Sample coffees from the Africa, Central and South Americas, and the Asian Pacific. We will taste and evaluate these coffees using the techniques and tools used by professional tasters. This is an eye-opening tour of the world of coffee. Join us on Sunday May 20th 1-3pm. Each seat is $20. Please call (734) 929-6060 or stop in to make your reservation!

Brewing Methods

On Sunday June 17th, we’ll be featuring a Brewing Methods class. We’ll be exploring different brewing methods that you can use at home, such as the Chemex, press pot, vacuum pot and more. To keep the variables down, we’ll be featuring one coffee so you can taste the difference in the brewing methods and not the bean. It will be eye opening for sure, but we can only fit 10 people, so hurry on down and make a reservation. You can call, e-mail us or just stop by! Each seat will cost $20 and the class will run from 1:00pm-3:00pm.

Coffee and Food Pairing

You may be familiar with wine and cheese pairings, but why not a coffee and food pairing? Here at the Coffee Co, we’ll be taking some of our favorite coffees and tasting them with some foods to find the best combination. Great for the coffee and food connoisseur who wants to try something different. Class is limited to 8 people, so sign up quick. Call the Coffee Co for reservations. Seats are $30 each. June 24th 1-3pm.

Located more than a days drive from Lima,this unique coffee comes from the northern region of PERU, a breathtaking region filled with coffee producing communities along the slopes of the Andes Mountains. This area is well known for producing highly sought out quality coffee.

This Andes Reserve is a blend of coffee from the various communities around the state of Lambayeque and San Ignacio that make up organized cooperative groups. With the help of PROASSA, these cooperatives are able to commercialize their product for a direct sale to Zingerman’s importer in New York. Like many coffee producing countries, Peru’s coffee production is driven by the small farmers, the majority own less than a few acres. When these producers come together with the help of an exporter, their coffee is milled, analyzed for quality, and made available for the international market. Without such access to foreign markets, coffee producers would earn much less for their product by selling into the local /national coffee market. Peru HB Andes Reserve is a unique coffee that comes from the hard work of remote coffee farmers and the expertise of a professional exporter, all with the mission of commercializing their product to improve the quality of life of farmers, developing the communities in which they live, and protecting the natural environment they live in and depend on for their livelihoods.

Get the most out of your home espresso machine. Learn more about what goes into making a cafe quality espresso. We will start with an overview of the “4 Ms” of making espresso, followed by tasting, demonstrations and some hands-on practice. We will also cover some machine maintenance basics as time allows.This is a very interactive workshop and seating is limited to six people. Each seat is $30/person. Offered March 18th 1-3pm.

Coffee and Food Pairing:

You may be familiar with wine and cheese pairings, but why not a coffee and food pairing? Here at the Coffee Co, we’ll be taking some of our favorite coffees and tasting them with some foods to find the best combination. Great for the coffee and food connoisseur who wants to try something different. Class is limited to 8 people, so sign up quick. Call the Coffee Co for reservations. Seats are $30 each. March 25th 1pm-3pm.

Please register early by calling 734-929-6060

Our first cupping notes were “white grapefruit!  juicy, creamy, orange zest”. On cooling, the coffee had a complex fruit finish with notes of peach.  The big bright fruit flavors are perfectly balanced by the equally rich and creamy body.   It’s a great example of the unique character of East African coffees.

This coffee is grown at 1,845 meters in the Nyamashake District of western Rwanda.

Filadelpho Juarez received a bag of his roasted coffee in Honduras. This is the first time he’s seen his coffee in a retail bag. It has his name on our label. Thanks to our friends at Union MicroFinanza for everything.

Andrew Boyd, Director of US Operations for Union MicroFinanza had this to say: “He immediately started talking about how his coffee will be even better this year and called his father to tell him that he should get his best coffee together as well. That is what it is all about! When a daily task of labor becomes one of pride, hope becomes contagious and is expanded. Instead of father telling son the way it has always been done, son tells father that new opportunities abound. Thank you to Zingermans and all who made this happen.”