Many declarations with regards to quality have been stated as people begin roasting coffee. They make reference to better beans, fresher coffee, better equipment, more meticulous tracking. Without disregarding the importance of ingredients, techniques, and attention to detail, I hope to focus more on the connections and experience of coffee.
We do not create music; we only create the conditions so that she can appear.
~Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
There are a myriad of ways to look at roasting coffee…probably as many ways as there are roasters. How one chooses to see oneself can very much influence one’s pursuit of flavor.
Andrew Kopplin creates some of the most brilliant coffees, tasty teas and delicious hot chocolate in the Midwest. His café, Kopplin\'s Coffee, has a comfortable and modern aesthetic make for a popular meeting spot in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul, attracting a micro-culture of friendly people from all over the Twin Cities.