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Tasting Results – 3 Brew Methods
This week we tried one coffee brewed three different ways. We chose a naturally processed coffee from Kellensoo, Ethiopia and prepared it using a clever coffee dripper, an aero press and a press pot....
View ArticleTasting Results – Central America
This week we tried coffees from Central America and Mexico. We tasted Think Darker – our new dark-roasted Mexican offering, a lighter roasted Mexican from La Colombe, El Salvador and Nicaragua. All...
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Tasting Results – Dark Roasts
This week, dark times were upon us at 8th Ave. We tried our new in-house favorite THINK DARKER and four dark roasts from other companies. All five coffees in question were brewed with a french press,...
View ArticleTasting Results – Temperature Variations
This week at 8th Ave, we found ourselves in a bit of hot water. We brewed our newest incarnation of Think Blend – newly featuring coffee from Jaime Lovo in Ocotal, Nicaragua – at varying water...
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Tasting Results – Single Source Menu & Homemade Blends
This week at 8th Ave, we spent some quality time with our Single Source coffees. We did a run-through of the coffees on our menu, noting their individual characteristics, and tried various blending...
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Tasting Results – Ethiopia
This week at 8th Ave, we explored Ethiopian coffees. Alongside our old favorite from Kellensoo, we tried other coffees from various areas in southern Ethiopia. There was no shortage of variety and...
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Free Coffee Tasting
Every Friday. Come taste some with us at 73 8th Avenue, 2pm! THIS WEEK: We’ll make our coffee agitated, and we’ll keep it calm. This will be a showcase of the differences between stirred coffee and...
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Literary Events at Think Bleecker
Over the next few months, Think Bleecker and Unboxed Voices team up to bring you a series of literary readings. Come through to hear peoples voices freed from their boxes.
View ArticleTasting Results – Agitation
This week at 8th Ave, we found ourselves in a state of great agitation. We brewed our Single Source Nicaragua in the Clever Dripper, but varied how the ground coffee was stirred in the water during...
View ArticleTasting Results – ROBUSTA
This week at 8th Ave, we took a taste of what Robusta coffee has to offer. A variety of coffea called canephora, these seeds are not from the same plant species as coffea arabica, which is what you...
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Tasting Results – Robusta as Espresso
This week at 8th Ave, we explored our new Robusta coffee from Chiapas, Mexico as an espresso blend component. We wanted to see what it brings to the table in the intense world of espresso. We compared...
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Cake cake cake cake cake cake @ 8th Ave
Come support your favorite online lit mag, Pieces of Cake, as they launch Issue #3. It’s a reading. There will be booze & conversation. Come have your cake. More from Pieces of Cake and their...
View ArticleTasting Results – Brew Methods
This week at 8th Ave, we looked at what different brew methods did for our Single Source Brazilian coffee, Daterra Estate’s “Monte Cristo” lot. Aside from the Clever Dripper that we use to brew at our...
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Tasting Results – Cold Brews
The weather has been sweltering this week in New York, so over at 8th Ave we just wanted to chill out with some Single Source cold brews. This is our method of choice for making iced coffee in all our...
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Tasting Results – Nicaragua
This week at 8th Ave, we tried out two of our Nicaraguan coffees through several brew methods. One of the coffees comes from Cafetalara Buenos Aires, which we feature on our Single Source menu, and the...
View ArticleWhy Brazil?
Not all of our coffee comes from small farms run by family farmers. Our Brazilian coffees come from very large estates operated by corporations. We chose the coffees for the way they add a specific...
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