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IT’S OFFICIAL ALL of our outdoor patios are open for dining! We have all safety protocols in place, and are so ready to see you all safely hanging out here again!! SEND this post to the first person you want to meet for coffee at your favorite Lofty cafe!... SHARE this post with your fellow coffee lovers! SAVE this post to remind you to stop by soon for a Lofty coffee & meal! We love you all, and we’re so thankful for all the support you’ve shown

NEW COFFEE ALERT This Christmas Eve we have a gift for all of you: the Colombia Monteblano Pink Bourbon. This coffee is cold fermented, creating a balance of sweet and savory flavors like chocolate truffle, tobacco, and whiskey, with a sweet middle and finish of maple, peach, vanilla, and elder flower. Want to know the story of this coffee, and how we came to know it and it’s creators? Read to the end!... Back in 2018 our roasters took a trip down to Colombia to taste new coffees and build new relationships. They were hosted by farmer Rodrigo Sanchez and his wife Claudia. Rodrigo took them to one of his family farms, Finca Monteblanco, located high along the winding mountain roads of Vereda Tocora. That day it happened to be raining. As they walked through the mountainous terrain, in the rain, they spotted these bright pink cherries. They stopped to investigate, and Rodrigo encouraged them to try them. Inside was sweet and juicy and as they marveled over the unique look and taste, Rodrigo proceeded to tell us the story of how he discovered this varietal. In 2002, Rodrigo participated in a local program teaching local children of coffee producers to cup. Before that, he and his family had never considered coffee in terms of cup profile. By learning to differentiate profiles, he and his father and grandfather were able to make the connections between the farming techniques they applied and the coffee’s attributes in the cup. This led him to explore the trees planted on Monteblanco, where he discovered various varieties his grandfather had planted in the 1980s. In addition to the varieties most common in Colombia, Rodrigo found there were trees he had not noticed before, trees with different characteristics, including broad leaves that looked like Geisha. In the cup, the coffee he harvested also tasted like those of Geisha. This was the beginning of Pink Bourbon lot separation. We hope you enjoy this coffee as much as we do! . . . #loftycoffeeco #sandiego #northcountysandiego #encinitas #solanabeach #littleitaly #lacosta #sandiegofood #organic #local #localbusiness #coffee #pastry #cravethis

WE ARE OPEN All Lofty Cafes are OPEN for To-Go Food & Beverage orders. We encourage our guests to order through the LOFTY APP or the QR code shown at cafes. Visit lofty coffee.com to download our app and shop online!... Thank you for your support during these times

Have you listened to our roaster @sirisimran on Roast! West Coast yet? (Check our stories for the swipe up link). This podcast by @onewildlifeco is amazing, and listening to our Siri talk about the coffee roasting process, from cherry to cup, blows our minds

PODCAST NEWS! We are so excited to announce that we will be on the @onewildlifeco Roast! West Coast Podcast. Get ready to listen in just a few short weeks, and make sure to tap the link in our bio to follow this podcast on your favorite streaming platform!... Thanks @onewildlifeco! We can’t wait!!

It’s our roaster’s (@sirisimran ) 5th anniversary of being here at Lofty Coffee, and our junior roaster’s (@joey_gia) birthday today! Thank you both for everything you do here at Lofty, we love & appreciate you so much!! Wish them happy days along with us, and check out what Siri has to say about her time at Lofty:... Working with coffee really means working with people. It’s this massive industry of human interaction that keeps me excited and curious about everything that is coffee. For 5 years Lofty has given me the space to be curious and to strive to be a better roaster, cupper, barista, professional and leader. Everyday is a new opportunity to learn something new and to prove to myself I can be more dialed in than I was the day before. Thank you to @beaconlacosta and @halliphotoandco for this amazing video highlighting the roasting process! - #LoftyCoffee #coffeeroasters