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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 […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW at Ristretto Roasters Last week the Portland coffee community came out in full effect for #TNTNW! Techs, baristas, roasters, owners, and a bunch of really awesome folks showed up to pour their hearts out. We gathered at Ristertto’s gorgeous Nicolai location. The cafe is situated in the historic Schoolhouse Electric Building formerly the Pacific […]

Espresso Parts Presents #TNTNW at Victrola Coffee What a night! Our #TNTNW at Victrola Coffee was a fantastic kickoff to the 2015 season! There were baristas as far as the eye could see. Once again we filled our 32 spots in under TEN minutes!!!!! Luckily there was plenty of Jameson Whiskey to go around as well […]

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  BBCM, Butcher, Baker and Cappucino Maker, is a European-inspired cafe and restaurant that recently opened in West Hollywood to much anticipation. The atmosphere is designed with extreme attention to detail and will inspire as it transports you to a new world. The Espresso Parts Custom Shop was excited to jump on the opportunity with BBCM to further enhance the […]

We’re excited to share the story of an Espresso Parts Custom Shop job from 2016. This gorgeous La Marzocco has some miles on it. We mean literally has miles because we shipped it all the way across the Pacific Ocean to Australia where it now lives! This machine was sourced, restored and modified vintage La […]

Just picture rolling out of bed in the morning, walking out to your kitchen while wiping the sleep from your eyes. The first thing you do is remove the portafilter from your brand new custom slayer and dosing 18 grams from your Mahlkonig K30 Vario to wake yourself up with espresso. Sounds like a dream right… […]

Experimenting with coffee is half the fun, right? I mean, there is no better way to learn about coffee then getting in there and trying something, tasting it and trying it again. Maybe it’s with different brew methods, ratios, grind sizes and different coffees . . . either way, it makes us giddy inside. But having the […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop + LittleMoss + Farm&Coast All the way across the United States, tucked away near the shore of Darmouth, MA is LittleMoss. A quaint and elegant eatery serving seasonal and local foods. Their casual indoor and outdoor space is perfect for catching up with friends over beer or maybe coffee on their new Custom Slayer.  This […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x City Market Coffee Roasters

EP Custom Shop Build #59 Home espresso machine alert! Be prepare to be super jealous on this one! This clean white Single Group Slayer was shipped from the EP Custom Shop to our friend Tyler in Tennessee where it will fit perfectly in his home kitchen. (Good luck picking your jaw up off the floor.) Bone […]

5 Reasons why you should Make Equipment Your Own. Equipment is the heartbeat of your cafe. Trying to operate without it would be impossible. The equipment you use tells your unique story. Customizing your equipment to make it your own tells the best story of all and here is why… 1. Theme Setter The equipment […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop X Honor Coffee and Tea Seattle’s new coffee chain, Honor Coffee and Tea is expanding with great force. Their heart and purpose is to honor the craft of coffee and the supply chain by making it more accessible. It’s the reason they are called honor coffee. It’s their goal is to be in more neighborhoods, […]

ESPRESSO PARTS CUSTOM SHOP X JUBALA COFFEE Jubala Coffee‘s  southern hospitality continues to grow as they open another location on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh, NC. Andrew Cash, owner of Jubala, designed his cafes to be a place where the community can relax and connect. Having grown up in North Raleigh across the street from Jubala’s first location, he […]

ESPRESSO PARTS CUSTOM SHOP X CAFE EVOKE This custom project takes us back to 2012 and this stunning build for our good friends at Cafe Evoke, Oklahoma City, OK. Trailblazers in the specialty coffee scene of Oklahoma City, Cafe Evoke put “The Big Friendly” on notice when their cafe opened in 2005.  Today their stunning shop […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Olympia Coffee Roasting Company Big news for a local heavyweight, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. unveiled their new build out last Monday to a healthy line of long-time patrons. The space carries sentiment as Espresso Parts, from 2006 to 2012, called the now-remodeled storefront cafe home. And it’s certainly an upgrade […]

ESPRESSO PARTS CUSTOM SHOP X KIT AND ACE This custom project was coordinated by  de Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters, for their clients at Kit and Ace, Kit and Ace is a luxury apparel store and this equipment will live at their Toronto location. Their boutique cafe Sorry Coffee Co. blends ultra chic and modern design with the stunning copper […]

  Espresso Parts Custom Shop x All Day Roasting Company This Custom Shop project looks like it might race off of the counter at any moment. We were approached by All Day Roasting Company in Taipei City about a one of a kind custom Mazzer Robur. All Day decided on a carbon fiber print for the grinder body and hopper with […]

Espresso Parts Custom Shop x Whole Foods Germantown / Build #050. The second Victoria Arduino Black Eagle VA 388 we have customized for Whole Foods Market! Victoria Arduino worked with WBC 2007 Champion James Hoffman of Square Mile Coffee to create a machine that offers the barista maximum consistency for espresso preparation. You get temperature stability from T3 technology combined with “gravimetric” […]

Attention to detail is difficult. It takes focus and practice; elements Hiroshi Sawada knows well. Focus and practice were the keys to his winning the 2008 World Latte Art Championship. They were the keys to his establishing an internationally recognized brand and cafe Streamer Coffee Company So when our good friend Hiroshi came requested a Custom-made tamp, we obliged. This tamp […]