Oxford’s own Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters is excited to announce the groundbreaking of our new coffee shop and roastery, where we will be transforming a charming 1940s house into a vibrant hub for coffee lovers and the Oxford community. This renovation will not only preserve a piece of local history but also creates a space […]
Specialty coffee is a beautiful thing, when those green coffee beans have been roasted to perfection and allowed to rest. Time is a key factor during the rest period. The journey from green bean to our cup is a delicate dance of chemistry and timing. One crucial yet often overlooked step in this process is […]
ANNOUNCING Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters‘ NEW SINGLE ORIGIN DECAF FROM MEXICO: Want a flavorful cup of decaf coffee? This Mexican Decaf coffee, roasted in small batches to accentuate the beans natural flavor notes, will brighten your day with delicious notes of chocolate, nougat, cane sugar, orange and plum (a stone fruit). Available in Oxford, MS […]
Customers love buying 12-ounce bags of Velvet Ditch Coffee at Chicory Market. Now, in its new location — 707 N. Lamar Blvd. — Chicory Market also offers its customers Velvet Ditch Coffee’s ever-popular Guatemalan beans in bulk bins. Everyone can enjoy buying a little, a lot or any amount in between. Chicory Market continues to […]
Place Your Bid for a Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters “CUPPING EXPERIENCE” with seven of your closest friends. Bid online today! “Coffee is similar to wine, craft beer or spirits, where the enjoyment is in the nuanced flavor of the beans themselves,” Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters’ Owner Lesley Walkington said. “A Cupping Experience gives coffee […]
“Just wanted you to know how much we are enjoying Velvet Ditch Coffee! Starting the day with Guatemala La Morena, here at Snow Lake in Benton Co. Mississippi. Perfection!💕—Mary L., Mississippi Cupping Notes for Velvet Ditch Coffee’s Guatemala La Morena The aroma of this coffee will remind you of homemade bread fresh out of […]
Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters has been selected to be a vendor for the 2023 SnackDown event on August 17, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Powerhouse in Oxford, Mississippi. The SnackDown is a culinary tasting event celebrating Lafayette County’s Food entrepreneurs. SnackDown is a project of Leadership Lafayette and the Oxford-Lafayette County […]
Big, bold and savory! That’s how this microlot coffee from Kenya can be described. This is a very special coffee from the Hinga family of the Machure Coffee Estate. The family-owned estate is located in Thika, a commerce hub in Kiambu County that borders Nairobi City, sitting at 1,500 masl on the central highlands characterized […]
“I loved learning about the importance of cupping coffee at each stage of the coffee process—from the farm to the importers to the roasters to the retailers. I was amazed at the many variables that determine a good cup of Joe, Mary L. of Oxford, MS said. “Becoming more aware of these factors—the way it […]
Podcast Host Chase Parham sits down with Lesley Walkington, owner and roaster, of Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters in Oxford, Miss. They record from her roast house, where she creates one-of-a-kind single origin Specialty coffee. Lesley discusses how her passion for coffee turned into a business and what it takes to turn quality coffee beans from […]