On Prospect

Oct 23, 2018

Humming alongside our single origin offerings, Prospect is one of two blends consistently featured on the Parlor menu. Carrying the banner as Parlor's signature blend, the dynamism of Prospect is rooted in our team's commitment to evaluating and shifting components in a coffee that always delivers with its sweet and bright expression. Floral and spiced notes are interlaced with caramel, milk chocolate, stewed pear and stone fruit in its current iteration for plenty of good vibrations. Current components: 50% Colombia Frontera de Acevedo50% Ethiopia Kilenso Mokonisa The image featured above—taken at the start of this month's sourcing trip to the Acevedo region of...

Founder's Notes From Acevedo

Jan 31, 2018

I’ve come to think of Acevedo as a frontier town—at its core, a main drag running along a central square on the jungle’s edge in the southern reaches of Colombia's Huila Department. Motorbikes crowd the streets, there are various shops, a handful of restaurants, butchers working on the sidewalk, and one hotel where the showers are as cold as an icy mountain stream. The dirt roads that spread up the mountains like capillaries lead to isolated hamlets, only accessible by horse, motorbike or 4x4 truck. At times, it's easiest to climb the path by foot. This month marked my fourth visit to the region since...

There's a first time for everything

Aug 28, 2014

This summer we opened the doors to our roastery and tasting room in Brooklyn. The buildout was a labor of love and we are proud to have our roastery open at last. With that project finally completed, we were able to break away from NYC in July to visit Colombia with the guide of one of our exporting partners. For several months leading up to our trip, we had been roasting a coffee known as San Sebastian which comes from a producer's group in La Plata in the department of Huila. Being our first trip to Colombia, it was only fitting that we visited the...

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