of our La Lainez, Ken noted: "Delicate, sweet-toned aroma: molasses, flowers, flowering grass. In the cup intense but sweetly balanced acidity, silky mouthfeel, lush floral and milk chocolate notes. Long, rich, chocolate-toned finish."
Through November, we have our La Montana 8oz bags at the special price of only $11 to celebrate its status as one of the 3 coffees that earned us our Roaster of the Year award. Enjoy!
Klatch "In the News" -Barista at Large, by Heather Perry
Click here to read about Heather Perry's recent travels from Honduras to Denmark, as written in this month's Barista Magazine.
The Perfect Latte
Ultimate Barista and Klatch Director of Training Heather Perry demonstrates on Culinary Media Network 'How to Pour the Perfect Latte'. Watch the video and enjoy. For additional training check out our class schedule.
Coffee Review says this about Coffee Klatch's Esmeralda Lot 9 : "Sweetly bright aroma, with tight-knit complexity: flowers, cocoa, honey, aromatic wood. In the cup lightly syrupy in mouthfeel, sweetly and lushly acidy but superbly balanced, with deep-toned night floral notes, orangy citrus and continued hints of cocoa and aromatic wood. Rich, flavor-saturated finish with a very slight astringency essentially lost in flowers."
The new crop of Carmen Estate Reserve earned a 91 from Coffee Review which stated: "hints of caramel, honey, fruit, toasted grains and chocolate. Bright, tangy acidity, with a full, elegant mouthfeel. A well balanced cup, tangy Key lime and juicy orange-like tones fade toward a round, satisfying sweetness. A clean aftertaste overall, with slight hints of melted milk chocolate lingering in the long finish."
Baristi from Coffee Klatch Roasting in San Dimas CA took all the top honors at the just completed Ultimate Barista Challenge held at the Western Foodservice Expo in Los Angeles.
Ultimate Barista and Two Time United States Barista Champion Heather Perry started the challenge with a dominating performance in the Latte Art Competition which featured two lattes, two machiattos and two creative drinks.The judges said her latte art “looked like someone painted it on” and loved the espresso flavor of her drinks.Heather said she featured the Klatch House Espresso because of its naturally sweet and chocolate flavor that cut through the milk and provided great crema for pouring her latte art.
Single-Origin Espresso - Find or Fad? Check Out Imbibe Magazine
In the current issue of Imbibe Magazine , Heather Perry discusses the potential, both the good and the not-so-much, of SO espresso. A hot trend right now, SO espresso was also featured recently on Coffee Review (.com). Heather assisted Ken Davids in evaluating 21 single-origin espressos.
The debate centers around the idea that a single bean can't possibly bring the balance of flavor and acidity that an artfully-blended group of them can. Those who enjoy the trend say it's more about tasting the origin's nuances, likening them to varietal wine differences and how regions can have such an impact on taste. Find Imbibe at your local news stand.
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