Tamp Coffee Co.

Expanding Coffee Boundaries

2049 Pine St., Unit # 65
Burlington, Ont. L7R 1E9
Info@tampcoffeeco.ca
Www.tampcoffee.ca
(416)917-5745

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When you walk up to a place and are immediately impressed and excited to see what they have behind the glass, it's pretty great. I have to admit I was well informed regarding Tamp's location and quality because I had done my research prior to going but we were met by a friendly, well-informed staff. Jimmy was really inviting and wanted to show us the best he had to offer. Neil had a latte with beautiful latte art, and I had a coffee. The quality of delivery was supreme, the flavour was outstanding, but the best part was the information they shared about their craft and the care to provide direct trade beans. The coffee industry that carries non-organic beans, and don't care about the farmers growing the beans are not looking to the future to secure their wonderful lands. Thanks to Tamp for bringing direct trade beans to the Hamilton-Burlington area and give us the choice locally.

Coffee- $2.88 Latte- $3.00 8.5/10
Roasted locally- Social Coffee in Toronto 8.5/10
Service-top knotch, enthusiastic and welcoming 9.5/10
Accessibility- just off Lakeshore, by village square 8/10 (pay parking)
Flavour- full, sweet, strong Ethopian Sidama roast 9.5/10
Eco-friendly- direct trade, china cups or compostable, soy/almond milk .50 9.5/10
Cup size- 9/10 (purchasing points acquired online if desired)
Food- homemade cookies etc, some vegan 10/10
Ambience- welcoming, cool but could use some couches or comfy chairs :) 8/10
Wifi- free, ask for password 10/10

*overall score 9.5/10 incredible!
** Neil said the cookie we had was the best he's EVER had! 10/10 rating is a first!

Detour - coffee and latte art class

41 King Street
Dundas, Ont.
(289) 238-8360
Www.detourcoffee.com
Facebook- Detour Coffee Roasters

My foray into proper coffee training didn't exactly flop but I was assigned to the latte art instead of espresso 101. I turned out to be really great, Will the barista trainer/roaster made me a coffee while I waited and my other two classmates arrived. We all got bag of coffee of our choice (gasp) and we had 2 hours of hands-on practical experience on how to work the gigantic espresso machine and the awesome steamer. I really only drink coffee and Americanos black so working with milk was really different for me. We spent time steaming, feeling the cups, rinsing and wiping the spouts, and the best and most challenging part was pouring the milk to make a heart. I have seen pictures, and really never thought it would be difficult or that the density of the milk froth would be anything at all.....wow! I loved being behind the big espresso machine, but I sure felt like the first day of school and clueless about what to do first. Will (the teacher) was thoughtful, confident and patient with the questions and mistakes we all made. I really think this class opened my eyes and appreciation as to how things are done at a professional establishment. I have to say, Detour is a great place to take a class, get an amazing cup of coffee and get a beautifully artistic latte :)

The coffee I chose at this was a Detour Roast from Brazil, it's described as creamy, chocolate, cashew, orange...right? Yum. I wanted a medium/dark roast with full flavour, so for obvious reasons i am really looking forward to drinking this one.

The pictures of the heart is all me :) so fun!

The Cannon Coffee Company

179 Ottawa Street North
Hamilton, Ont.
905-700-0088
Facebook- Cannon Coffee Co.
Twitter- @cannoncoffeeco

"A beautiful artisan coffee shop on Ottawa Street at Cannon. Come by and say hi and try a ridiculously good waffle sandwich."

I had a pretty fabulous Monday on the start of March break, had two coffee dates with friends and they were fantastic. I had made arrangements to meet my friend on Ottawa Street, I hadn't tried the Cannon Coffee Company but had been following them on Facebook, I knew they carried Detour Coffee and they are known for their food and friendly atmosphere, what better place to meet a friend than there? I was immediately excited by the sign on the door (some clever person had cross stitched a welcome sign) and my estimation of this shop was correct. The Cannon is a friendly, neighbourhood type cafe, they make their own food from scratch and the waffles are cooked as you wait, my lunch pal had one and they provided maple syrup for the ham, apple and cheese as a side. I ordered a bowl of soup (I love soup almost as much as coffee) and the special was broccoli cheddar and was really good. The lovely girl serving today was friendly, answered my questions and was patient as the cafe filled up with satisfied customers on a dreary, rainy Monday. I ordered my coffee and discovered they use the "pour over" method with a lineup of drippers, the coffee was delicious. I have become more and more aware of the quality of flavour with the style of serving coffee, The Cannon was super!

1) Coffee- $2.25 reg $3.50 large 8/10
2) roasted locally- detour from Dundas/Burlington 9.5/10
3) service- coffee was quick, food took a bit (I understand they are hiring) 7/10
4) accessibility- Ottawa and Cannon with lots of lots nearby 7.5/10
5) flavour- full, fresh and quick 9/10
6) Eco- friendly- china cups available, not sure about soy/almond milk 8/10
7) cup size- regular size was about 10 onzes 7/10
8) food- fresh, delicious and unique 8.5/10 (took a bit too long)
9) ambience- fun, bright, relaxed, original cups and t-shirts for sale 8.5/10
10) wifi- yes 10/10

Overall rating- 8.3/10 it's a great place to check out!