The Coffee Compass

19/04/2026

Made a wrong turn at Albuquerque, but ended up at so it’s all good.

17/04/2026

is low key roasting some of the best coffee in the Southwest if not the country.

13/04/2026

Made a detour to see the fine people at .

04/03/2026

Now brewing.

23/01/2026

A trusted travel companion.

02/12/2025

We love a cafe with a color scheme.

01/12/2025

What’s your favorite kettle?

25/11/2025

Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best Home Coffee Makers

Vince Marotta hated his coffee percolator. In 1969, he set out to design a better consumer coffee maker, one that would heat the water to an ideal 200° F, not the near-boiling temperatures of a percolator, which were prone to over-extracting the coffee. The resulting appliance, Mr. Coffee, changed the world. By 1975, Marotta had sold more than a million units…...

Vince Marotta hated his coffee percolator. In 1969, he set out to design a better consumer coffee maker, one that would heat the water to an ideal 200° F, not the near-boiling temperatures of a percolator, which were prone to over-extracting the coffee. The resulting appliance, Mr. Coffee, changed ...

11/11/2025

Handcrafted might be off trend, but single cup brewing is still in. One noticeable trend at this year was an array of new automated pour-overs brewers.

09/11/2025

What’s your favorite coffee book? Our top three:

1. The Works Atlas of Coffee — James Hoffmann
2. Where the Wild Coffee Grows — Jeff Koehler
3. Coffeeland — Augustine Sedgewick

08/11/2025

A mid-life crisis we can get behind.