Roaster Spotlight: Monogram Coffee & Ninth Street Espresso

Roaster Spotlight: Monogram Coffee & Ninth Street Espresso

 

One of the best parts of doing what we do at Swiss Water is getting to work with passionate, innovative coffee roasters around the world. Our featured roasters this time are:

• Monogram Coffee out of Calgary Alberta
• Ninth Street Espresso out of New York City

We're also always highlighting our partners on our social media channels, so here's a reminder to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn for more content!

 

Two people seated at a table with coffee-related products in the foreground. The products are two stand-up pouches with pastel gradient designs, one pink-to-yellow and one green-to-purple, on a light tabletop with a mug, coffee pot, and fruit bowl nearby. Swiss Water Roaster Spotlight Monogram Coffee and Ninth Street Espresso.

Monogram Coffee

Monogram Coffee was founded in 2015 by three coffee pros—and friends—who wanted to continue to elevate Calgary's coffee scene. And have they ever—they claim repeated Canadian National Barista Champion trophies, this year's belonging to national champion and Monogram Manager of Quality & Training Jill Hoff (in second place was her boss, Monogram co-founder and former national champ Ben Put).

Put says, "We chose Swiss Water for a number of reasons. First of all, we think that it tastes really good. Other methods add a distinct flavour. Sometimes that flavour is not negative, but it’s still adding something foreign. It’s also important to many of our customers that decaf is chemical free."

Monogram's is currently offering a Swiss Water Emerald Micro Lots decaf, Candy Blast. This Colombian coffee is co-fermented with watermelon purée, and has notes of green apple, watermelon, and honeydew melon. "We’re always interested in finding new flavours and exploring different origins in decaf," says Put.

Check out Monogram's website here.

A brown kraft paper bag of Decaf Swiss Water Process coffee with a white label, placed next to a white ceramic mug filled with black coffee on a light marble surface. Swiss Water Decaf Roaster Spotlight Monogram Coffee and Ninth Street Espresso

Ninth Street Espresso

Ninth Street Espresso is one of New York City's most iconic specialty coffee roasters, having ridden in on the vanguard of specialty in the early 2000s. Their flagship café in NYC's "Alphabet City" neighborhood is a must-stop on any New York coffee tour.

Offering a Swiss Water® processed decaf is important to Ninth Street customers, the tell us. "If given the choice between a chemical solvent process or a chemical-free process, our customers will choose sans chemicals every time. The health concerns over using a chemical solvent seem substantial enough that, if there's a healthier way that produces equally good or better tasting decaf, why wouldn't you use that?"

Check out Ninth Street Espresso's website here, or pick up a bag of their coffee from the Swiss Water store today.

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