Kona Coffee Purveyors - first discovered them a couple years ago and they continue to grow in popularity. Not only is the coffee excellent, but their pastries are a work of art. They buy coffee from Kona and do their own roasting. I really enjoyed their Kopiko estate.

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I've tried a bunch of local Holiday Blends and this is my favorite so far. Deep, rich, and sweet is the best way I can describe it. Good job Redhawk Coffee.

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Finally made it through my stash to get to Commonplace Coffee Fabio Caballero washed Honduran. This was a limited release for the company's anniversary. It was in collaboration (sourced) with Dynamic Coffee.  If I would have known it was going to be this good I would have picked up more bags. It is a light to medium roast, very smooth, silky body and sweet. I mean naturally sweet. You can taste the honey notes pretty clearly. My daughter tried it and said she could also pickup, a little fainter, the rosewater. If it comes up again I would highly reckons grabbing a bag.

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Tried another coffee I brought back from Seattle. It was an Olympia Coffee Natural Ethiopian. This is one I picked up at Seattle Coffee Gear store in Kirkland WA. It turned out to be a great cup of coffee. Sweet and fruity on the front end with a dark chocolate taste at the end. It had a nice smooth medium to medium light body. I would highly recommend it.

Tried Ghost Coffee Collab Unfinished Business Blend this morning. I was excited to try it and it didn't disappoint. The current mix is a washed Guatemalan and natural Columbian blend. The flavor notes say red apple, nougat and Caramel, which to my taste buds seems spot on. Very smooth with the Caramel sweetness and the red apple acidity at the end. A great way to start your day. I will definitely be picking this up again.

This week enjoyed one of my favorite blends, Southern Weather from Onyx Coffee Lab. If your a coffee geek and you haven't tried Onyx do yourself a favor and get some. Pick any coffee, they are all excellent.

I really have developed a taste for Honduran coffee and I really enjoy honey processing so this was a winner in my book. I could taste the cherry, but I also some darker honey notes. It was a good medium body with sweet aftertaste. I would highly recommend it.

Tried Commonplace Coffee Nicaraguan Natural processed Yellow Catuai coffee this morning. I got the beans out of the freezer. (yes, you can freeze beans but I wouldn't recommend freezing ground coffee) and gave this coffee a long overdue go. I think I'm gonna add this one to my favorite list. It was a nice medium roast, with a full but soft body, not overpowering at all. I could taste the cherry touched by a smooth sweet finish. The natural processing, gaves it that pleasant sweet acidity. I would highly recommend giving this one a try!

Trying Commonplace Coffee Finca Los Lesquines Honduras Honey processed. Really enjoying this. Always been a fan of honey processed. Taste the nuttiness first then the chocolate. Very good medium body and nice lingering mouth feel. Really starting to enjoy all the Honduran coffees I have been trying. Will definitely be picking this up again.

Learned about Mayorga Coffee from their Mayan Blend I bought at Costco. Looked them up on the web and ordered their Bolivia Caranavi Light Roast. I was impressed. Sweet, smooth, with a silky body and a pleasent slight acidity at the end. I will definetly be trying more of their offerings in the future.

Outstanding. Smooth, medium body, with very nice sweetness. Highly recommend you check the place out.

Had the pleasure of brewing up 19 Coffee Company Rwanda Kawa Yaca Natural processed. Perfect for a Sunday morning bright pleasant zing in its acidity, light but lingering body, honey sweetness, no bitterness whatsoever, and a pleasant lingering aftertaste. Bravo 19 Coffee Company!

Wow this is like a sweet breakfast. Colombia Narino Wilton Garcia. Honey processed. Light Roast. Smell on grinding is amazing. Roasters tasting notes Strawberry, Blackberry, and Jam. It is sweet with a surprisingly fuller body than I would expect with a light roast. Taste the strawberry and jam but also tastes like honey. Nice acidity. My new favorite 19 Coffee Company coffee. ☕️. Well done!

I had the pleasure of trying Big Island Coffee Roaster's Kona Bloom this morning. It is a light to medium roast, made from washed heritage typica beans grown in beautiful Kona, Hawaii. I thoroughly enjoyed its smooth and silky body, with notes of milk chocolate and faint honey. While all Kona coffee is very pricey, but if you're going to treat yourself this is a roaster that you can't go wrong with.

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Friend from Boston sent me some Gracenote Coffee washed Colombian. Never heard of this roaster but the coffee was fantastic. Smooth, silky, sweet, and really taste the toffee. I am looking forward to trying more of their coffee.

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Trying the Ka'u Coffee Mill Medium Roast from Hawaii. I think their website has the tasting notes correct on this one.

"Bright aroma, delicate but authoritative, with a rich and sweet acidity.
First, you will note the classic fruit/floral aromatics that lean toward chocolate. In the first sip, you will taste the complex and balanced flavor with notes of plum and citrus, which then cleanly carry through into the long, sweet finish."

This is a fairly new coffee area on the Big Island South East of Kona. It was a sugar cane area until the late 1990s, now growing Macadamia nuts and coffee. If you want to try a less expensive alternative to Kona, I would give this a try.

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One to try if you're in Honolulu is Knots Coffee Roasters Hawaii. It is located in Queen Kapiʻolani Hotel Waikīkī Beach near the Zoo. It is a great little shop with outstanding coffee. They use well-known Big Island Roasters for their coffee. They have Kona, Maui, and a signature blend that is a mix of Nicaragua, Columbia, Peru, and Kona. The blend was very good.

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One to try if you're in Honolulu is Knots Coffee Roasters Hawaii. It is located in Queen Kapiʻolani Hotel Waikīkī Beach near the Zoo. It is a great little shop with outstanding coffee. They use well-known Big Island Roasters for their coffee. They have Kona, Maui, and a signature blend that is a mix of Nicaragua, Columbia, Peru, and Kona. The blend was very good.

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Very rich and smooth coffee, full body, with a chocolate and stone fruit notes

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Lighter roast, honey processed, sweet with a pleasent acidity of a green apple and sweetness of plum.

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Very nice, medium roast, sweet, yet a full body and lots of nuanced flavors.

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A nice blend from Colombino Farmers. COCORA Signature Drip Coffee Blend is a mix of Washed & Lactic Natural Processes. Velvety body. I taste cocoa nibs and stone fruit. Nice morning choice.

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Stumptown is always good. This is a very nice coffee.

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Stopped by Honeybee Coffee and Donut House in Summersville WV today. Great little place. They use a local WV roaster, Cherry River Roasting Company. The coffee was excellent. I tried the Honduras Santa Lucia washed. Strong milk chocolate and pleasent nuttiness. Medium roast, rich and smooth body. No bitter after taste. Highly recommend the place and the coffee.

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Had a great blend from Cardinal Coffee Roasters, a small roaster out of Greensburg. Casa Blend a combination of coffees from Brazil, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Perfect morning blend. Solid medium body, with good mouth feel, milk chocolatey, slight berry sweetness. Really solid morning coffee.

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Medium roast, good silky body, slight sweetness like raw honey, strong milk chocolate taste. I can detect a faint plum flavor. Overall a good morning blend to get you moving in the morning.

Stopped by Yinz Coffee (no affiliation) today to check them out. A coffee shop after my own heart. Great 'Burgh place. Negative pretentiousness with Excellent coffee. Had their Colombian blend, which had a nice smooth, sweet, full body. 19 Coffee is their roaster. A coffee shop for regular hard working Yinzers!

Stopped by Yinz Coffee (no affiliation) today to check them out. A coffee shop after my own heart. Great 'Burgh place. Negative pretentiousness with Excellent coffee. Had their Colombian blend, which had a nice smooth, sweet, full body. 19 Coffee is their roaster. A coffee shop for regular hard working Yinzers!

Briefly in Morgantown WV and stopped by Mountaineer Roasting Co. Tried their 1863 House-blend on Drip. It was a Columbian blend. Nice and smooth with a hint of sweetness and a touch of acidity. They roast their own beans and have a good variety of coffees. If you're in Morgantown give them a try.

Stopped by a South Hills favorite this morning, Reginald's Coffee. It is a old school house in Bethel Park. It is a great space. Clean and very welcoming. No fear of being sent to the Principle's office today. They do their own roasting. I tried their light roast Kenyan and thought it was quite good. Medium light body with a pleasant acidity and some sweetness. On Friday and Saturday they have Oram's donuts which is just an added bonus. They had lots of cool coffee stuff for sale for us coffee obsessed. If you find yourself in the South Hills check them out.