Back in November, Scout Mob offered a "Hand-Picked" deal to visit the Atlanta coffee roasting operation for the Olympia, WA based coffee company Batdorf & Bronson. The $25 purchase price included 2 hours of touring the facility (which has been in Atlanta since 1994), learning about the history of coffee, sampling Batdorf & Bronson blends, 2 bags of beans to take home, a coffee mug, and to top it all off, a slice of Pie Shop's Chocolate Cream Pie made with Batdorf & Bronson coffee and Cacao Atlanta chocolate -- Whoa!
Our tour was yesterday (photos below) and led by Jason Dominy, the Customer Support & Outreach Coordinator for Batdorf & Bronson. Jason has been in the coffee business for 15 years.... having opened 2 coffee shops of his own, then working for Caribou, and has now been with Batdorf & Bronson just over two years. His hand poured coffee will change your idea of what drip coffee should taste like. Jason's aim is to get coffee drinkers to take a culinary approach to making coffee using fresh ground beans, ground just before you make your cup, and he suggests using a "Clever Dripper" rather than a traditional coffee maker. For more, watch the video below to see Jason's techniques for making the perfect cup everytime.
Cast Iron Coffee Roaster (above) and Coffee Beans Before They're Roasted (below)
Chocolate Cream Pie from Pie Shop, made with Batdorf & Bronson Coffee and Cacao Atlanta Chocolate!