The roaster, it turned out, was the up-and-coming Vivid, in northern Vermont. (I'm not that good at tasting notes, to be honest-try this coffee, and you'll see for yourself, the flavor is awfully hard to miss.) Grown in Sumatra's lush, volcanic Kerinci Valley, this thrilling honey process coffee (read more about that here) took an already unique Sumatran coffee to a new, utterly enjoyable level. Was that really pineapple I was tasting? The knowledgeable barista on duty swung the bag around for my benefit, and there it was, first spot on the tasting notes: Pineapple. There was a Sumatran of some sort on the boil, so to speak, and I said yes, I'd like to try some-out came the second absolutely epic cup of the day, something so juicy, so sweet, and special. Also, this one had no qualms about looking to other cities and states for their coffee-an apparent rarity in hometown-proud Portland. Way up in a part of Portland most casual visitors do not typically encounter, at least not at first, this cheerful multi-roaster has been serving its neighborhood since 2017, working to a standard that I have not observed at any of the non-roaster shops around town. I'd have happily waited around for perfection, in order to experience what was clearly a spectacular coffee at its very best, but the morning rush had already begun. Three tries later, I'd say both my shot and cappuccino came out fine, if still short of the mark. This is a thoroughly enjoyable, very straightforward coffee, one of the most balanced I've tried from the new wave of dark-ish roasts, and I had plenty of time to think about how much I liked the stuff while the conscientious barista worked to dial in the day's espresso, a Colombian from estimable producer Astrid Medina.

The choices on the occasion of my visit were simple, beginning with a cup of the Stoker, their 'kinda dark' blend, designed as a sort of evangelistic tool, an outstretched hand to Dunkin'-obsessed New Englanders. SUIZA WITH THE CAPPUCCINO GROUP GUARANTEE RESERVE RESERVE RESERVE Restaurant with Mediterranean Cusine in Portals Nous, Calvi, placed in Puerto Portals.

Here, underneath the big Colonial-style windows, soaking up the morning light if you're lucky, you feel as if you're part of the family, rather than unwitting fodder for somebody's Instagram feed, not that there's anything wrong with that. While the vintage service station on Congress Street is far and away the most popular place for Tandem's loyal fans-both local and visiting from elsewhere-to pay tribute, I prefer the diminutive cafe space inside Tandem's modest, East End roasting plant. One of the most fashionable roasters in New England right now, the one pretty much everybody in the coffee industry under the age of 40 will immediately reference when you talk about Maine, this labor of love from Blue Bottle grads Will and Kathleen Pratt has been a star of the Portland scene since 2012.

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