Coffee:

On my first visit, BLIP offered one drip and one espresso to choose from. Being that BLIP names itself a roaster and that their roasting operation sits in the next room behind the coffee counter, I found this surprising and mildly disappointing. I’d have thought a roaster would want to show off what it is they do with a more varied product offering, but sadly, not this day. For my drip, I had their El Salvador Monte Alto, grown at 1550 meters above sea level, with advertised notes of blueberry, plumb, dark chocolate, and a rich body. I tasted skin of plumb with a mild hint of chocolate. It was agreeable but not as chocolaty as I would prefer. Sadly, my cortado was an exercise in disappointment. They didn’t have any cortado glasses and told me I’d be getting mine in a paper cup, thereby stripping me of the tactile and visual pleasures of a Cortado. I asked if I could have it served in a coffee cup which is what they did, only instead of serving me a 4 oz beverage in an oversized cup, they put in an espresso shot and filled it to the brim with steamed milk, rendering a misfit of a coffee drink with no name, and at least from my part, no in interest. I opened saying that this was first visit because, I know I’ll be back.