Santa Cruz’s Award-Winning Verve Coffee Roasters
An award-winning coffee that carries a high price tag.
Verve Coffee Roasters walked away with a 2015 Good Food Award last month with its Green Tip Gesha beans.
The Santa Cruz company buys green beans from around the world that get finished in a 1965 German-made roaster.
I had a chance to sample this award-winning coffee grown on a farm in Panama that’s been family-owned for three generations.
The green tip refers to the youngest leaves on the Gesha plants. Verve’s buyer found that the beans from those particular plants produced a far superior cup of coffee compared to the regular bronze-tipped Gesha plants.
All I know is this is one very smooth cup of joe. It’s not a dark roast, so there’s not much bitterness in the taste. It has notes of mocha and flowers, and even a touch of subtle coconut on the finish. It’s not a sip that jolts you awake. It’s more one that prompts a blissful “ahh.”
Verve has three cafes in Santa Cruz. The coffee also can be purchased online. The Green Tip Gesha has a limited supply. And like anything that’s scarce, it doesn’t come cheap. An 8-ounce tin is $65.
Just read that Verve has secured the Church and Market location for its first SF cafe. I’m sure it’ll be packed regularly.
Sightglass has gesha beans too. They sell it by the cup for $8 and the beans are $50 for less than 7 oz. Ouch!
I always love to try new coffee beans and these sounds amazing. Can’t wait to get my hands on some.
Thanks for your information.