For the past 4 Unblurred, First Friday's on Penn, we have had local artists, mostly singers/songwriters do a 2 hour show. Our events were never really a hit despite talented artists singing their hearts out. In all honesty, there's been so many other aspects of the business we have been overwhelmed with that we didn't really dedicate much creative time for this monthly event. As we hosted Sprodown 09', we had an epiphany. First, we were pleasantly surprised to see this many people interested in tasting and learning more about espresso. Secondly, we realized we should offer this opportunity on a more consistent basis for customers, but with controlled variables ( not that madness is not fun ). We have been discussing doing coffee cuppings at Voluto amongst ourselves for some time, but many local shops already offer this. While coffee cuppings are still an option, and something that we're still somewhat interested in, we are much more excited about our new focus for the Unblurred...
DECONSTRUCTED @ VOLUTO COFFEE
Starting this Friday, July 3rd from 7PM-8PM, we will now offer the opportunity of tasting between 2-4 espresso's from 2 different roasters in a private setting. We will require people to register via e-mail for the event no later than 1 week before the scheduled date. Each 1st Friday of the month, we will feature 2 new roasters and taste/discuss each espresso. This event should last about 1hr. We actually weren't planning anything for this friday, however, we just so happen to have an unopened bag of Counter Culture Single Origin Ethiopia Sidamo roast date 6/25, and, we were also letting our 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters Single Origin Brazil Fazenda Apucarana ripen a little for this weekend. Perfect!!
Recap!
Photo credit to Rima Warren
What: Deconstructed @ Voluto
Feature Espresso/Roaster: 49th Parallel SO Bazil Fazenda Vs. Counter Culture SO Ethiopia Sidamo
When: Friday, July 3rd, 7PM-8PM
Cost: $10
Registration: NOW and up to Friday morning for this event. Starting August 7th, you will have to register no later than 1 week before. Send e-mail to info@volutocoffee.com with your FULL name and phone number.
** For this event only, there will be a limit of 12 people to ensure we have enough for everyone.
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