Parlor Coffee Roastery - Coffee Cupping

11 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Every Sunday, Parlor Coffee opens up their roastery to the public and holds a public 

cupping at noon. We sniffed and tasted six different roasts, ranging from dark to decaf.

It was my first time at a cupping, so I was new to the process. 

First, they put grounds in the cups and then filled it with hot water, working as

a french press in a way. Then after about five minutes we took spoons and 'broke' the

shell of coffee grounds on top and smelled each roast. After the coffees

cooled down we got to try each. We had to slurp each one to get the full flavour. It 

allows you to tastes and get all the aromas from the small amount of coffee

you ingest. 

The coffees we tasted are all roasted there in Brooklyn, and come from

 different parts of South America and Africa.  In a few weeks they will be getting in 

some beans from Kenya, which will be at the cupping as well. 

I recommend visiting for the cupping on Sundays, but

 if you're just looking for a cup of coffee, then you can find them in

the barbershop Persons of Interest off the Lorimer L stop.