PT's Coffee Power & Light

Did you know that carbonic maceration was initially developed in the Beaujolais region of France in the 1930s as a wine-making technique? Today, our longtime partner Finca Villa Loyola applies this fermentation method to coffee processing.

Carbonic maceration begins by rinsing the coffee cherries, separating them by density, and placing them in plastic containers. The containers are purged with carbon dioxide, sealed with one-way valve lids, and left to ferment intracellularly with enzymes for 72 hours. Then, the cherries are moved to shade-covered drying beds to dry as natural-process coffee.

The addition of carbonic maceration intensifies fruity aromatics and lends this natural-process coffee a juicy body with layers of flavor ☕️

You can try Villa Loyola's offerings, including their Carbonic Maceration, for yourself at ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee.

Say hello to mess-free coffee you can take on all your summer adventures 🏕️✨

We're excited to bring you an expertly-calibrated cup of real coffee in about 90 seconds. Just tear open one of our new single-serve pour over pouches, hang the filter on your favorite mug, and add hot water to enjoy fresh PT's coffee wherever your travels may take you!

☕️ Learn more at ptscoffee.com/products/single-serve-pour-over-pouches.

The Dog Days of summer are officially here, and so is our seasonal cold brew blend to help you beat the Kansas heat! 🌞

This light-medium roast, consisting of coffees from Guatemala, Colombia, and Ethiopia, is a refreshing treat with notes of dried cherry, chocolate wafer, and lemon curd.

🐶 Try it for yourself: ptscoffee.com/products/dog-days-summer-blend

New this month to our Blue Label collection—Las Margaritas Gesha, from our partners Café Granja La Esperanza, processed two ways!

☕️ Hybrid Washed: a two-stage fermentation combining elements of the traditional Natural process and the Washed process yields a cup with tropical, crisp notes of passionfruit, pear, and pomelo zest.

☕️ Natural: drying the cherries slowly after an initial anaerobic fermentation period results in a rich cup with notes of guava, red grapefruit, and butter toffee.

Learn more about our Blue Label selections at ptscoffee.com/collections/blue-label.

🌈 Happy Pride Month from all of us at PT's Coffee! 🌈

Our hometown of Topeka is full of this June—from Planting Peace’s iconic Equality House standing firm as a symbol of love, positivity, and acceptance to the Topeka Pride Palooza, taking place this Saturday!

We're proud to be a safe space for all. Sending everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community love this month and beyond.

Proud dad in the house!

Mike, our head roaster, brought his son Jeremiah to spend a couple of days with us at the warehouse last week. From overseeing some roasts to spending time together in the cupping lab, it's a special treat to watch the love of coffee spread to the next generation.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at PT’s!

High in the mountains of the Nariño region of Colombia sits Finca Santa Maria, owned and operated by our partner Armando Benavides Portilla. Since taking over ownership of the farm in the early 1990s, Armando has expanded upon sustainable farming techniques established by the farm's original owners while obsessing over harvest quality. In 2020 he shifted processing to a friend's well-equipped wet mill at nearby Finca El Paseo, but he dries the parchment coffee in special rooms at his home in Buesaco so he can keep a watchful eye on drying progress.

With unique growing conditions—including long hours of sunlight, hot springs, and impressive altitudes of over 6,000 feet—Armando's Caturra trees grow in rich volcanic soils. The result? A coffee with impressive sweetness and acidity!

We’re thrilled to reintroduce Lote Valeria Washed—a round light roast with notes of marzipan, red apple, and oolong tea. Available now at ptscoffee.com/products/santa-maria-washed.

Summertime means a NEW drink menu, and oh boy, do we have a good one! 🌞 Swing by our cafes to pick up a refreshing treat like our Orange Blossom & Strawberry Espresso Tonic, highlighting our current single-origin espresso, Ecuador Peñaherrera Washed.

With notes of pomelo, semi-sweet chocolate, and peach, this espresso pairs nicely with our housemade orange blossom and strawberry syrup to create the ultimate summer drink!

Explore the full menu: order.ptscoffee.com/locations/ptscoffee

Come soak up the sun with one of our NEW summer drinks!

🪩 Retro Dreams: A vanilla, orange, and bergamot latte that will remind you of your favorite childhood breakfast cereal.
🍊 Orange Blossom & Strawberry Espresso Tonic: Highlighting our current Peñaherrera Washed single-origin from Ecuador, this tasty espresso tonic pairs nicely with our housemade orange blossom and strawberry syrup.
🫐 Blueberry Lemonade: Try it with blueberry popping boba for a fun twist!
⛺️ S'mores Latte: Our take on a summertime classic—mocha latte with graham cracker and a housemade toasted marshmallow syrup.
☁️ Cloud City Matcha: A vibrant butterfly pea flower matcha latte with passionfruit cold foam.

Happy Memorial Day! Come savor the long weekend with us—open until 4.

Don't miss the last of our Spring drinks before our Summer menu launches at the beginning of June!

The cold brew is stocked and we’re ready for a long weekend of sunshine 🌞

Our cafes will be open normal hours through Memorial Day—come see us if you’re out and about! Our roasting facility will be back at it on Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day from all of us at PT’s!

Did you know we’re a Coffee People Zine stockist? Swing by any of our cafes to pick up the latest issue, PAST, and celebrate the history of the coffee industry and all the creative folks within it!

This World Bee Day, we’re proud to partner with Food 4 Farmers for their Coffee for Bees campaign, a fundraiser supporting coffee farmers who use beekeeping to strengthen their coffee crops and communities 🐝

Through the end of May, we’ll be donating up to $5 for every purchase of coffees from Finca El Socorro and Coffee Blossom Honey jars from producer partners of our friends Onyx Coffee! Learn more and shop the fundraiser: ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee-for-bees

Since 2021, Cafe Imports Legendary Coffee Exchange has been helping bring the roasting community together, one bag of coffee at a time. We're proud to have been a part of this growing program from the beginning and look forward to the swap every year.

This year's coffee exchange connected Mike with Lanna Coffee Co and their Black Honey single-origin! Sourced from Doi Inthanon, Thailand, this season's harvest of the Catimor varietal is an excellent representation of the Black Honey process. A light roast, this coffee was reminiscent of puff pastry with a sprinkle of sugar on top, paired with a dollop of raspberry compote.

After enjoying this coffee on the cupping table, Mike sent out a note to our new friends at Lanna Coffee Co. as another way to say thank you. Cheers to great coffee and new friendships!

Introducing Terra Alta Peaberry Honey from our partners Fazenda Terra Alta in Minas Gerais, Brazil. With notes of nougat, green grape, and walnut, this light-medium roast brews up a satisfying, approachable cup you'll want to return to daily. Lucky for you, it’s eligible for recurring deliveries at 10% off!

Also new, in limited quantities: Rwanda Abadatezuka Coop Washed, sourced by our friends at Cafe Imports. Recently featured as a May Roaster's Choice selection, this complex light roast is a real treat with blackberry, caramel apple, and rye notes. Great for anyone looking for a unique single-origin coffee! Get it while it lasts.

☕️Start your week off right with these new coffees here: ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee

Happy Mother's Day 💐

In honor of all you do, celebrate with 50% off any item from our Spring Seasonal menu—like this delicious Blueberry Brie Toast at our Wheatfield Village cafe! Just mention MOMSDAY at any of our cafes today to receive your discount 🫶

Fresh pastries, delicious lattes, and great company—the perfect way to spend a Thursday morning in KC 🫶

The secret’s out—we’ve got stickers for ya! 🙌

Show off your love for great coffee with five funky new stickers. Great for water bottles, car windows, letters to a coffee-loving friend, and anything else that needs a pop of color! Don't miss out, snag yours: ptscoffee.com/products/pts-coffee-sticker-sheet

Say hello to our newest partner, Juan Peña! 👋

In 2009, Juan began growing coffee on the estate his family has owned for the past five generations. Since then, he's quickly established himself as one of Ecuador's premier producers at Hacienda La Papaya while developing Cafexporto into an exporter and educational resource for coffee farmers throughout the country.

We're thrilled to introduce three limited Blue Label offerings from La Papaya: B7 Anaerobic, Typica Anaerobic, and Gesha Washed.

Learn more about Juan Peña’s unique coffees here: ptscoffee.com/blogs/meet-our-farmers/ecuador-juan-pena-hacienda-la-papaya

Join us for Cups for a Cause! In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're thrilled to partner with Florence Crittenton Services-Topeka KS for their inaugural Topeka coffee crawl ☕️

Throughout May, swing by PT's at Wheatfield Village to pick up your Cups for a Cause stamp card for $30 and start your self-guided coffee crawl. From May through the end of July, you'll have the opportunity to visit your favorite Topeka cafes for great coffee and conversation!

All funds raised from the sale of the cards go to support the mission of Florence Crittenton Services—a private nonprofit mental health organization that empowers individuals and families through a continuum of behavioral health and wellness services.

This unique event aims to unite the Topeka community for a great cause. Be sure to grab a stamp as you visit all ten local cafes!

We are proud to partner with The Forgotten Grain Bakery & Bistro for our baked goods 🫶 They keep PT's at Wheatfield Village supplied with homemade cinnamon rolls, bagels, sweet and savory scones, and more!

How a craving for a cheese bagel inspired Auburn's popular Forgotten Grain Bakery & Bistro Auburn's The Forgotten Grain Bakery & Bistro has cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing, cheddar chive biscuits and sausage gravy, and fresh bagels.

Why settle for just one coffee from our award-winning Direct Trade partner Finca El Socorro Y Anexos when you can try four? That's right! You can now explore all our Finca El Socorro offerings in our NEW Finca El Socorro Sampler!

This Guatemalan whole bean sampler contains four unique varietals conveniently packaged in 4oz bags. In it, you’ll find the following washed coffees:

☕️ Pacamara (Our newest offering!): A round light-medium roast with notes of rocky road, yellow apple, and vanilla wafer.
☕️ Java: A velvety light roast with notes of spiced cocoa, yellow apple, and graham cracker.
☕️ Maracaturra: A soft light roast with notes of butterscotch, star fruit, and chamomile.
☕️ Red Bourbon: A velvety medium roast with notes of cherry pie, roasted hazelnut, and nougat.

Shop this tasty coffee sampler and more at ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee

Last week we had the privilege of a visit from our Direct Trade partners Nando and Chiqui Diaz of FINCA SANTA ANA. From touring our roasting facility, to visiting our cafes, to cupping some sample roasts of their recent harvest, it was a great time with fantastic people!

Check out our blog for a recap of Nando and Chiqui’s visit: ptscoffee.com/blogs/news/nando-chiqui-diaz-visit-pt-s-coffee

This Earth Day, go green with us! 🌎

Our KC Crossroads Composting Program is live, and we're excited to help make your dirt awesome with coffee grounds for your compost pile. Here's how:

☕️ Swing by PT's at the Crossroads and let us know you're interested in our composting program.
🌱 We'll fill a 5lb bucket with coffee grounds and reach out to you once it's ready for pickup. It's that easy!
♻️ Then, simply bring back the compost bucket once it's empty. We'll wash it up and start again!

Not in the Crossroads area, but still want to contribute to a green initiative? PT's Coffee Power & Light partners with KC Can Compost, an innovative nonprofit dedicated to helping Kansas City manage its food waste sustainably!

Roaster of the Year winners unite! ☕️

We loved catching up with so many amazing fellow roasters last week to celebrate Roast Magazine's 20th anniversary.

Since 2005, Roast Magazine has celebrated the top roasters in the world with their prestigious Roaster of the Year Award. We're honored to be considered a member of this elite group, having won Macro Roaster of the Year in 2009.

Catch us at the 2024 Specialty Coffee Association Expo! ☕️

Our team is hitting the road today for a trip to the windy city for all things coffee. We're so excited to connect, learn, and celebrate with the coffee community this weekend.

🙌 Be sure to give us a shout if you're also attending and keep a close eye on our socials as our team takes on Expo!

🌷FULL BLOOM🌷

Our perennial spring blend is back! Blending coffees from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Kenya, this light roast shines with notes of red grapefruit, hibiscus, and peach rings—creating a juicy cup you'll want to sip on all season long.

Enjoy the spring sunshine with Full Bloom today: ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee

Our take on a classic: Moka Java brings together a natural-process Ethiopian coffee and a wet-hulled Sumatran coffee to create an earthy blend with pleasant acidity. Look for juicy blackberry and stewed plum notes with a creamy body and spiced undertones. This light-medium roast interpretation of THE original coffee blend is a great option for those who regularly drink John Brown or Flatlander.

Also new this week: the Red Bourbon varietal is known for producing a well-rounded cup with pronounced sweetness. We took a slightly different approach to Juan Diego de la Cerda's latest harvest, extending roast development for more sugar caramelization and a rich, velvety body with notes of cherry pie, roasted hazelnut, and nougat.

Shop these new coffees here: ptscoffee.com/collections/coffee

The numbers are in! We’re thrilled to announce that together we raised $897 for Harvesters - The Community Food Network via our Per Aspera Benefit Blend this winter season.

We'll be rounding up our donation to an even $1,000, which will help feed approximately 2,000 people as every dollar donated helps Harvesters provide two meals to those in need within our community.

Want to learn more? Check out our recent blog post: ptscoffee.com/blogs/news/per-aspera-benefit-blend-winter-roundup

It's always a good day for some coffee education! 🙌

Last week, Wheatfield Village baristas Kyler, Dakota, and Joseph swung by our roasting facility for a tour, an overview of the roasting process, and a cupping session with Mike and Lara.

Learn more about their experience on our blog: ptscoffee.com/blogs/news/wheatfield-village-baristas-tour-pt-s-roasting-co

Visiting KC this weekend for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships? We're open and here for you! 👋

Come see us to refuel with great coffee, tasty pastries, and more!

It's a route that stretches from Northeast to Brookside, and a combo of coffee, tea, and shop and several different roasters. A spotlight on KC's route 5 before it sells out. https://www.caffeinecrawl.com/store/p1476/KC_SPRING_2024_-_Route_5.html #/
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We're letting the sunshine in with our NEW spring menu!

🌿 Pistachio Rosemary Latte: House-made pistachio, honey, and rosemary syrup.
🫐 Berry Picking: A decadent white mocha latte with assorted berries.
🍓 Strawberry Matcha: Strawberry milk matcha.
🌺 Spring Fling: Sparkling hibiscus iced tea with raspberry-rosewater syrup.

Chiefs Kingdom—join us tomorrow as we celebrate the Chiefs bringing back the Lombardi Trophy to KC for the second year in a row! ♥️

Located just three blocks west of the parade route, we'll be open and ready to serve you coffee or a sweet treat!

We're thrilled to host a few Off-Site events at our cafe this week! Please stop by, say hi, and enjoy these exciting readings with us! 📖