Perth Coffee Blog

CafeSmart 2012 - Help Solve Homlessness

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:42:44 +0800

At Ristretto and Howard Strteet Coffee we’re really pleased to break our (newsletter) silence...

TASTE INVADERS!

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:08:31 +0800

TASTE INVADERS!: A coffee take on an Arcade Classic; you as the Last Barista have an important...

Winners! Congratulations to locals John Craft, right (Ristretto...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:10:49 +0800

Winners! Congratulations to locals John Craft, right (Ristretto Coffee Roasters, 160 Central Arcade) and David Christie, centre (Howard Street Coffee, by Ristretto) who came 1st and 3rd respectively at Last Weekend’s Coffee Cup-Tasting championship. John’s off to Melbourne with travel and accommodation costs paid and free entry into the national finals at the Melbourne International Coffee Expo in May. The two are pictured with Jay Holland, left (Roaster, Five Senses Coffee Rockingham) who came in a solid second.

Eat Drink Perth - The Thousands Coverage

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:03:00 +0800

Eat Drink Perth - The Thousands Coverage: Main man Seb at 160 Central pours a whatever (great shot...

Ristretto Coffee Roasters @ 160 Central Arcade and Howard Street...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:16:01 +0800

Ristretto Coffee Roasters @ 160 Central Arcade and Howard Street Coffee by Ristretto @ 22 Howard Street are participating in the City of Perth’s monthlong Eat Drink Perth food festival in March. Please visit us for your coffees and mention the festival for a free piece of fruit in the mornings and enter the draw to win 6 months of free daily coffee - there’s also more which we will share with you instore and online early next week. There’s some great activities going on across the month, including our coffee classes @ Howard St (1st class already 3/4 booked with a second later on in March), find out more at http://eatdrinkperth.showmeperth.com.au/

We are pleased to announce that Ristretto Coffee Roasters and...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:00:05 +0800

We are pleased to announce that Ristretto Coffee Roasters and Howard Street Coffee, by Ristretto will be collecting for Grounds for Health in February and March this year.

The Grounds for Health (GFH) rallies the coffee community to support women’s health services in coffee-growing countries. This international non-profit collaborates with coffee cooperatives and local health officials, working to eradicate cervical cancer, which kills more women in developing regions than any other form of cancer.

Collecting will give GFH a presence in our store, develop awareness of Women’s health issues at coffee origin, and provide a means to support the initiative (via donations).

Later on in the year GFH conducts a green coffee auction that we hope to participate in given we can address the logistical demands/ cost of returning 1-4 bags of coffee to us here in Perth!

News: Quality New Season Brazil Coffees

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:00:05 +0800

Here’s a link to an Article in the WSJ with some comment around the appeal of new season high...

Espresso/ Coffee Lab Courses, Perth - commencing March 2012

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0800

Update 4/3/12: There are two (2) spots in this Saturdays (10/3/12) class, and six (5) spots for...

New Coffees Enroute

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:01:05 +0800

We are expect a swag of new crop coffees to land. Most will go into a new iteration of our lurved...

What a week in El Salvador! For now, will share that it was...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:16:00 +0800

What a week in El Salvador! For now, will share that it was tremendous with lots of great people met and of course some outstanding coffees from really dedicated farmers and mills cupped. What’s stuck in my mind was the standard of quality and a number of coffees that were delicious, sweet and clean. Tasted fresh crop of some of the farms we enjoyed last season; San Jose, Las Mercedes and La Montana and some great contributions from a number of smaller farmers bent on improving their land and practices with tremendous result. Lots from the visit should land at Ristretto Coffee Roasters, Perth around July-August. Details to follow!

March 2012 update: Expect some photo images instore any day! We look forward to sharing some information about the experience and what it means for the coffee in your morning cup at Ristretto and Howard Street Coffee.

Supporting Coffee Kids

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:05:00 +0800

We are pleased to announce our support to Coffeekids.org that will see Ristretto Coffee Roasters,...

Sydneysidin’ in style sipping some delicious specialty...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0800

Sydneysidin’ in style sipping some delicious specialty coffee around Surrey Hills and Darlinghurst with a diversion off to see the Alchemist of Marrickville! Yummy. These Sydneycoffeesiders really know how to play it. No more overdosed salty espresso. Expect more juicy, flavoursome cups with a nice work out between sweetness and acidity. That’s what you can experience from coffee today.

Two new recent Sydney Coffee Openings in Darlinghurst/ Surrey...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:02:00 +0800

Two new recent Sydney Coffee Openings in Darlinghurst/ Surrey Hills - Rueben Hills and Sample Coffee. Find ‘em! Add these to 3-4 others and you have one serious coffee trail of great tasting quality cups.

Roasting and offering great coffees is an honour, cant wait for...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:12:59 +0800

Roasting and offering great coffees is an honour, cant wait for opening!

Ristretto Coffee Roasters are at the Laneway Night Markets on...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:28:03 +0800

Ristretto Coffee Roasters are at the Laneway Night Markets on Sat 28th and Sunday 29th of Jan - Join us:)

What: Laneway Night Markets

When: Saturday 28 January 5-10pm and Sunday 29 January 3-8pm

Where: Hook and Lock Lanes, Northbridge

Celebrate Fringe World Summer Nights and Chinese New Year by shopping your evening away at the Laneway Night Markets. Jam packed with over 45 curious stalls each night, find loads of scrumptious wares from local artists and designers plus some dishes to tickle the taste buds. One of Perth’s more unusual market places, Hook and Lock Lane provide the perfect backdrop to hunt for the obscure and extraordinary late into the night.

The event is a pre-opening of our new Coffee Roastery and walk-up coffee and espresso bar window (more info soon). We’ll be flowin’ pour overs, breaking’ cold coffee brews and popin’ many an Aeorpress. Past the prep method expect a swag of craft roasted fine coffees - full of flavour, enjoyable and meets the mark for Truly Good Coffee. You’ll be able to buy roasted coffee and equipment to take home too!

Website: www.onwilliam.com.au/markets Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/298676280174521/

New Coffee Arrival - Los Congos from San Fernando in Nicaragua....

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:09:00 +0800

New Coffee Arrival - Los Congos from San Fernando in Nicaragua. Check for the large “pacamara” arabica bean variety and clean wild character. Right now sitting down typing this and enjoying as a long black (rounded grapefruit notes). Tried with milk (more savory, tobacco and crisp) and espresso (good sweetness, full mouthfeel, syrupy, some tropical fruit and floral notes). Courtesy of farmer Rene Paguaga.

Update 2nd March 2012: We have been enjoying the last (final) two roast batches of Los Congos - it has been incredibly sweet and held true to the grapefruit and caramel flavours, its been an exciting and somewhat unique coffee to offer in recent times. We look for more unique Arabica varietals to offer around mid year. For now, we have the last few kilograms to offer in store from 5th March at Howard Street and 160 Central Locations.

A Christmas Flowering… Right up there with marshmallows,...

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:04:43 +0800

A Christmas Flowering… Right up there with marshmallows, unicorns, clean white teeth, laundered and starched aprons… our Arabica Typica variety coffee plants have started to flower, albeit a little late. Nice to have these crisp, brilliant white, sweeeet, star shaped blossems out. We’re excited - we’ve been nursing these babies for just over a year. With a little luck we’ll have some ripe cherries in a few months. Off to consult the text books and ask around.

Ristrettos Vs Espressos

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:15:00 +0800

We are arranging a bit of a get together at Howard Street Coffee this Friday (16th December) at...

Fazenda Rainha wins Brasil Cup of Excellence 2011

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:42:00 +0800

We were really pleased to learn of Fazenda Rainha’s win of the Brazil Cup of Excellence over...

Just returned from Sumatra. We are participating in a coffee...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:10:00 +0800

Just returned from Sumatra. We are participating in a coffee development project focused towards selective picking and controlled processing. The targeted outcomes include cups that are cleaner in taste, with less Sumatran “funk” from processing and more character of the coffee itself resulting in a clearer distinction of varietal and terroir across single farms and small groups of farmers. We certainly had some top cups scoring around 88pts. Finding clear notes of blackberry and also cranberry in two examples that we hope to bring to fruition in approx 700kg micro-lots. Sumatrans of this quality are enjoyable - lush and sweet and flavoursome with the Sumatran character in check. Some examples will be cupped at Ristretto 160 Central on Friday 18th Nov @ 130pm. There’s plans for a short presentation and further cupping too in the near future.