These days, the Probat, which has its own little room at the back, is mostly used to roast single-origins for filter (there was a Papua New Guinea single-origin being roasted while I was there). The space itself is split in two, with the roastery at the back and more office-like space at the front, which is where the cuppings take place.Ĭhromatic has two roasters, its original 12kg Probat and a more recent acquisition, an Opus 4. Head on in, down a corridor and around a corner, where you’ll find Chromatic on the left. The Roastery is in Suite 10, accessed via the left-most entrance at the front of the building. If you are planning on attending one of the public cuppings, Chromatic isn’t that obvious to the passer-by (and sadly I didn’t take any exterior shots, except the one of the loading bay). However, at the start of 2018, to meet growing demand, Chromatic moved to its current location on Lincoln Avenue, where it occupies a small part of a large warehouse, reborn as the Midtown Arts Mercantile. You can see how I got on after the gallery.Ĭhromatic Coffee began life in October 2012, with the original coffee shop in Santa Clara (which I’d visited earlier in the week) and a roastery, which for many years occupied a small space in downtown San Jose. Naturally I went, enjoying not just the cupping, but also receiving a tour of the roastery to boot! And that led to me discovering that Chromatic’s roastery is a couple of blocks from Richard’s flat. Getting out to Santa Clara was also going to be the issue, so when Richard offered to drop me off on his way to work, I jumped at the chance.īefore I left, I had a long chat with the manager, who, on learning that I was staying in San Jose until the end of the week, suggested attending Chromatic’s public cupping, which takes place in the roastery every Thursday morning. I’d heard great things about the coffee shop from my friend Richard on my first visit in 2017. Visiting Chromatic Coffee was always part of the plan for my return to San Jose earlier this year. No matter how much I plan, chance discovery always plays its part and today’s Meet the Roaster is no exception Serendipity’s always played a large part in the Coffee Spot, even from its inception over seven years ago when someone said “why don’t you start a basketball blog” and I thought “a coffee blog! What an excellent idea!”.
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