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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stainless Steel vs. Paper Pour Over Filters: What Tastes Best? When I first began making pour overs for my morning ritual, I used paper filters. I bought them on Amazon, at Target and even at Krogers. Sometimes I found the paper filters at T.J.Maxx and quickly snatched them up. As time went on I became […]
What is acidity in green coffee beans? Will it be good or bad once it’s roasted into drinkable coffee beans? Let’s take a look and consider what is acidity in your daily cup of coffee. By definition, acidity in coffee means there is a high level of acid (or acidy) in the coffee which results […]