It's August, and things are quiet here in Austin, as they generally are during the dog days. UT kids are gone for the summer, families are on vacation, and anyone still around is hiding out in air-conditioned or water-filled spaces—or both. It's the calm before the storm of Austin fall, back-to-school, UT football, ACL Fest, etc... | | As a coffee roaster in Austin, August is always a good month for a reset. A great time to start a new project, introduce a new product, or just work on getting the ship right in anticipation of the busy months ahead. At Little City, August also represents a reset in our seasonal coffee program. Fresh coffees are arriving from Central America and parts of East Africa and harvests are in full swing in South America. That means lots of travel, lots of cupping, and lots of great new releases in the months ahead. This month we are featuring an amazing microlot from a new partner in Nicaragua and taking a deeper look at the current components in our classic Congress Avenue blend. | | Featured Microlot: Finca Zeledón, Nicaragua Isabel Arauz Zeledón and Victoria Del Socorro Salgado Montenegro are members of Gold Mountain Coffee Growers, a direct trade farming collective that helps to connect growers of high-quality specialty coffee directly with coffee roasters and other buyers around the world. This fully washed microlot from Isabel and Victoria's farm, Finca Zeledón, is composed of Caturra Estrella and Red Catuaí varieties, showcasing lots of blueberry juiciness, a sweet and floral aroma like wildflower honey, and a tart refreshing finish akin to cranberries or pomegranate… [read more] | | Roaster's Choice: Congress Avenue Named for the historic street where Little City began, Congress Avenue is our signature blend and our best seller. A well-balanced, medium-roast blend with sweet flavors of caramel and milk chocolate, it embodies our motto, "everyone deserves a great cup of coffee." As with all our blends, we rotate its components seasonally to ensure freshness and consistency year round… [read more] | | 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 August's features by using the code below: | |  | Offer valid 8/1 – 8/31 for Finca Zeledón and Congress Avenue. $25 minimum purchase. One use per customer. | | | | |
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