Want to Explore the Seattle Coffee Scene?
Try Coffee Cuppings With Your Local Roaster
Attending coffee cuppings in Seattle is the best way to check out different roasters and cafes in the area! If you’re not familiar with coffee cuppings, they are events where roasters give you the grand tour of their roasting process, tasting the best selections of quality coffee along the way. It can be compared to a wine tasting for coffee!
Nearly every day of the week, you’ll be able to find a coffee cupping. Additionally, they are often free of charge! Cool, huh?
Here is a quick round up of some of the best coffee cuppings in Seattle.
There’s no better way to get acquainted with coffee culture in this area, and most often they are free events! If you’re looking for a way to get there without worrying about traffic or figuring out directions, be sure to check out Seattle Limo Bus.
What exactly happens at a cupping? You get to taste, smell, and experience coffee roast profiles that vary for any number of reasons. Sometimes the roaster is experimenting with a certain roast profile from a specific country.
The roaster can take a green bean from a specific country or countries and roast it a variety of ways. A coffee cupping allows you, the participant, to smell the fragrant ground beans, and then brew it.
By pouring hot water over the beans, a crust of beans will form. After breaking the crust that forms on top of the coffee, you smell and enjoy the coffee. Next, the crema is removed. This crema contains much of the gases of the coffee molecules which taste bitter. Next, you will sip the coffee. The coffee temperature can impact the flavor on your tongue, so its great to be able to try tasting the coffees as it cools.
Of course, each coffee cupping is different – that’s what makes it fun! You’ll receive tips on how to make the most out of your coffee cuppings with the guidance of your local coffee roaster!
Here is a round up of local Seattle Roasters and retailers that offer coffee cuppings:
Conduit Coffee Company:
2501 Westlake Ave N, Tuesdays at 2PM
Roy Street Coffee & Tea:
700 Broadway East, Mondays at 11AM
Victrola Coffee Roasters:
310 E Pike Street, Wednesdays at 11AM
Elm Coffee Roasters:
240 2nd Ave South, Wednesdays at 11AM
Slate Coffee Roasters:
1309 NE 45th Street, Thursdays at 1PM
Stumptown
1115 12th Avenue, daily at 3PM
Fulcrum Coffee:
4660 Ohio Ave S Suite A, Fridays at 1PM
Broadcast Coffee:
2515 S. Jackson St., Mondays at 1PM
