{"id":3543,"date":"2015-02-06T19:38:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T19:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2018-05-08T20:13:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T20:13:44","slug":"introduction-to-specialty-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2015\/02\/06\/introduction-to-specialty-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Specialty Coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami is a revolutionary city, always on the forefront of fashion, design, art and music.\u00a0 We are constantly trying to stay on top of current trends and thinking out of the box to create new ones. Yet for some reason this sort of tendency hasn\u2019t translated to the city\u2019s coffee offerings. Having such a diverse Latino population, we wonder why Cuban coffee seems to be all that we have to offer. One could definitely argue that Cuban coffee is a taste preference, or in a sense, a humbling backyard tradition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless of your background, if you were born in Miami, or lived in the U.S. long enough, you’ve grown accustomed to wanting more and trying the next best thing. While South Florida hasn\u2019t led the new wave of specialty coffee\u00a0we are seeing in California, New York, and across the country, it can still join the trend. What\u2019s more exciting is that we know that Miami will manage to do so in its own unique way. Bright lights, art deco architecture, palm trees, and Hispanic influence \u2013 Miami rarely blends in \u2013 which is what makes us so excited about the potential this city has within the specialty coffee world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0We\u2019ve decided to do our part. A couple years ago, Relentless Roasters was\u00a0launched by several FIU alumni. We started off by roasting coffee in Daniel’s\u00a0(founder and head roaster) backyard. Now, we have our own roasting facility in Kendall, supply coffee to some of Miami\u2019s best cafes and restaurants, and have perfected our process in sourcing only the best coffee in the world. We do it all directly with the farms, no brokers or middlemen. We know exactly where the coffee came from and have real relationships with the people handling it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0We\u2019re hoping to contribute here more on FIU’s alumni\u00a0blog and discuss things such as: how coffee is sourced, the difference between fair trade and direct trade, the variety of brewing methods, and the ongoing story of Relentless Roasters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Our hope is that you think deeper about coffee, and that we can play a role in that process. Relentless Roasters is planning an\u00a0open tasting session, and are extending an invitation to all who would like to hang out, taste great coffee, and learn. We\u2019re especially proud to be announcing this here, FIU\u2019s alumni blog, as we are all proud alumni ourselves. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions and follow us for updates!<\/span><\/p>\n

RSVP for a Free Coffee Tasting Session Feb 21st:\u00a0http:\/\/relentlessroasters.rsvpify.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

www.relentlessroasters.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

twitter: @relentlessroast<\/span><\/p>\n

instagram: @relentlessroasters<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miami is a revolutionary city, always on the forefront of fashion, design, art and music.\u00a0 We are constantly trying to stay on top of current trends and thinking out of the box to create new ones. Yet for some reason this sort of tendency hasn\u2019t translated to the city\u2019s coffee offerings. Having such a diverse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[375],"class_list":["post-3543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-guest-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15028,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3543\/revisions\/15028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}