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Espresso Parts really wanted to throw a party to celebrate the anniversary and thank everyone that make the series a success…YOU! We mixed things up this time and held the event outdoors in our parking lot. How does one throw an outdoor latte art throwdown in a parking lot???? Well with help from Slate Coffee and […]

Good morning readers! We just got back from the BACC finale held at Coffee Bar SF. If you follow our blog you know what the BACC is by now. It’s only one of the best organized latte art competitions in the country! This past Thursday was the finale of the first comp. season. Espresso Parts […]

The time has come for the final battle of the first Bay Area Coffee Community series! We have bad such a great time being involved with this great organization Tonight at Coffee Bar in The Mission we will crown a new latte art king or queen. Besides all the radical goodies from the awesome sponsors […]

Top The Espresso Parts Rinser has been helping professionals save time, money, and water for nearly 5 years now! Our newest build represents everything we’ve learned and includes a number of key feature enhancements. Our Rinser is not just for steaming pitchers, it works with pitchers, glasses, bar wares, any vessel with a diameter of […]

I met Richard Sandlin a couple of years ago at Barista Camp. We hit it off and have stayed in contact. He’s a pretty rad dude making some great moves down in California. Richard hit me up a few months ago regarding a new competition series he wanted to start in the Bay Area. Of […]

The 2014 Specialty Coffee Event and US Coffee Championships wrapped up last weekend and we still haven’t recovered! We had a bit too much fun exhibiting in our own backyard and representing the Pacific Northwest! Thanks to everyone that stopped in to visit our booth and grab an espresso from one of our amazing guest baristas! We […]

SCAA 2014 Featured Items Introducing the SCAA Cupping Bowl by Espresso Parts! Espresso Parts is proud to announce that we have worked in cooperation with The Specialty Coffee Association of America to produce the next generation of cupping bowls. These cupping bowls meet every standard set forth by the SCAA to the last detail. Through hard work and […]

The Big Eastern Regional Coffee Competition kicked off yesterday morning in Durham NC. There are two competitions that take place during BERCC; The Brewers Cup & Barista Championship. Baristas from the NE & SE have all gathered to prove their skills and take the top spot in their region. Espresso Parts is proud to be […]

Whole Foods Domain x Espresso Parts / Build #36 – 37 We had the pleasure of customizing 2 La Marzocco Strada MPs for Whole Foods Market’s new Domain store in Austin, TX which had it’s grand opening Wednesday, Jan. 15th. This is the 4th and 5th Strada we’ve customized for Whole Foods with our glass […]

Good evening readers! We sent Panda over to Kansas City this weekend. No, it wasn’t because we’re tired of him. It was to attend a Caffeine Crawl and Barista Nation. Below is his report! I’m very fortunate to have a job that involves a lot of travel because I get to meet amazing people from […]

I’m back in Washington and it’s nice to be home but I sure do miss Minneapolis. Espresso Parts was happy to be a regional sponsor for this weeks round of barista competitions in the “land of 10,000 lakes.” This was the first regional competition outside of the Northwest that I’ve been able to attend and […]

The first day of competitions has come and gone. The competitions are taking place at a boxing gym which is a perfect setting to battle it out. I split my time between the barista and brewers cup. The barista competition was setup in front of a wall of brick and windows. Super dreamy. The brewers […]

Espresso Parts is proud to be a regional sponsor of the BGA #BCRBC. Supporting the barista community has always been important for us and we couldn’t be happier to be involved in this years round of competitions. Along with the regional sponsorship we have two team members attending the competitions in Minneapolis; Heather Ringwood will be […]

We may not exhibit at Coffee Fest but Espresso Parts definitely had a strong presence. Between our third annual #TNTNW Coffee Fest Kickoff at Neptune Coffee & The Nightcap event held at Liberty Bar we were pretty busy. We sent Panda our Community Coordinator up to Seattle to cover all the action at and away […]

We’re about more than just coffee here at Espresso Parts HQ!  Not only are we huge fans of Imbibe magazine but we also sponsor cocktail events like TOTC and SACC. This is the first in a short series of posts in which we will explore the world of coffee cocktails and infused cocktails as well. One common […]

Did you know that the SCAJ (Specialty Coffee Association of Japan) is holding their annual event this week? It’s true! We partnered with our very good friend Hiroshi Sawada of Streamer Coffee to celebrate with another #TNTJP. The event took place at Streamer’s Shibuya location and over 300 people showed up! Attendees we’re treated to […]

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Espresso Parts Presents TNTNW at Spotted Cow Our November #TNTNW was held at Spotted Cow about twenty minutes out of Seattle. Spotted Cow is home to Maxwell Mooney who recently placed third in the NW region barista competition! He along with the wonderful crew have been elevating their local coffee scene and they’re doing an […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW at Christopher David Experience Last month we had the absolute pleasure of presenting #TNTNW at The Christopher David Experience (CDX) in Portland’s iconic Pearl District. CDX is an amazing space. This place is a cafe rolled into a high end interior design store wrapped in a floral shop. It’s all kinds […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW @ Anthem Coffee & Tea Espresso Parts brought #TNTNW to the small town of Puyallup and it went off in a big way. Puyallup is a 40 minute drive south of Seattle and known more for the state fair than being a coffee destination. Anthem Coffee & Tea is here to change […]

Brewing With Espresso Parts: Hermiston Brewer Espresso Parts is bringing affordable, metal-filtered pour over coffee to the masses!  The star of the show with the Yama Hermiston is the flat bottom stainless steel filter. On the inside of the filter you have a fine mesh that will keep sediment to a low and larger mesh on […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW @ Case Study Coffee Yo! Case Study Coffee hosted #TNTNW last week and we had the best time ever! Fun fact: this was their first event at the new Alberta location and they weren’t even technically open for service yet! You have to visit them the next time you’re in Portland. […]

Brewing With Espresso Parts: Cold Brew Coffee Welcome to brewing with EP. This new monthly post will cover basic brewing guides for a number of products from our lineup. What is cold brew? It’s coffee that has been brewed using cold/room temperature water over a long period of time. Generally anywhere from 4-12 hours or even longer. The […]

Espresso Parts celebrates 3 years of #TNTNW Last week we celebrated the third anniversary of our #TNTNW event series with an awesome parking lot party. That’s 36 consecutive monthly throwdowns in the PNW! We’re honored to help bring the community closer and create a place where everyone can have fun and learn. Since it was such a […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW @ Dillanos Coffee Roasters We had such a great #TNTNW at Dillanos last week! They really know how to throw a party. Did I mention it’s also their 22nd anniversary this year? The event took place at their newly jazzed up  HQ in Sumner, WA. Our judges for the evening were: Bryan […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW @ Batdorf & Bronson Olympia’s very own Batdorf & Bronson opened their doors for May’s #TNTNW. The house was packed and we had a couple of coffee stars in the house too! U.S. Barista Champion Laila Ghambari took time out of her hectic schedule to judge the night’s pours and Amanda Juris who […]

A cultural melting pot descended last Thursday night onto MiiR Flagship. The reason? The monthly TNTNW, the Pacific Northwest’s premier latte art event and coffee industry hang-out. Many come from Seattle, many from Portland, and some from as afar as Vancouver just for the chance to pour.  The room was abuzz with plaid, desert boots, copious […]

Espresso Parts is incredibly excited for this weekend! Not only do we have two booths at SCAA but we are also Bronze sponsors of the World Barista Championship and the official porcelain sponsor of the WBC. There’s a lot going on so we’re going to get you up to speed with all things EP SCAA2015 with this post! […]

Brewing with Espresso Parts: Tea; Yama Glass Sitka Tea Pot It’s time for our first Brewing with EP; Tea edition! Meet the Yama Glass Sitka brewing pot. Yama Glass is known far and wide as a leader in glass manufacturing. Not only do they produce amazing glass coffee brewers but they also create an array of […]

Espresso Parts Presents An Elevated Coffee Experience Espresso Parts and Trichome are joining forces to bring you the two night must attend event for the Specialty Coffee Association of America Event weekend. We’re pairing two of Washington’s favorite things; coffee & cannabis, for a one of a kind Elevated experience (21+ SCAA Attendees Only). Join […]