Sip & Melt is very pleased to have Blind Coffee Roasters on board as our featured July roaster. We asked owner and head roaster, Tim Howard, to speak about his experience in the coffee world, and his thoughts on how it really boils down to doing great things for the world... It's all about the taste and smell. I started blind Coffee Roasters...
Coffee & Chocolate: A Roaster's Perspective The perfect couple | It’s no accident that coffeehouses and cafes world-wide ubiquitously present an array of chocolate-laden menu items. From the mocha to pain au chocolate and a dipped biscotti in between, coffee and chocolate are nearly two peas, er, fruits in a pod. Literally. Common origins | Coffee and Cocoa beans are grown in many of...
A taste-bud and brain explosion of spicy fruity wine, licorice, floral notes, cocoa, and nuts and honey...and that's just the tip of the iceberg. That’s what happened when we combined beans from five different countries, and two continents. Remember opening up that giant crayon box from Crayola when you were a kid, and what seemed like an entire rainbow of colors begged to...
We couldn't wait for you to experience Sip & Melt, so we are giving away 6 free boxes! Enter our contest at the link below: Contest ends Wednesday, May 17th, so get on it! -Sip & Melt ...
Presales started today, hooray! We are so pleased to finally reveal Sip & Melt to you. Our two favorite beans are about to see the light of day in our first month's flavor pairing-- and what an adventure that was for our curation team. Many hours of time spent drinking delicious, world coffees, and eating tasty, eye-roll-worthy craft chocolates from all over the...
Well, it's official! Pre-sales for our monthly coffee and chocolate box begin May 1st, 2017 and continue through May 31st! By subscribing during this time, you will be considered one of our Founding Members and guaranteed 10% off your monthly subscription box for the life of the subscription ($44.99/month with discount). You can expect your first box to ship to you between June 1st and...
Our nonprofit partner, Grounds for Health, has been blazing a trail since the beginning of 2017, with their current preventative care programs in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Peru. We are pleased to be mentioned as a partner who supports the mission of Grounds for Health! Cervical cancer is preventable, and we are on our way towards maintaining sustainable health care models in the bean...
We are so happy to have you with us! Welcome to the Sip & Melt Blog, Dedicated to keeping readers up to date on our progress, we will soon be opening subscriptions for a limited number of founding members…and you’re first in line. Our blog further intends to provide: Insights into the chocolate and coffee industries. The art and science behind food and drink pairing. Information...
Here’s an early peek at some products that will find their way into one of our boxes. We will be updating this as we continually acquire new products and forge new partnerships with vendors. [Cascadia Roasters] Coffee Time Portland, Oregon Run by a husband and wife team, this company has been a historic fixture of northwest Portland for over twenty-two years. Roasting under...
Urban Grind of Portland, Oregon Urban Grind's story begins in a renovated 1910 warehouse, that has become an integral part of this now burgeoning Pacific Northwest neighborhood, known as the Pearl District. Established in 2003, Urban Grind Coffeehouse & Roasters created a unique niche, being renowned as the first artisan coffeehouse in the area. Yes—they were here before Starbucks! Family owned and operated,...
Partnering with Grounds for Health is one of the most exciting and important aspects of our business. At Sip & Melt, we firmly believe in meeting challenges and creating sustainable solutions to problems. Our pledge to donate $1 of each subscription box we sell...
Have you ever wondered why coffee and chocolate go so well together? Food chemists and scientists have wondered the same thing, and have been tackling the question with mass spectrometers and gas chromatography. Through discovery of specific aromatic compounds (in other words, smells) in various foods by concentration, it was confirmed that foods that share the same aromatic and flavor compounds will taste...
