Tightrope
House Blend
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69sparse
Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology
Price position
$1.97/oz$21.50 for 310g
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Catalog summary
This lot, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file).
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Batch roasted weekly · ships in ~2d
Roasted on a scheduled weekly rhythm. Very fresh if you order right after a roast day; less so near the end of the cycle.
“We roast online orders Monday to Thursday. Orders placed by 12pm will be roasted the following roast day and shipped by the next day.” source ↗
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- Weight
- 310g
- Bag price
- $21.50
- Price / oz
- $1.97/oz
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About Highwire Coffee Roasters
Community reputation · Reddit
Cult favorite· sentiment 94/100
Two Reddit posts give Highwire Coffee Roasters strongly favorable marks. One home barista said The Core produced an Americano better than Starbucks. Another called the Batak Sumatra the best coffee they had tried and praised its nuance, balance, and smoothness.
Threads cited (2)
- r/espresso · 15↑ · First americano from my rocket. 4 shots to learn. Three shots to dail in the highwire “the
First americano from my rocket. 4 shots to learn. Three shots to dail in the highwire “the core” roast. And it’s better then Starbucks.
- r/Coffee · 6↑ · Best coffee I have ever tried. Ever. What's yours?
I've tried quite a few coffees, from quite a few 3rd wave roasters. Stumptown Guatemala Finca El Injerto - Bourbon, etc.. I recently tried Highwire Coffee Roasters Batak Sumatra, and it is the best coffee I have ever tried. It is so good that I took an hour and a half out of my Saturday to get some fresh beans. It is s
Press · Sprudge
- Budding Bay Area Roasters Get A Boost At Highwire Coffee2015-02-26·sprudge
In the last ten years, the Bay Area has become a mecca for nascent coffee roasters looking to…
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Ground Control Coffee Brewer @ Highwire Coffee Roasters, Oakland, CA
Eli Salomon · 12.8K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeThis video covers Highwire Coffee Roasters; it is general roaster coverage.
Cherrybook summary of the video
Founders of Highwire Coffee Roasters discuss their adoption of the Ground Control brewer across their cafes, detailing how the vacuum-brewing technology allows precise recipe tuning and consistent extraction for both hot batch brews and iced lattes.
Inside this video
From Eli Salomon:
“Ground Control was one of those things that once we discovered it, we really saw like, wow, this is distinctly different from other equipment on the market.”
“One of the things that I was drawn to with Ground Control is the ability to dial in specific recipes by coffee.”
“The resolution of control is very high in getting the textures and flavors you want out of coffee.”
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