It was a year ago, while planning a cruise in the Caribbean, I did a quick google-search, curious if any of my ports-of-call had any specialty coffee. How stoked was I, when I saw that just a few meters from the cruiseship port in Charlotte-Amalie in St. Thomas, USVI was a ping on the map … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Virgin Islands Coffee

If you’re scratching your head trying to figure out who is Bright Jenny Coffee Roasters, let me explain! Situated along the shores of Lake Okanagan is the city of Kelowna, BC. Kelowna is a summer holiday hot-spot and one of my favourite cities to visit when I make the trek out from Calgary to Vancouver … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Bright Jenny

Back in October 2019 I had the chance while down in Phoenix to get a sneak peak at the buildout of Mythical Coffee Roasters located in Gilbert. Eric & Kat were gracious hosts who shared their dreams for this new cafe and I had the chance to enjoy a few coffees before heading home with … More Coffee Roasters of the Month – Mythical Coffee

Given the crazy times we find ourselves in, and my sincere desire to strongly champion local in every way possible, I knew that this month’s feature for our Coffee Roaster of the Month needed to be very local…as in here in Calgary. The coffee community in Canada only continues to get stronger, and I know … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Collective Coffee

Always Extra. Luminous Coffee Roasters has taken the specialty coffee scene by storm in 2019 and now into early 2020. Their coffee is truly incredible, their packaging is next-level (did somebody say Chinese take-out boxes), and Mason & Lexus who are the team behind Luminous are two of the most passionate and creative people I … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Luminous

It never ceases to amaze me the ways in which I get connected to various coffee roasters. You may recall that back in June I took a trip down to Texas and had the chance to visit Forth Worth for part of a day. I didn’t have a lot of time to visit all of … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Buon Giorno

Welcome to 2020! And welcome to the first Coffee Roaster of the Month for a new year. You might have never heard of the small Northern California town of Ukiah (or be able to pronounce it) but this sleepy town of just over 15,000 is crushing it when it comes specialty coffee. I reached out to … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Black Oak

If you were one of the fortunate ones to attend Beanstock in Vancouver back in October than you probably found yourself at some point connecting with Jeremy from French Press Coffee Roasters! One of the storylines that seemed to emerge from that festival was a few of his coffees that quickly became crowd favourites. This … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – French Press

Let me tell you a little story behind our November “Coffee Roaster of the Month”. There’s no denying that the specialty coffee community is a tight-knit one. And I think on top of that it’s amazing how small this coffee community can feel sometimes (in a good way). Like many of you know, I get … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Pair Cupworks

I didn’t have to look far to find our Coffee Roaster of the Month for October, because these guys are as local as you get! I am so thrilled to be able to feature none other than Rosso Coffee Roasters this month on the blog. Back in August I had the chance to sit down one-on-one … More Coffee Roaster of the Month – Rosso