Vivace 34th anniversary espresso tasting   This year David will personally prepare one of the rarest coffee cultivars in the world: Mexican Bourbon Pointu   Bourbon Pointu, like most coffee varietals, was a natural mutation in the coffea arabica plant. Pointu features a natural sweetness and 40% less caffeine than other arabica typicas. For the […]

  Dear Patient Reader, With Ethiopia experiencing civil war and extended drought conditions, I began to search for coffees that might be able to match the quality I have enjoyed for years at Vivace. Coffees from the Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Harrar, and Guji regions of Ethiopia have been unmatched for flavor intensity, body, notes of blueberry, […]