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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters hosted a Pop-Up Coffee Bar for Regents School of Oxford at its first-ever “Donuts with Dad” event. The children and dads had fun shooting hoops and playing games before school. Velvet Ditch Coffee served its Limited Edition BOLD BUCK and Guatemala Huehuetenango coffees. Interested in Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters hosting your […]
It’s the first thing many Americans drink in the morning, and has become a daily ritual for 66 percent of adults. Nevertheless, past studies suggested that coffee was to blame for stunting growth, the risk of heart disease and increased blood pressure. Those studies didn’t always reveal that heavy coffee drinkers also tended to be […]