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Five Brooklyn Coffee Bean Shops If you're a coffee enthusiast, you must visit a coffee shop. They offer a wide range of whole beans from all over the world. They also sell unique trinkets and kitchenware. Some of these shops offer subscriptions to their coffee beans. Some shops sell the beans in large quantities. Porto Rico Importing Co. Veteran coffee seller that specializes in international brews, loose teas and a selection. When you step into this old-school West Village shop, the scent of freshly roasting beans fills your nostrils. The shelves are filled with jars and sacks of dark brown beans, with coffee-making equipment, tea accessories and sugar. Porto Rico, originally opened in 1907 by Italian immigrants Patsy Albonese. Greenwich Village at the time was experiencing an influx Italian immigrants, who opened businesses to satisfy their dietary needs. Albanese named her shop after the famous Puerto Rican coffee she imported (and sold) the beverage was that was so well-known at the time that even the Pope consumed it. Today, Porto Rico sells 130 varieties of beans from all over the globe at three locations in New York City including their Bleecker Street location, Essex Market and online. The company also roasts its own beans and provides wholesale distribution to 350 restaurants in NYC and Brooklyn. Peter Longo, current owner and president, grew up in the family bakery on Bleecker Street, where his father was the owner of Porto Rico. He still runs the business in the same way like his father and grandfather. Sey Coffee It is located along Grattan Street in Morgantown, Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood, Sey Coffee is both an espresso bar and a coffee roaster. Co-founders Tobin Polk and Lance Schnorenberg, both 33 started roasting in the fourth-floor loft located across the street from their new location in 2011 under the name Lofted Coffee (with local clients including Greenpoint's Budin and Soho cart service Peddler). Sey's focus on buying micro-lots or whole harvests, from farmers who are one has earned it the acclaim of New York City coffee enthusiasts. In the past, they made a six-bag micro-lot purchase of Danilo Dones Sitio Catucai 785 from Brazil's Espirito Santo region. The beans were harvested at their peak of ripeness and then floated to eliminate any imperfections. They were then dried on the farm after a 36-hour dry fermentation. The result is a blend with hints of berry, lemongrass, and melon. Sey's commitment goes beyond its shop to improve the overall health of staff and farmers, and customers. It utilizes composts and biodegradable disposables in order to keep waste from the garbage dumps. This helps reduce greenhouse gases and helps nourish the soil. It also eliminates gratuity, which puts baristas into a position to sustain their livelihoods and motivate them to focus on their art. La Cabra La Cabra is a modern specialty coffee company founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2012. The company began with a small shop and a committed team. Their innovative and honest method of providing an exceptional coffee experience has earned them a devoted fan base not just in their hometown and across the globe. La Carba follows a strict procedure to find their perfect beans. They scour through hundreds of varieties each year to find the ones that best fit their ideals. Then they roast them in a very light style, dialing the roast to create their desired flavor profile. This gives the coffees greater clarity and a more vibrant taste. The East Village store, which was opened in October of last year was praised for its top-quality pour-overs, as well as the baked goods, which are overseen by Jared Sexton. He previously worked at Bien Cuit, Dominique Ansel and other coffee establishments. The shop is equipped with a La Marzocco Modbar as well as the cups, plates and bowls are crafted by Wurtz ceramics, a father/son studio in Horsens. In a recent interview with Atlanta Coffee Shops, General Manager Ian Walla reveals that La Cabra serves about 250 different types of coffees each year, and usually has seven or eight coffees available at any given point. specialty coffee beans Roasting Plant Coffee The Roasting Plant is the only multi-unit coffee retailer that roasts on site and brews on demand, with each cup of coffee being roasted and brewed according to your requirements in less than an hour. It scour countries far and far to find the finest specialty beans, which are directly sourced that provide customers with a choice and quality. Their on-site roaster is a fluid bed machine which is different from traditional drum machines found in UK coffee shops. The beans are blown around an enclosed box heated by high-speed air that keeps the beans in a suspended state and allows them to be roasted in a steady manner when they pass through the machine. I tried the Sumatran Coffee and it was smooth and rich with a velvety flavor. Dark chocolate was evident from the aroma, and as you sip the coffee, you could detect subtle citrus fruit flavors. The roasted coffee will be whisked into the store's Eversys Super-Automatic brewing Machines and brewed according your specifications in less than a minute. Customers can choose from nine single origin selections and a wide range of blends. Parlor Coffee In 2012, the company was established in the back of a barbershop with an espresso machine with a single group, Parlor Coffee has become a burgeoning roastery whose beans can be found in top restaurants, cafes and home brewers throughout the city. Parlor is committed to sourcing high-quality beans from all over the world, each of which is a long, arduous journey before reaching the roasters. In their own words according to their own words, they “have an unstoppable passion for craft and a belief that good coffee should be available to anyone.” They do just this with their earthy space on a residential street—think compost bins, chalkboards, handmade up-cycled products and a minimalist deco. They roast their own blends (there were six when I was there) and single-origins, however they also hold cuppings on Sundays that are open to the general public. Think of it as an artisanal tasting room in which you can smell and taste the beans, from chocolatey to earthy (one was almost tomato-like!). They're a bit away from the tourist trail but are is worth a visit.