Ask the Roastmaster

What bean/blend do you guys serve at the L.A. Farm restaurants? It’s quite yummy.

By JC on 02.06.08 10:19 pm

Hi JC,

I believe you are speaking of the Farm of Beverly Hills. If so, that is our Double B (Blue Bottle) Blend, a Viennese Style roast of Mexico Chiapas and Guatemala Antigua Estate coffees. Glad you like!

By Sol on 02.09.08 12:18 am

Can I grind Kenya AA coffee very fine and use it as Expresso?

By Cesare on 03.19.08 10:07 pm

Thanks for your question, Cesare! While you can use Kenya AA as Espresso, we wouldn’t recommend it, due to its high acidity and wet method processing. In fact, very few single origin coffees make good espressos; the best espresso is a blend of several different single origin coffees. However, if you want to try a single origin coffee for Espresso, we can recommend our Brazil FVA Natural Dry.

By Sol on 03.20.08 5:03 pm

I’m the guy that rode a gas bicycle to
your place from Long Beach CA. After roasting and sampling your coffee I’m
completely hooked. It makes this Gevalia and Boca Java stuff taste vastly inferior. It’s the smoothest most delicious coffee I’ve ever tasted. The lady at your 213 number is the only reason that I could buy the beans my thanks to her for the invaluable help. I should wait after the roast to grind them up but I had to try it out of curiosity and they are magnificent. Thanks again for everything. B.

By Bob D. on 05.08.08 11:47 pm

Just received my Panama Estate couldn’t wait to taste it although I know it’s best to wait a while after roasting. Finest cup bar none that I have tasted to date. Even risking life and limb on a bike from Long Beach to the Jefferson St. factory is well worth it after sampling my new batch. Customer for life and them some. B. Thanks. P.S. I’m not related in any way to these folks, in fact I have never met them. Their coffee speaks for itself.

By Bob D. on 05.13.08 9:27 pm

What blends do Nate and Al use? I thought they were very good, and I am interested in using them in my shop up in Paso Robles.
Thank you!

By Lauren on 10.14.08 2:20 pm