Howdy coffee friends! It's March, and fresh coffees from South America are continuing to roll in, including this month's fantastic featured microlot from El Vergel in Colombia. We'll be in Guatemala and Mexico in the coming weeks, as their harvests start to wind down, to visit partners and cup fresh offerings, so stay tuned to our blog and social media for updates from our travels.
In addition to El Vergel, we're featuring our Messenger Espresso as this month's Roaster's Choice. I've talked a lot in the past about the origin story of our espresso blend and its components, but this time around I started thinking about my personal relationship with espresso and realized I've got a long way to go... [+] read more | | Featured Microlot: Colombia El Vergel Brothers Elias and Shady Bayter first came to Little City a few years ago while visiting Austin after taking a Q grader class in Houston. Their instructor, a mutual friend and colleague, recommended that we meet and that we might enjoy some of the unique profiles that the brothers were offering. And boy, was he right! | | Our current offering from the Brothers Bayter is the result of an anaerobic natural process that they lovingly call "Guava Banana." The name started as a joke, a play on a Gringo visitor's attempted pronunciation of the tropical fruit guanabana (aka soursop) that grows amongst the coffee trees at El Vergel... [+] read more | | Roaster's Choice: Messenger Espresso What can I say (or write) about the origin of our Messenger Espresso's name that I haven't already? To read about Gen X's fastest folks and their deep connection to our original Congress Avenue shop, check out my blog post from last June.
The blend combines a pulped natural Brazilian for a chocolatey and syrupy foundation, a natural Ethiopian with fruity and floral notes, and a washed Colombian coffee for caramel sweetness and a pop of refreshing citric acidity. The result is a complex but balanced shot that is full-bodied, sweet, juicy, and bright.
And no worries if you don't have an espresso machine. In our opinion, the brewed version of this coffee is also fantastic and highlights its complexity just as effectively as its pressure-extracted counterpart. | | | As a reminder, you can purchase our featured coffees à la carte or as part of our Roaster's Choice and Microlot Subscriptions. Plus, as a subscriber, you get a special discount on our featured coffees each month. Take 10% off March's features by using the code below: | |  | | Offer valid 3/1 – 3/31 for El Vergel and Messenger only. | | | | |
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