Vigilante Coffee
Curator’s note
Lil Red, the used three-kilo Diedrich the whole company was launched on, made the cross-country trip to fire the first roasts here. Simplicity was the design goal for the room, with the coffee as the main attraction, which takes some discipline in a beach town where the waves run three hundred days a year.
Classic Coke with a cane sugar cherry syrup and a shot of Tin Lizzie, the house espresso blend.
Open-faced bagel topped with avocado mash, goat cheese, cherry tomatoes, and Old Bay seasoning.
The coffee
A twelve-kilo Loring nicknamed Silver Surfer does the roasting in the building, with green bought at origin auctions and through multi-year relationships with the farms. The retail shelf runs twenty-one coffees, most of them titled to country and lot, and the El Salvador black honey from Finca Las Veraneras comes listed by region, varietal and 1,750 meters of altitude, though not by roast date.
- Tin Lizzie Espresso Blend
- Medium-dark
- Yellow Bourbon, Andung Sari, Heirloom
- Washed, Giling Basah, Natural
- Capim Seco, Kerinci, Hadeso
Chocolate · Toasty · Sweet · Full Bodied · Lingering
- Dank
- Medium
- Pache, Heirloom
- Natural, Champagne Yeast
Green Apple · Honeysuckle · Red Grape · Creamy Mouthfeel · Chocolatey Finish
- Costa Rica El Cristobal Anaerobic Natural
- Light
- Caturra
- Anaerobic Natural
Berry Aroma · Bubblegum · Pomelo Orange · Roasted Macadamia · Medium Body · Smooth
- Vietnam Zanya Double Washed
- Light
- Catimor, Bourbon, Typica, Caturra
- Double Ferment Washed
Brown Sugar · Rhubarb · Hazelnut · Apple Acidity · Honey Sweetness · Medium Body
- El Fuego: A Dark Roast
- Dark
- Caturra
- Washed
- Smallholder Farms
Dark Chocolate · Molasses · Toasty · Full Bodied · Lingering Finish
- The South American Cold Breezy Blend
- Medium
- Yellow Bourbon, Red Bourbon, Caturra, Castillo, Dos Mill
- Pulp Natural, Washed
- Capim Seco, Madre Laura
Chocolate · Low Acidity · Full Bodied · Smooth
- Mexico TB Decaf
- Medium
- Bourbon, Typica, Marsellesa, Oro Azteca, Márago, Caturra, Peñasco
- Washed, EA Decaffeination
Chocolate · Pecan · Toasted Marshmallow · Mild Acidity · Smooth Finish
The room
The building is a former college of beauty, 3,500 square feet with roughly 1,500 of it roastery and the rest a cafe seating about thirty, laid out so the roasting stays in view of the tables. Garage window doors slide up until the patio and the interior read as one room, and the bar is knotty wood paneling under a white wall carrying the company logo in black.
The vibe
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People
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