Holiday Blend

Holiday Blend is back and just in time. This blend features coffees from Central America and Africa. It is heavy and sweet with flavors of chocolate cherry cordial and spiced rum. Just what you need to get you though the holidays.

91pt. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

CoffeeReview.com just scored our Ethiopia Yirgacheffe 91 points. Check out our review here. Or click here buy the coffee. Or just come into our shop this Friday during Artswalk checkout some photography, listen to a little live music, while you sip on a cup of Yigracheffe that was brewed fresh for you.

Arts Walk Coffee and Music - Friday October 3rd 5:30-7:30

Hey all,

We'll be hosting some excellent music for Arts Walk next week on Friday October 3rd. Legendary local Mudcat will kick things off at 5:30 followed by local Americana group The Tilted Stilts.

We will also be showcasing some photographs by a local artist not to mention 2 beautifully restored classic commercial espresso machines vintage 1981 and 1976, restored by Espresso Parts NW.

If you are out and about on what should be a chilly evening stop by warm up with some Olympia Coffee and check out our happenings!

El Salvador- Santa Teresa IV, Nicolas Mountain

Our Cup of Excellence El Salvador is in the roastery. It arrived yesterday in separated 10 kilo bags, vacuum packed in El Salvador. Santa Teresa IV Nicolas Mountain is 100% Pacamara, a hybrid of the Maragogipe and Pacas varietals. This exceptional coffee has lively acidity, with flavors of dark chocolate, black currant, and sweet rhubarb. It will be roasted and available for purchase next Wednesday Sept. 24. Stop by for a fresh brewed cup or pick up a bag for home. We have an extremely limited supply so make sure to try some while its available.

Slow Food Nation 2008

What are you doing Labor Day Weekend?

The first ever Slow Food Nation event is being held August 29- September 1st in San Fransisco. So whats the big deal you ask? Well beyond being the largest celebration of food in America, Olympia Coffee will be represented in the Coffee Pavilion alongside some of Americas best coffee roasters. Roasters like Ritual, Ecco, Barefoot, Intelligentsia, Terrior, Stumptown, Verve and Zoka...... All I can say is WOW, how cool is that?

Olympia Coffee Roastings Coffees will be prepared as always on La Marzocco Espresso Machines and Clover Coffee Brewers, by some of the best Baristas in the country (and possibly the world ;-).

Andrew Barnett of Ecco Caffe, Eileen Hassi of Ritual, Tony Konecny of Tonx.org, and Brent Fortune of Crema Bakery, have put together a great effort to host the Coffee Pavilion. What a great group of dedicated coffee people!

Olympia Coffee will be there and so should you. Come Celebrate, Learn and Act to build a food system that is sustainable, just, and delicious. Join us in San Francisco this Labor Day Weekend for an unprecedented event!

Idido Misty Valley

As if it wasn't enough that we are roasting up the first of our Las Termopilas this week, we are also adding an outstanding Ethiopian coffee to our list of offerings. Misty Valley is a dry processed coffee from Idido, Yirgacheffe. It has an intoxicating floral perfume aroma, with flavors of blueberries, honey, and lemon. It's fresh roasted today, stop by and try this exquisite coffee.

Nicaragua Las Termopilas Direct

Later this week we will be getting a shipment of coffee from Finca Termopilas. We are very pleased to be able to bring this coffee back onto our offering sheet as the result of direct relationship with the producer of this coffee, Milton Canales. Bringing in coffee direct is a milestone for our company, and what better coffee to launch our first direct trade than Las Termopilas. This organic coffee was purchased through direct negotiation with the producer based on it's quality, fetching a price over 25% above Fair Trade price. Those of you who miss last years Cup of Excellence auction winning lot stop by next week, this years crop will continue to dazzle your taste buds. Our first roast of Las Termopilas will be available for purchase next Wednesday, July 30th. Stop by for a cup brewed fresh on our clover or pick up a pound for home.