Oak Cliff Coffee: Dallas, TX

I received an email from Shannon to let us know about their roasting company.  He writes,

I just wanted to let y’all know about us.  We’re a specialty roaster in Oak Cliff (Dallas).  We deliver in Oak Cliff and ship anywhere.  And deal mostly with Fair Trade, Direct Trade and Organic/Natural coffee.

We’re only online right now but we’re looking to open a shop soon.

Thanks,
Shannon Neffendorf
Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters

I poked around a bit on their website, and found this in the “About us” section:

Coffee initially became a passion of ours because of the conversations and connections with family, friends and new acquaintances that it facilitates. The passion grew into roasting high quality coffee beans and sharing the passion with others. Coffee, much like life, should not simply be about what you consume but also what you can create.

We desire to create a great coffee experience from aroma to taste to conversation through our beans. Also to do our part, however small it may be, to create a better quality of life for the most crucial aspect of a good cup of coffee, the farm it’s grown on.

Thanks for telling us about your roasting outfit, Shannon.

Oak Cliff Coffee has been added to the list of Roasters.

Panther City Coffee is closed… and selling their wares.

The beloved Panther City Coffee is gone, but a piece of it can live on.

Everything is for sale.

Please see the thread here

Cold Brewing With Style: Coffee Snob Cold Brewer

I saw a picture of someone’s home espresso shrine, and noticed a cold brewer that looked very similar to the larger version I saw in pictures of Blue Bottle’s “$20,000 Coffee Brewer” (which is really a very very expensive heating element paired with some normally priced vac pots)… the cold brewer is made by the same company, and thus, it matches the vac-pot bar.

This smaller home version of the elegent design got me curious, and so I started hunting, and came across this little gem.

This is the Coffee Snob Cold Drip Coffee Maker.

You may already be familiar with the Toddy style brewer, which differs in design just a bit.

With the Toddy brewer, ground coffee is steeped in cold water overnight, and then filtered through a cloth filter.

The Coffee Snob brewer drips cold water ever so slowly through a cup containing ground coffee at the speedy rate of about 1 drop per second. (yippie!)

The result (like the Toddy) is a concentrated brew unlike any brew method relying on hot water for extraction.

While Cold Brewing has many fans, the previously available home versions have left much to desire in visual appeal.

The Coffee Snob does the job in a roughly 2ft. tall package that adds elegance and miles of style.  Guaranteed to spark a little conversation for converts and future converts alike.

And best of all, Coffee Snob is a company located here in Texas.  Manchaca (near Austin), no less.

They are available for purchase online, or at Monkey See, Monkey Do located at 1712 S. Congress in Austin.

I just couldn’t resist sharing this with you.  A new discovery for me, possibly not for some others, but certainly interesting nonetheless.

www.Coffee-Snob.com

Houston Coffee Geek meetup: Sunday, May 25 3pm

TXCP forums member petunia clued me in to this meeting.

See the original thread on CoffeeGeek.com

I’d been following the progress of its planning for awhile, but I missed the finalization.

Catalina Coffee
3pm
Sunday, May 25th

Be there, or be square.

Catalina Coffee
2201 Washington Avenue
Houston, TX
77007

Kohana Coffee: Austin, TX

I received an email from a Piper Jones on behalf of Kohana Coffee desiring that they be added to our list of roasters.  I added them to the list yesterday, and am just making the announcement today.

Would love to be listed on your site as a Texas roaster. We’re located in Austin, have been in business approx 18 months and are in love with great coffee.

Done!

I found this statement from their website in the “About” section:

Inspired to bring incredible coffee moments to every day life, we founded Kohana Coffee. Teaming up with some of the best
in the industry, we buy only the finest beans, including our core Hawaiian beans, and use the proper slow roasting technique to alleviate any bitter or acidic aftertaste. And because specialty coffee should be enjoyed by all, you’ll find Kohana coffees available at affordable prices.

There are also quite a few “testimonials” for their decaf espresso blend.  It might be worth checking out for those who need to lay off the caffeine from time to time (or all the time).

Welcome to the list.


www.kohanacoffee.com