Boondocks Coffee Roasters
Curator’s note
Emil Vanta named the roastery for the Tagalog bundok and roasts everything in house, almost all of it Philippine: Batangas barako, Lipa barako, Liberica at the center of the shelf. The bar prints no menu and no roast dates, and the only trace of a manual brew is the founder recommending a pour-over in his own staff bio.
Boondocks' house blend, pulled daily at the Westwood café: washed Honduras and Chiapas lots for baker's chocolate and maple syrup notes.
The coffee
Nine coffees roasted in house, from Batangas barako and a honey-process Catimor grown by the BACOFA smallholder co-op on Mt. Apo to a Sodu-station Guji natural, with no roast date printed on any bag.
- Manong George Dapliyan
- Medium
- Bourbon, Typica, Mondo Novo
- Washed
- Manong George Dapliyan
Bright Citrus · Dark Chocolate · Caramel
- Ruta del Sol Reserve
- Medium
- Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, IHCAFE 90, Lempira, Typica, Mundo Novo
- Washed
- CAFESCOR & Finca Triunfo Verde/CESMACH Co-Operative
Baker's Chocolate · Maple Syrup
- Kasibu Premium Robusta
- Medium
- Natural
- Bumolo's Integrated Farm
Cocoa · Dried Floral · Mellow Nutmeg
- Hulia Sugarcane Decaf
- Medium
- Yellow Catuaí, Bourbon, Typica, Mundo Novo
- Washed
Milk Chocolate · Mandarin Orange · Stone Fruit · Malt
- Pablo Ponce: Pichincha, Ecuador
- Medium
- Sidra
- Washed
- Finca San Pablo
Brown Sugar · Orange Peel · Papaya
- Kapeng Barako: Lipa, Batangas
- Medium
- Liberica Coffee
- Natural
- Lipa Coffee Growers Association
Dark Chocolate · Roasted Peanuts · Jackfruit
- Guji Natural: Guji, Ethiopia
- Medium
- Heirloom Ethiopian Varieties
- Natural
- Sodu Washing Station
Apricot · Jasmine · Tart Cherry
- Mt. Apo Honey: Davao del Sur, Mindanao
- Medium
- Catimor
- Honey/Miel
- BACOFA
Dalandan · Fig · Dried Apricot
- FTV & CESMACH: Chiapas, Mexico
- Medium
- Bourbon, Typica, Mundo Novo
- Washed
- Finca Triunfo Verde & CESMACH Co-Op
Tart · Toffee · Dark Chocolate
- Galleon Blend: Philippines & Mexico
- Medium
- Washed & Natural
- Lipa Farmers & FTV/CESMACH Co-Op
Jack Fruit · Dark Chocolate · Toffee
The room
The bar lives inside a Westwood live-event venue, a pop-up in early 2025 that stayed, so the room around it was drawn for shows rather than for coffee. What belongs to Boondocks is the counter; the walls are on loan.
The vibe
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People
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