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Hola Familia!   What a year it has been! Unlocked Coffee Roaster is getting ready for the event of the year! Our second Anniversary, this coming December 2nd, "A new journey begins"!  The coffee shop was opened in 2020, a week before the pandemic hit, and we were able to survive. Last year we celebrated our survival, and this year we were entering into a new journey. Why? Since the moment we decided to open a business we wanted to help people as much as possible and that is coming true; direct trade with young farmers in Colombia is a reality. How? We...

Hello from the mountains! I am in Colombia, my home country, and I am still spending some time learning, living and breathing coffee; this is what we do best at Unlocked Coffee.  Words are not enough to describe the magnificence of the mountains. This land carries the fortune of growing one of the best coffees in the world. What can I say? Do you like coffee? We love it too!  Can´t wait to share more about what I learned from this trip, so far we had the opportunity to meet in person many of the farmers that put the coffee in...

What is French Press Coffee? French Press is a manual brewing method that makes coffee by steeping grounds in hot water before pressing them to the bottom of the container to separate the grounds from the liquid. At Unlocked Coffee Roasters, we recommend the Yama French Press, which gets a clean filter of the ground coffee from the water. To ensure freshness in each cup, use a grinder and the amount of coffee beans required instead of having all your bag of beans grounded which is not the best practice.   What you need? -Scale -Coffee beans -Grinder How to...

For our One Year Anniversary we have prepared some special artists to show some of their pieces during this event the coming October 2nd.  Golden Butterfly Studios is owned by Alek, founder and visionary that focuses on the production of silk filigree art.  Being originally from Macedonia, handmade silk filigree art is a very common and traditional art in Europe.  "I think simply it was the history (that dates back to 3000 BC), the tradition, the mystique, and the elegance of this work that inspired me to pursue this business. Plus, it’s always a wonderful feeling to see people’s reaction to my work, and to hear that “they’ve never seen anything...