I may not have mentioned in previous posts, but I've become a bit of an enthusiast when it comes to specialty "third wave" coffee. This all started with beans from The Black Duck downtown, a Hario slim coffee mill, and an aeropress. It quickly snowballed, and now I have a bit more gear, including a Breville smart grinder, two french presses, a pour over, and a Bodum Santos vacuum pot. The Black Duck beans got a bit boring after a while, so in typical Jon fashion, I went to the internet. After a bit of searching, I came across Cafe Eureka out of Moncton NB. Denis, the roaster, has a wonderful collection of coffee oddities, ranging from Californian to stuff from the Canary Islands, along with all sorts of single origin beans from many different countries. I had a relative pick up a bag of his Columbian Flor de mi Tierra, and well, the rest was history. Denis roasts to order, sources quality beans, and is very passionate about his work. It definitely shows in his finished product.
This time around, I picked up a pound of Ethiopian, which was has been blowing my mind, along with half a pound of Chinese (This particular coffee is the first from China to obtain specialty designation), and half a pound of Sumatran. I tend to order a pound of what I know is good, along with half a pound of two other coffees to try. If you're at all interested in high end single origins, I'd highly recommend checking out Cafe Eureka and putting an order in today. It won't disappoint.