Ultimate Barista and Klatch Director of Training Heather Perry demonstrates on Culinary Media Newwork 'How to Pour the Perfect Latte'. Watch the video and enjoy. For additional training check out our class schedule .
The 2008 US Competition Espresso Is Here!
Now you can use what the pros use! For a limited time we're offering the 2008 US Competition Blend for only $12.95 / lb. We know you'll love it! Our resident 2-Time Barista Champ Heather Perry tied for Second Place at the National Championships in MN serving this espresso. Another great achievement for Heather! Our Experimental Espresso went through many changes as we perfected the blend that would become the 2008 US Competition Espresso . At one point we brought it to Berkeley, CA to the Western Regionals where it was awarded "Best Espresso". You may know it now as our "West's Best Spro ". But we weren't quite finished with it. Weeks of blending this and that and roasting to perfection created an espresso with spice, clean citrus, and a finish of chocolate and berry that we think is outstanding!
The results are in and Coffee Klatch has the highest-rated Brazil in this month's Coffee Review . From Fazenda Boa Vista , this one has a wonderful spice and citrus, chocolate and berry character. The review noted it was: "Balanced, complex, complete. The quiet but assertive acidity was praised as "balanced" by co-cupper Ted Stachura (93) and "sweet, rich, integrated" by Ken (94). The mouthfeel was "juicy" (Ted), the aroma and cup showed a crisply sweet complex of dry berry, cocoa, flowers, citrus, nut. Long, deep, chocolate-toned finish."
We at Coffee Klatch are observing Earth Day by reminding us all of the importance of supporting Organic and Fair Trade coffee growers. Organic coffee is grown without pesticides or chemicals, using composting and other natural methods that benefit the environment.
Customers Help Develop Winning Espresso Blend at WRBC
Coffee Klatch Roasting's Experimental Espresso #031 was awarded Best Espresso at the just concluded Western Regional Barista Competition held March 28 to 30th.
Back in February, Heather and Roast Master Mike Perry started soliciting the help of their online customers to get feedback on some of their favorite coffees and espresso blends. Heather and Mike used this feedback to modify and tweak the blends until they came up with Experimental Espresso #031, and while we're thrilled to have been judged "Best Espresso in the West", the experiment is not over. Our efforts continue as we search for the perfect blend. Keep trying those blends and keep the feedback coming!
Help Create the Next Competition Espresso
As competition season approaches here at the Klatch we are preparing by continuing our search for the next great espresso, and this year, we want your help.
Now through April we will be selling an Experimental Espresso Blend and we want your feedback. Every time you order a pound of the experimental blend you will get a bag with a batch number and nothing else. The blend will be everything from single estates, to single origins, to a blend with four or five origins.
Coffee Klatch Roasting celebrates Starbucks store closures with free coffee for everyone
San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 19, 2008 – Coffee Klatch Roasting's two retail coffee shops in San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga will offer free coffee to customers on Tuesday, February 26th from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM PST in celebration of Starbucks' planned 3-hour closure for espresso training.... Coffee Klatch, invites the public to visit for an opportunity to taste expertly crafted espresso beverages and exclusive coffees from exotic locales
San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 21, 2008 – Just two days after Coffee Klatch Roasting of San Dimas, California announced that it would serve free coffee at its two coffee shops in Southern California when all U.S. Starbucks company-owned stores close on February 26 for employee retraining, hundreds of independent coffee shops and small chain locations have followed suit to announce similar promotions, creating a nationwide movement to drive coffee consumers to local coffeehouses.
The results are in and Coffee Klatch has the highest-rated Brazil in this month's Coffee Review . From 
As competition season approaches here at the Klatch we are preparing by continuing our search for the next great espresso, and this year, we want your help. 
San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 19, 2008 – Coffee Klatch Roasting's two retail coffee shops in San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga will offer free coffee to customers on Tuesday, February 26th from 5:30 PM until 8:30 PM PST in celebration of Starbucks' planned 3-hour closure for espresso training.... Coffee Klatch, invites the public to visit for an opportunity to taste expertly crafted espresso beverages and exclusive coffees from exotic locales
San Dimas, California (Market Wire) February 21, 2008