Blue Bottle Coffee Company
Artisan Microroaster
Named after Central Europe’s first coffee house, The Blue Bottle Coffee Company offers possibly one of the most impractical cups of coffee found in the U.S. today. But at Bardessono, we understand that easy to make does not often mean the best to drink. Our view is just one, but comparative tasting leaves us thinking that a Blue Bottle cup of coffee could easily be called the best.
Owner James Freeman, once a philosophy major turned classical clarinetist, and self-proclaimed coffee lunatic, took an unusual vow when he opened Blue Bottle: to only sell coffee less than 48 hours out of the roaster to his customers, and to use only the finest organic, and pesticide-free, shade grown beans. Bardessono, being no stranger to unusual vows, endorses this kind of commitment, even when it comes to something as small and yet universally sublime as a single cup of coffee.
James practices and teaches Artisan Micro-roasting. Though impractical it may be, this artisanal craft for roasting and brewing means whether you are buying a cup of joe from his stand at the local farmer’s market, buying beans from the San Francisco Kiosk, or being served a morning cup in your Bardessono guest room, Blue Bottle beans will be of single-origin, roasted in small batches, ground to order and then drip filtered, pressed or pulled, one enlightened cup at a time. www.bluebottlecoffee.net
