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Finca Tamana, Colombia
$23.25 – $68.50This is the fourth coffee harvest we’ve purchased from Elias Roa Parra’s Finca Tamana in Huila, Colombia. Elias’ work with Tim Wendelboe is an outstanding model of the quality that occurs with improvements focused on fundamentals. To start, Elias and Tim focus on crop nutrition, picking, harvesting, pulping, fermentation, and drying controls. Removing defects during picking increases the overall quality of the final lot. Defects can originate at the plant and contribute to loss of yield and diminished quality. In addition, they focus on crop nutrition, the foundation of efficiency for farmers
Harvesting and hand-sorting are the first human-controlled sorting phases in the process. Elias negotiated quality standards with the workers in Colombia that live in the area around Finca Tamana to individually float the harvest and remove coffee beans with visible color, ripeness, or pest defects. This is a meticulous addition to the process and requires a significant investment in labor to have it done well. Once complete, Elias removes the skin and pulp through pulping and fermentation. Both pulping and fermentation can contribute to diminished quality if not managed well, but if managed well it can be a source of improvement.
Elias maintains very clean equipment and fermentation tanks to manage consistency. In addition, he uses a fermentation and washing method where the coffee is fermented overnight and washed twice, improving the cleanliness of the coffee and cup. Drying is a preservation stage for storage and transport, but it is also a very important quality phase where temperature, humidity, and sun exposure can influence the stability and cup quality. Elias uses 50% shade to keep drying temps down.
Team taste notes: graham, caramelized, apple, pear, orange, plum, pie crust, nutty
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- El Pital, Huila
- Altitude:
- 1700 – 1800 MASL
- Process:
- Washed
- Varieties:
- Colombia, Castillo
- Harvest:
- June – July 2019
- Relationship Length:
- 4th Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Elias Roa Parra (farmer), Fairfield Training (Exporter), CCS (importer)
Aristides Guarnizo, Colombia
$24.25 – $48.50Aristides Guarnizo grows coffee near Tarqui, Colombia. His energy and passion emerge through the distinct tropical and creamy sweet notes present in this coffee. Farming technique and compost approach contribute extremely unique flavor qualities to this washed coffee.
TARQUI + FAIRFIELD TRADING
Tarqui is a small, yet progressive, town in southern Huila. The Andes mountains run through Colombia, splitting into three ranges that run north to south. Tarqui sits between the central and eastern ranges, in the Magdelena River Valley. Fairfield Trading’s facility, located in this valley, provides an ideal location for year round harvest for growers near Tarqui, Huila.
Last year we traveled with Fairfield Trading Company to initiate a collaborative partnership in Colombia. Colombia boasts amazing and plentiful coffee farms. There is no limit to the potential of Colombia. This makes it a difficult place to choose and establish long-term partners. This year, we interviewed our importer and exporter to identify a partner we felt would fit with Blueprint Coffee’s green buying vision. These conversations resulted in meeting the Guarnizo families. Their farms are located at 1800 MASL on the Cordillera Central. Further, we received an opportunity to learn more about how they approach farming and coffee processing.
THE BROTHERS GUARNIZO
The brothers, Aristides and Yaved, adopted the farming methods of Gustavo Ramirez Castaño. He uses an approach that incorporates a carefully managed anaerobic compost tea process. It intends to break down nutrients in order to assist in plant acquisition of nutrients. At first I was skeptical of this approach. However, upon seeing the health of the farms and tasting the results, I became more interested. What was even more surprising was how good the compost tea smells. Despite the use of compost and fresh manure in an anaerobic process, it has dried cherry bourbon and sweet vanilla smell to it. We expected something more putrid and offensive. The Guarnizo’s take great care in managing their equipment and ingredients when preparing the compost tea, which is diluted, then applied to the farm.
This coffee comes from the farm of Aristides Guarnizo near Tarqui, Colombia. He is an energetic and passionate farmer who loves what he does. He says, “This is the fruit of my labor, and it’s made with lots of love every day. The effort we put into our work is great, and we do it each day because we hope you will fall in love with our coffee.” Follow him on Instagram @aristiguanizo
TEAM TASTE NOTES
mixed berries, Champagne, grape, lemon, pineapple, mango,
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- Tarqui, Huila
- Altitude:
- 1800 MASL
- Process:
- Washed
- Varieties:
- Castillo
- Harvest:
- April – July 2019
- Relationship Length:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Aristides Guarnizo (farmer), Fairfield Training (Exporter), CCS (importer)
Sitio Bocaina, Brazil
$17.50 – $35.00The Lima family grows Red and Yellow Catuai varieties of coffee on their farm, Sitio Bocaina, near Poco Fundo, Brazil. Over 40 years ago, Antonia Lima started the farm. Now, his son Fernando heads up operations and looks toward specialty for better prices and a better quality of life for his family.
BRAZIL
Brazil produces more green coffee than any other nation in the world. Its flat terrain and the mechanization of coffee farming in Brazil look more like large-scale farming of corn and wheat in the United States. Strangely, it appears unusual compared to the operations of most small-scale coffee farming. In addition, Brazil’s topography and mechanization allow farmers to accept razor thin margins and maintain profitability. In contrast, these margins don’t allow sustainability in the majority of the coffee growing regions around the globe, which are mountainous and remote. Sitio Bocaina strikes exception with Brazil’s norm. This farm, small in scale compared to most in Brazil, focuses on specialty coffee techniques.
SITIO BOCAINA
Fernando Lima owns Sitio Bocaina and works closely with Legender Specialty Coffee exporters. Together, they improve coffee quality. Improving Sitio Bocaina’s harvesting techniques and drying management allows Fernando’s coffee to stand out in the sea of coffee that makes up Brazil’s export. Legender focuses on small farms in Brazil, like Sitio Bocaina, in the south of Minas Gerais region. Serra da Bocaina, where Fernando’s farm gets its name, is a small community within Minas Gerais’ Poco Fundo municipality. The commitment Fernando and Legender dedicate to specialty techniques not only increases the margins on the farms, but also improves overall cup quality.
TEAM TASTE NOTES
chocolate, malt, nutty, strawberry, citrus zest
- Country:
- Brazil
- Region:
- Poco Fundo, Minas Gerais
- Altitude:
- 1200 MASL
- Process:
- Natural
- Varietal:
- Red & Yellow Catuai
- Harvest:
- June – July 2019
- Relationship Length:
- 1st harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Royal Coffee N.Y. (importer)
Norikori, Papua New Guinea
$21.00 – $42.00Norikori, Papua New Guinea originates from a community of around 200 farmers. They grow coffee around the village of the same name in the Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands. The coffee operations of the Colbran family started, and continue to operate, not far from this small village. The work of the Colbrans, the terroir of the Eastern Highlands, and the farming of this community collaborate to create a truly explosive and exciting coffee.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea boasts of only one generalization – there are no generalizations. Its people speak 800 different languages. Many of its neighboring communities remain completely isolated from each other. As a result, Papua New Guinea remains one of the most remote and culturally diverse places in the world. In addition, travel to and within the country remains challenging. However, these obstacles did not stop the Colbran family from establishing one of the few truly successful coffee milling and exporting establishments in Papua New Guinea.
THE COLBRAN FAMILY
In 1965, the government of Papua New Guinea started promoting coffee growing. So, the Colbran family transitioned their farm from traditional crops to coffee. In 1997, they decided to reinvest in the estate they had grown and expand their work to the surrounding community. Namely, they opened access to the specialty coffee market for local farmers. As a result of the success, the community constructed schools and maintaned roads.
After expanding their operations to the community, they then organized a traceability system with farmers. Additionally, they established a rigid quality-control system. Traceability allows the mill to reward the specific farmers from whom they are purchasing cherry or parchment based on the coffee’s final quality. The quality-control system fosters relationships by allowing the Colbrans to provide relevant feedback to the local farmers. This feedback promotes the rewards of specialty coffee to farmers that would have typically sold to the traditional markets. Not only has this system proven to be successful, but it has also broken another generalization about Papua New Guinea. Coffees like Norikori break the expectation that cup quality from Papua New Guinea is frequently earthy, wild, and inconsistent. This harvest of Norikori triumphs with tropical fruit flavors that are supported by a balanced and molasses sweetness. Therefore, this coffee create a truly unique experience.
TEAM TASTE NOTES
pineapple, apricot, orange, chocolate, peach, juicy, floral, lemon, brown sugar
- Country:
- Papua New Guinea
- Region:
- Aiyura, Eastern Highlands
- Altitude:
- 1700 – 1900 MASL
- Process:
- Washed
- Varietal:
- Arusha, Typica, Bourbon, Mondonovo
- Harvest:
- March – April 2019
- Relationship Length:
- 1st harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Atlantic Specialty (importer)
Tektōn (Seasonal Blend)
$17.50 – $35.00TEKTŌN
The seasonal and transparent coffee blend, Tektōn, chases a difficult goal – highlighting complexity while being approachable. Tektōn satisfies the novice or experienced coffee lover. Regular coffee changes throughout the year maintain balance and seasonality.
We commit ourselves to exhibiting the qualities of one of the most flavorful beverages in the world. To do so, we create and construct balanced, intoxicating, and special flavor experiences. Our single origin offerings are delicious and complete by themselves, but blending creates something new and unique. French wine and cocktails, like the Sazerac, guide us. By adding a small amount of five ingredients (sugar, bitters, lemon, absinthe, ice), a serving of whiskey becomes a new experience. This is a different, yet delicious, taste experience than that offered by any neat pour.
Tektōn, a seasonal coffee blend, compliments our single origin offerings. It matches the integrity of those offerings by remaining a seasonal coffee with a transparent supply chain. We embrace the future insight and taste experiences Tektōn will provide.
Version 18 blends El Eden, Peru and Ejo Heza, Rwanda. Apart, these coffees are quite different. El Eden presents with heavy sweet notes like fig, brown sugar, and almond. Whereas, Ejo Heza presents complex acidity like cranberry and grapefruit with notes of spice, creamy texture, and dried fruit aromatics. Together, the coffees marry into tones of apricot, sweet lemon, graham, and almond.
TEAM TASTE NOTES (v18)
apricot, lemon, orange, graham, almond, fig, apple, chocolate
- Country 65%:
- Peru
- Producer 65%:
- El Eden
- Region 65%:
- Jaen
- Process 65%:
- Washed
- Sourcing Partner 65%:
- Atlantic Specialty (importer)
- Country 35%:
- Rwanda
- Producer 35%:
- Ejo Heza
- Region 35%:
- Rutsiro
- Process 35%:
- Washed
- Sourcing Partner 35%:
- Ejo Heza (farm group), Kopakama (cooperative), Artisan (importer)
- Harvest:
- April – October 2019
Penrose (Espresso Blend)
$16.50 – $33.00PENROSE
Penrose, named after the triangle, is our seasonal espresso blend. We feel the perfect espresso is an impossible goal, but we still strive to create it. Penrose is our ever-updated offering in the quest for the perfect espresso. While the seasonal components will vary throughout the year, it is always (nearly) perfect for your hopper.
Penrose seasonal espresso blend aims to:
- be a reliable and consistent offering
- be delicious with milk and without milk
- maintain seasonality and farm-to-cup traceability
- maintain a stable price point so it can be the main espresso on our bar and the bars of many of our wholesale partners
- be easy to dial-in on an espresso grinder
Penrose also does well in the brewer – look for notes of lasting sweetness and heavy body, with a subdued acidity.
SOURCING NOTES (v24)
The Cuatro M group of farm produces all of version 24. The blend for Penrose v24 comes from the Ayutepeque farm. They grow the pacas variety and separate the processing of the coffee to our specification. Cuatro M produced this same blend for us last harvest, as well. Working jointly with Cuatro M to develop Penrose at the farm level maximizes our ability to determine exactly what we want going into the espresso hopper.
TEAM TASTE NOTES (v24)
dark chocolate, fig, sweet spice, toffee
- Producer :
- Ayutepeque farm (part of Cuatro M)
- Country :
- El Salvador
- Region :
- Santa Ana
- Process 75%:
- Washed
- Process 25%:
- Natural
- Varieties:
- Pacas
- Harvest:
- October 2018 – February 2019
- Partnership Length:
- 2nd Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Ayutepeque (farm), Cuatro M (farm group), Odyssey (importer)
Decaf Cauca, Colombia
$17.00 – $34.00**DUE TO LOW DEMAND FROM THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT ROASTING DECAF TO ORDER. INSTEAD, WE WILL BE ROASTING IT APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER WEEK AND WILL SEND OUT DECAF ORDERS WITH THE FRESHEST BATCH POSSIBLE**
Decaf Cauca E.A., Colombia comes to us from the southwestern coffee growing region of Cauca, Colombia. Our importer, Café Imports, cups and assembles regional lots of coffee throughout Colombia. In addition, they specifically target lots for decaffeination. Then, they send the lots to a decaffeination plant in country to be decaffeinated. This minimizes aging due to time and carbon production from transit.
The facility in Colombia decaffeinated the coffee using ethyl acetate (E.A.) derived from locally-grown sugarcane. Traditionally misunderstood, the coffee industry casts a negative light on the decaffeination process. It is, in fact, a decaffeination process quite similar to most, and one we have found to leave the coffee tasting the best.
The fermentation process creates ethyl acetate, an organic compound. While it can be derived during grape fermentation, sugarcane is a much more ample source in Colombia.
The process to decaffeinate starts with an application of steam to the green seeds. Next, the decaffeination facility adds hot water, which allows the seeds to enter hydrolysis. In this phase, water interacts with compounds and causes them to break free. Then, they add ethyl acetate to the water, which is a solvent of caffeine. The solution passes through the beans until all but trace amounts of caffeine remain. Once decaffeinated, the facility flushes the seeds with a low pressure steam that removes the ethyl acetate. If omitted, a fruity taste from the ethyl acetate would remain. Lastly, the plant vacuum drys the coffee back down to a standard level of 10-12% moisture. The Decaf Cauca EA coffee leaves Colombia at 5ppm or lower ethyl acetate concentration. The roasting stage easily removes this amount.
TEAM TASTE NOTES
banana bread, brown sugar, toffee, baking spice, pineapple, strawberry, orange
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- Cauca
- Altitude:
- 1200 – 2000 MASL
- Process:
- Washed, Sugarcane EA Decaf
- Varietal:
- Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
- Harvest:
- April – June 2019
- Partnership Length:
- 1st harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Café Imports (importer)
San Lorenzo – Instant Coffee
from $15.00We’re featuring traceable specialty coffee from San Lorenzo, Guatemala for our first release of Instant Coffee. We collaborated with Swift Cup Coffee to bring this offering to market. Just tear open a packet, mix it with about 10 ounces of hot or cold water, and stir. The resulting brew is the next best thing to a freshly brewed cup at one of our coffee bars.
Are you doing a double take at this product? That makes sense because most freeze-dried/instant coffee is absolutely terrible. That is because the worst of the worst coffee is used to make most of the products in the grocery stores. We have been tasting soluble coffee from other roasters and have been impressed with the results. Our R&D process was lengthy and we found the brewing and dehydration process used by Swift Cup offered the best representation of our coffees.
The specialty instant San Lorenzo coffee from Guatemala is an amazing alternative to all those times when you can’t get to a Blueprint Coffee Bar or you don’t have your scale, dripper, and burr grinder with you. Some great situations for Blueprint Instant:
- Camping
- Smoothies
- Cooking/Baking
- Visiting your parents over the holiday…..(we see you 26-month-old can of store brand)
- The office
- A pack in the glove box for road trips
- In your purse/bag for when you can’t make it to the coffee shop before work
- Tucked into a saddle bag to turn that water bottle into a cold brew along your century ride
- On a long flight
- Hotel rooms
ABOUT SAN LORENZO
We source San Lorenzo, this Guatemalan coffee, through our close partnership with Los Volcanes. They run a wet mill and quality lab in Antigua, Guatemala, which serves as an access point to for farms like San Lorenzo to many specialty coffee roasters throughout the world. The partnerships formed with farms around Guatemala are long lasting, equitable, and rooted in transparency. This coffee, from the cloud forest in Cobán offers sweet, nutty, citrus, stone fruit, and earthy qualities.
SOURCING NOTES ON SAN LORENZO
The complexity and coordination in achieving good cup quality fascinates us, especially when a farm grows 80 hectares (198 acres) of coffee. When harvest starts, the floodgates open. Coffee doesn’t wait. It needs to be harvested. It needs to be pulped, and it needs to be dried. All of these steps require consistency and precision in order to deliver a good product to the market. These steps define specialty coffee. They require people and teamwork to perform these intense tasks.
Understanding the complexity of coffee farming is important in understanding the quality achieved at San Lorenzo Estate in the Cobán region of Guatemala. The star players that make this coffee stand out are Luis “Wicho” Valdez III and the amazing system and talent of Carolina Franco with Los Volcanes.
Humidity with constant rainfall constitutes Cobán’s climate. This increases the difficulty of processing and maintaining coffee quality. As soon as a coffee is picked, the following stages play a role in removing moisture from the coffee. If done too quickly, the flavor becomes very woody. If done too slowly and with poor management, it becomes moldy, over-fermented, and phenolic. So, Wicho uses multiple approaches to process and dry the coffee from this cloud-blanketed forest farm.
THE ROLE OF LOS VOLCANES
Los Volcanes supports his work with real time feedback from Carolina Franco – a literal and figurative cupping champion. Carolina finished fourth in the world in 2011 and fifth in the world in 2013. To assist with production quality, Carolina provides feedback to Wicho and all the farmers supported by Los Volcanes. This feedback helps farmers improve cup quality as they get further into the harvest. She also catalogues the nuances of the multiple harvests that arrive from the farm in order to build lots that are unique to Cobán.
Specialty coffee, by necessity, is a highly collaborative commodity. The detail and hard work necessary to serve a cup to you is fascinating to us. This is why we love the people we work with and sharing this experience with you. Because when all things align, it is special.
TEAM TASTE NOTES
walnut, orange, plum, molasses, earthy
- Country:
- Guatemala
- Region:
- San Cristobal, Cobán
- Altitude:
- 1400 – 1500 MASL
- Processes:
- Washed, Freeze Dried
- Varieties:
- Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Sarchimor, Obata Tupi
- Harvest:
- November 2018 – April 2019
- Farm Relationship Length:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Los Volcanes (exporter), Royal Coffee N.Y. (importer), Swift Cup (instant manufacturer)
Single Origin Coffee Sampler Subscription
$38.00 every month
1st bag free w/ a $38.00 depositOur single origin coffee sampler subscription features three of our single origin coffees in each shipment. So, it’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins. Alternatively, use it to reward the coffee lover in your life. The subscription will include three single origin coffees currently available in our lineup at that time. We will do our best to keep as much variety in the box as possible – our single origin coffees typically last 2-3 months and we currently only carry four at a time.
Plus, we’re now shipping the first single origin coffee sampler in your subscription for free! And you’ll never pay for shipping.
This box includes:
- Three (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each.
- One (1) screen-printed box
- Three (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees
Make sure to select the “free shipping” options when checking out to avoid paying additional shipping. Currently, the single origins sampler is only available in whole bean. The deposit is a prepayment for the last sampler of your subscription. Once you subscribe, manage shipping details and payment methods through the “my account” link.
If you’d like to prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months of a subscription, visit our page for our normal sampler and select the appropriate length from the drop-down menu.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
$38Single Origin Coffee Sampler
$42.00 – $455.00Can’t decide which coffee to try? Why not try all of our single origin coffees. Our single origin coffee sampler features three of our single origin coffees. So, it’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins. Alternatively, use it to reward the coffee lover in your life.
The coffee sampler box will include three coffees currently available in our lineup at that time. We will do our best to keep as much variety in the box as possible. Our single origin coffees typically last 2-3 months and we currently only carry four at a time in our lineup.
Prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months and save.
Each sampler box includes:
- (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each. Enough for 9-10 brews (12 fl. oz. each)
- (1) screen-printed box. Keep it and use it to stylish store anything around the house.
- (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees.
The price of the sampler box includes shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Currently, the sampler only includes whole bean coffee only. If you’d like to start a sampler box subscription, but would rather pay month-to-month, visit our single origin coffee sampler subscription page.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
Prepaid Subscription
$60.00 – $435.00Give or receive the gift of great coffee with our Roaster’s Choice Prepaid Coffee Subscription. Each month, the recipient will receive a bag of a Blueprint Coffee. By default, the selection of coffee will rotate among our single origin coffee. However, if you have taste preferences, just drop us an email, and we can adjust your subscription to your desired profile.
For example, you can specify options in the notes like:
“Single origin only”
“This is a gift, don’t send it until June 18”
“I like blends”
“Penrose only”
“I like it bright.”
“I usually add milk to my coffee.”The price of each prepaid coffee subscription includes shipping. Just make sure to select the “free shipping” option when you check out.
Want to pay with each shipment instead of paying ahead? No problem, just use pay-as-you-go subscription.
We offer prepaid subscriptions in both 12oz and 2lbs. size options. Here is a quick reference for how many 8oz cups of coffee each bag will produce:
- 12oz Bag = 21 cups
- 2lbs. Bag = 56 cups
(To include a gift note, or to delay the start of your subscription, just add a comment in the “notes” field of the checkout page)
Roasting Schedule
Tea
Snow Sprout Loose White Tea
$20.00 – $131.50Early Spring Snow Sprout White Tea fulfills our desire to bring something new and unexpected into the specialty coffee marketplace. Pickers in China harvest the buds of the tea plant in early spring, which constitutes an extremely small amount of the annual harvest. This prized pick showcases delicate fruity and floral taste notes and a soft, satisfying mouthfeel.
To brew, we suggest using six grams of leaves and 200mL of water at 185F. Steep together in a brewer for around two minutes. Then, decant the tea into a cup or pot making sure to get as much water off the leaves as possible when pouring. Next, infuse the leaves 2-4 more times to continue enjoying the tea as its qualities slightly transform with each cup.
Annually, we rotate two of our tea offerings. This allows us to highlight higher end teas not often found in the American market. In our opinion, the tea market in the US pales in comparison to the offerings in Asia. While we offer splendid coffees sourced from many regions of the world, most tea options available to us are simply medium-quality black and green teas. Often, tea companies scent them with essential oils or herbs. These teas definitely have a place in the market – heck, you can find Earl Grey and Jasmine Green right here on our website. However, our market often misses the finest of teas that the Asian market quickly buys and consumes.
Our partners at Kilogram Tea form relationships with reputable tea “factories” throughout Asia. As a result, their relationships and constant buying allow them access to these higher end teas, like this Early Spring Snow Sprout White Tea. We’re happy to partner with Kilogram and bring their teas to a larger group of consumers in the US.
Iron Goddess Loose Oolong Tea
$14.00 – $56.65Kilogram Iron Goddess Oolong Tea is a sinenses variety tea from Hubei, China. It has floral tones with subtle tones of oxidation. The retail box contains 50g of loose tea, while the bulk bag contains 250g.
This tea rides a balance between the florality and oxidation of white tea while maintaining some toasty sweet qualities akin to Chinese green teas.
English Breakfast Loose Black Tea
$8.50 – $17.25Kilogram English Breakfast Tea is a blend of Assamica variety teas from Yunnan China. This loose-leaf tea is rich and malty enough to stand up to milk, but shows well without – we get honey-toned sweetness and caramel.
Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea
$10.50 – $22.75This blend of Kilogram Chinese Black Tea is infused with Bergamot Oil to give the cup a rich, yet perky accent.
Chai Loose Blended Tea
$15.25Kilogram’s organic blend of black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, clove, and black pepper.
White Peony Loose White Tea
$9.50 – $32.50This white tea from Fuijan, China has floral and melon notes. Soft, sweet, and a touch earthy.
This tea is good for multiple infusions. We use 6g of tea and do 2-3 infusions with 200mL of water for each infusion. Steep each infusion for 2-3 minutes using water that is 175F.
Emerald Spring Loose Green Tea
$10.50 – $26.50Kilogram Emerald Spring Green Tea is a sinensis variety tea from Hubei China. It is a mild green tea with lots of nuttiness.
Jasmine Loose Green Tea
$9.00 – $26.25A Chinese baked green tea from Hubei that is scented with jasmine flowers.
Use 6g of tea to 400mL water at 175F and steep for 3min.
Each box contains 50g tea (1.75oz).
Organic Matcha
$60.00Kilogram’s naturally sweet, powdered green tea from Japan. Can be used to make hot and iced matcha lattes. 100g per bag. No sugar added.
$60.00Turmeric Tonic Loose Herbal Tea
$10.50 – $24.50A spicy blend of turmeric, ginger, and citrus from Kilogram results in a cup that is refreshing and invigorating. Naturally caffeine free.
Blend 333 Loose Herbal Tea
$8.50 – $17.75Kilogram Blend 333 Herbal Tea blends peppermint, chamomile, and rosehips. Caffeine free.
King Crimson Loose Herbal Tea
$9.50 – $19.25Kilogram King Crimson Herbal Tea blends citrus, rosehips, lemongrass, and licorice root. Caffeine free.
Breakfast Blend Black Tea Bags
$10.00This blend of Kilogram Black Teas is a great solution for a quick and easy cup of delicious tea. By using a pyramid bag, you can be sure that the flavors of the tea will infuse into the water in your cup and not stay in the tea bag. Great for home, work, the office, or your backpack. Each box contains 15 pyramid bags.
$10Emerald Spring Green Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Green Tea is made up of Chinese green teas that give the cup a nutty and sweet character. Enjoy this classic on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Each box contains 15 bags.
$10.00Earl Grey Blended Tea Bags
$10.00This blend of Kilogram Chinese Black Tea is infused with Bergamot Oil to give the cup a rich, yet perky accent. Enjoy this classic on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
$10.00Blend 333 Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Herbal Tea Blend is a mix of peppermint, chamomile, and rosehips. Enjoy this herbal tea on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Caffeine free.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
$10.00King Crimson Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Herbal Tea Blend is a mix of rosehips, lemongrass, licorice root, and citrus. Enjoy this herbal tea on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Caffeine free.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
$10.00Turmeric Tonic Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00Kilogram Tea creates their Turmeric Tonic Tea Bags by combining a spicy blend of turmeric, ginger, and citrus. As a result, experience a cup that is refreshing and invigorating. Naturally, the tea contains no caffeine.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
We also carry this tea in loose leaf form.
$10.00
Brewing
Cold Brew Kit
$90.00Everything you need (except a rubber band) to make cold brew at home. Kit includes:
1 – Toddy Cold Brew System
1 – Escali Primo Scale
50 – 23″x9″ coffee filters (to make clean-up a breeze)
1 – Cold Brew Brewing Guide
1 – bag of Tekton
Kalita Wave Stainless Dripper
$40.00Kalita’s flat-bottomed 185 Stainless Steel “Wave” coffee dripper. We like to use it for brews starting with 25g of coffee and using 400g of water over about 3 minutes of contact between the coffee and water.
$40.00Kalita 185 Filters
$13.00Hario v60 Metal
$42.00Hario’s drip brewer that started a revolution of brew-to-order coffee. We love this updated metal version in the “02” size. Great to make 1-4 cups of coffee. Doesn’t break when it gets dropped!
$42Hario v60 02 Filters
$9.00100-ct pack of white filters for your v60 (02 size). Use these to brew just like Blueprint!
$9.00Hario Range Server
$32.00The perfect companion to catch every delicious drip from your v60 (or almost any other brewing cone). This elegant glass decanter is perfect for serving and keeping your coffee warm (includes lid). 600mL
$32.00Baratza Virtuoso
$250.00The Virtuoso is an excellent grinder choice for the home brewer who loves to hand brew with multiple methods. It has 40mm conical burrs that are configurable in 40 different settings. The grinder is a step up from the Encore, as it has a slower motor speed, reducing the amount of heat and static build up on the coffee. This results in a precise grind size distribution.
Do you also love to make espresso at home? If so, consider the Preciso – it’s the same grinder with even more fine grind adjustment and a portafilter holder.
$250.00BARATZA ENCORE
$145.00The Encore is a fantastic entry-level burr grinder. It is ideal for the home brewer looking to get more quality out of his/her drip brewer or french press. It’s 40mm conical burrs are a huge step up from a blade grinder in terms of consistency.
If you’re looking to grinder for a variety of hand-brew methods, consider the Baratza Virtuoso.
$145.00HARIO SKERTON Hand Grinder
$55.00The Hario Skerton is a great device for making coffee on the go. With its long-lasting ceramic conical burrs, you can grind consistently with just a little effort. The Skerton is adjustable, with the ability to grind coarse for French Press and fine for small-batch pour-overs.
The Skerton comes with a screw-top lid to store just enough beans for an overnight trip.
$55.00Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker
$160.00Need great coffee in an easy fashion every morning? This is your brewer. The BonaVita brewer is a top pick among our baristas for making no-fuss, excellent drip coffee.
It is one of the few electric coffee makers certified for quality and performance by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. This updated version includes a pre-wet setting to get more extraction out of your Blueprint Coffee along with a flat-bottomed brew funnel and a stainless steel insulated carafe.
The 8-cup model (BV1900TS) makes up to 40 fl. oz. of coffee with each brew. Need a little less coffee each day? Check out the 5-cup version. This brewer uses 8-12 cup flat-bottom filters.
$160.00Brew Rite 8 – 12 cup filter
$5.50Fits the Bonavita 8-cup brewer and many flat bottomed home brewers. 200 Filters.
$5.50Bonavita 5-Cup Coffee Maker
$110.00Need great coffee in an easy fashion every morning? This is your brewer. The BonaVita brewer is a top pick among our baristas for making no-fuss, excellent drip coffee. This model brews about 5 cups (25oz) at its max setting into a stainless steel carafe that will keep the coffee hot for way too long.
It is one of the few electric coffee makers certified for quality and performance by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
The 5-cup brewer can make up to 25oz. of coffee each brew. Need a little more each day? Check out the 8-cup version. This brewer uses #4 Cone Filters.
$110.00Melitta #4 Cone Filters
$6.00100-count filters that fit a wide array of #4 sized cone-style brewing funnels, including the BonaVita 5-cup brewer and the BonaVita Immersion Dripper.
$6.00Toddy
$40.00The Toddy Brew System is an easy and excellent way to make cold brew coffee. For instructions using this brewer, check out our Cold Brew Guide.
$40.00Toddy Filter Pads (2)
$5.00We recommend replacing your filter pad after about a month of use. 2/pk.
$5.00Toddy Stoppers (2)
$3.00Replacement stopper plugs for your Toddy Brew System. 2/pk.
$3.00Toddy Lid
$4.00Toddy Decanter
$24.0023″ x 9″ Coffee Filter
$10.00These large coffee filters are sold as a stack of 50 filters. The work great with the Toddy Cold Brew System. We put our fresh ground coffee in them and then tie the top with a rubber band. It makes clean-up a breeze.
$10.00Hario Buono Kettle
$70.00Hario’s Buono Kettle is a great tool to enhance your hand brewing. Use its long swan neck to control the speed of your pours. Holds about 1.2L when full.
$70.00V60 Drip thermometer
$51.00V60 thermometer to give you accurate temperatures on your Hario V60 Kettle. Replaces the lids on a standard Buono Kettle.
$51.00Bonavita 1.0L Electric Kettle
$105.00This is a useful gooseneck kettle that can be used for brewing coffee, tea, and more. Its base allows you to set the exact temperature for heating the water. Once achieved, the temperature can be held as long as you’d like.
$105.00Bonavita 1.7L Electric Kettle
$120.00This is a useful gooseneck kettle that can be used for brewing coffee, tea, and more. Its base allows you to set the exact temperature for heating the water. Once achieved, the temperature can be held as long as you’d like. This is a fairly large capacity kettle, heating up to 1.7L of water at a time.
$120.00Hario Drip Scale
$63.00Elegant and stylish, the Hario Drip Scale may be the final piece to the ultimate brewing setup. This scale is sleek, water resistant, and includes a timer. Great for use at home or at the shop.
$63.00Escali Primo Scale
$36.00We’ve used these scales in our home kitchens for years. They are durable and affordable. Perfect for portioning beans, measuring your hand pours, or making pro cookies. Available in grey.
$36.00Barista Hustle Tamper
$60.0058.4mm Flat-bottomed tamper with replaceable base. Black. Includes padded carrying case.
$60.00BH Tamper Base
$24.00Replacement 58.4mm base for Barista Hustle tamper.
$24.00Loose Leaf Tea Brewer
$23.00This simple tea pot is perfect for brewing and viewing loose leaf tea. It is about 14oz and made of beautiful glass. The strainer is fixed in one position and holds back leaves as you pour tea out the spout. (Actual product no longer includes Kilogram branding)
$23.00Tea Serving Globe
$16.00This elegant glass globe is ideal for holding and serving tea after it is finished being steeped.
Please note, this item does not come with filtration medium – it is intended for serving tea. If you are looking for a tea brewer, check out the Kilogram Glass Tea Pot w/ Strainer
(actual product no longer branded with Kilogram text/logo)
$1620oz steaming pitcher
$22.0020oz. Steaming pitcher – perfect for 10-15oz drinks.
$22.00
Merch
Blueprint Black/White Hoodie
$55.00A comfy American Apparel Unisex Zip-up Flex Fleece Hoodie (50% poly/50% cotton) with the Blueprint cube on the left breast pocket and an illustration of our Delmar coffee bar on the back.
Blueprint Gift Card
$10.00 – $100.00These gift cards are redeemable at our coffee bars on Delmar and Watson Road.. Currently, we cannot accept them for payment on blueprintcoffee.com
If you’d rather skip the hassle of a physical gift card, you can also send a gift card through email.
FREE SHIPPING ON PHYSICAL GIFT CARDS VIA USPS.
Drift Magazine
$24.00Drift Magazine covers coffee culture city by city. It landed at an important time in specialty coffee’s rise. It was the point when coffee many consumers were feeling coffee was too exclusive. Drift provided a glance into the coffee culture of one city at a time. It addresses specialty and non-specialty coffee traditions of the cities it covers.
Cities covered in the past include Tokyo, New York City, Havana, Melbourne, Mexico City, Stockholm, San Francisco, and London. Our favorite features often cover the bodegas or coffee stands that have been serving coffee for over four decades. The magazine gives a glance into the lives of coffee professionals we know from Sprudge, as well, but the features usually cover something more unique to that person’s history in a city rather than their international coffee clout.
We try to identify places in St. Louis using the same spirit, but often those beyond coffee, in our blog series titled STLxBPC. It’s hard to do this in an online format as beautifully as Drift Magazine does it covering coffee, yet we can hope. The large format, heavy paper, and beautiful photography make Drift a joy just to hold.
We do our best to keep our online inventory accurate, but there’s a chance we may be out of older issues listed in the dropdown. We will not charge your credit card until we are certain that the issue is available to be shipped.
The New Rules of Coffee (book)
$14.99This enjoyable read brings the curious coffee consumer into the modern era of coffee through a series of short lessons, or “rules.” It is written by the founders of Sprudge.com and offers their keen insight into the industry along with plenty of their quirky humor. This is an enjoyable read for coffee novice to coffee lover. It is easy to read, illustrated beautifully, and will make you enjoy or brew coffee even more than you do now.
Authors: Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman
160 pages, color
$14.99Blueprint Hydro Flask Tumbler
Our Blueprint Hydro Flask is a double-walled stainless tumbler that will keep drinks hot or cold for hours. The convenient flip lid let’s you sip with ease as you go about your day.
It is available in black and matte white. It holds up to 12 fl. oz. of liquid. The Blueprint logo and text are cut out of the powder-coat finish, revealing the stainless steel construction of the tumbler.
Blueprint Mesh Hat
$20.00Richardson brand 6-panel mesh hat embroidered with the Blueprint cube. Available in black/grey/charcoal with blue logo or red/white with white logo.
Blueprint Custom Angle Mug
$22.00The Blueprint Custom Angle Mug completes our quest for the perfect mug for enjoying black coffee. For years, we searched for the proper balance of size, material, weight, and style. About six months ago, we received samples from Created Co. and really took a liking to their Angle collection.
The collection itself offers cups from 3oz to 12oz. They’re intended to hold espresso and espresso-based drinks, but we found their 8oz “small latte” mug to be the perfect match for a flask of freshly brewed coffee. It holds enough to enjoy over 10-20 minutes, but not so much that it holds heat too long. It’s also large enough that it doesn’t cool too quickly.
Our friends at Visitor Assembly mocked up simple mug designs for us over a year ago, and we knew we wanted to present a simple stripe pattern with a subtle use of our logo.
Created Co. fires the Blueprint Custom Angle Mug at 2,500 degrees for extreme durability. The mugs feature a sturdy lip that resists chipping but doesn’t have such heft to prevent comfortable drinking.
If you’re looking for a more traditional coffee mug, our Mudslaps mugs are a nice treat. Or, for something insulated and spill-resistant, our Hydroflasks do the trick.
$22Mudslaps Mug (Princess)
$10.00Blueprint branded mugs with art inspired by our own Mikey Trieb’s Mudslaps (http://www.mudslaps.com)
$10Mudslaps Mugs (Prince)
$10.00Blueprint branded mugs with art inspired by our own Mikey Trieb’s Mudslaps (http://www.mudslaps.com)
$10.00Blueprint Logo Pattern T-Shirt
$20.00Now available, the Blueprint logo pattern t-shirt. If you enjoy Blueprint Coffee frequently, you know we love shapes and systems. Our new shirt runs with these ideas and presents our cube logo over and over again. As result, our logo turns into something more – a pattern.
STL Style House screen prints the Blueprint logo pattern t-shirt design onto an American Apparel 50/50 crew t-shirt. We selected these shirts because of their comfort and durability. Sizes run in American Apparel’s mens sizing, but look great on everyone.
Looking for a different design? Check out our grey logo t-shirt or black pocket t-shirt. For colder temps, we also offer an American Apparel zip-up hoodie with illustrated coffee bar art from Visitor Assembly.
Blueprint Black Pocket T-Shirt
This simple t-shirt is a 50/50 poly/cotton blend and features the Blueprint Cube on a breast pocket. The shirt is made by Gildan and runs in men’s sizes.
