Ridge View Coffee

Over the weekend, I got the chance to drive up to Uniontown to meet an old college friend. Josh and I shared a lot of the same programming courses at Cal. He currently has an IT gig up that way and has recently began acquiring, roasting, and packaging coffee. At lunch he presented me with a sample of his product, Ridge View Coffee:

Ridge View Coffee is a little side project of his. This coffee gets it's start in Ethiopia and is yirgacheffe. This was the sample packet that he gave me that he had just roasted and packaged that very morning. Ridge View Coffee will also (hopefully) be used to aid in funding for his church and the many mission projects that him and his family are so passionate about.

Last night, I made a cup as it was suggested that after roasting, to wait at least a day before brewing. I opened the packet and the aroma hit me. It smelled so fresh and good:

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I just added a tiny bit of whole milk after snapping this photo and jumped in. This is good coffee. If you looked at the packaging photo above, you'll see that it has tasting notes of: blueberry, strawberry, and chocolate. I picked up on the blueberry right away and the chocolate. It was light, but packed full of flavor. It was a nice cup to have right after I had finished my dinner.

Josh is still currently streamlining his sources, processes, packaging, and marketing. When he gets his site up, I'll be sure to let everyone know. In the meantime, if you would like to reach out to Josh about buying a sample or you think his product might be a good fit in your shop, you can reach him at: ridgeviewcoffee@gmail.com and know that it would be benefiting a worthy cause.