Journal

Photo by Jamii Coffee  -------- With the (re)launch of this natural processed Kenyan coffee from Imani Farm, we wanted to share a little bit of information about this coffee, it’s history, and some updates about the importer who shared it with us. This short blog post will primarily be a summary of the information that Jamii has provided us, with maybe some of our thoughts sprinkled in here and there. However, we recommend that you take a look at the farm’s website, where you can learn more about this coffee straight from the people who grew it. Here’s some of our main...

Photo by Jasmine Chavez  -------- Yamid’s name is not new around the D-dub roastery, and if you’ve had our coffees before, his name might not be new for you either. We’ve had the privilege of having Yamid’s coffees in our lineup at least three times in the past, and we're back at it again with this lovely fourth iteration. We don’t know how he does it, but every year, this coffee tastes better than the previous year. We have a word for coffees like this, and as a coffee drinker around the Portland area, I’ll guarantee you’ve seen it used...

This is not the first time we’ve offered coffee from the Demeka Becha washing station. For those of you who have been following along with us (y’all are the best, btw), you might remember we’ve offered a couple iterations of their washed processed coffees in the past. With the launch of this natural process, we currently have both iterations available at the same time - a washed process and a natural process. Read on to learn a little bit about what makes these coffees taste so different from each other, and if you can swing it, grab a bag of each, brew...

We just turned 11! On one hand, we’re feeling extremely humbled and appreciative for our amazing staff and customers who’ve been part of the ride. On the other hand, we’re at that age where we have to watch what we eat, and if we were to eat too much candy in one sitting, well, we just can’t do that anymore. But we figured it out - we found a way to satisfy our birthday sweet tooth while also celebrating in our favorite way - roasting and sharing coffee.  For our special birthday release, we bought a couple different lots from...