I stopped by La Brûlerie du Rendez-vous recently to see what they were serving as their “coffee of the moment.” The sales clerk told me that they were brewing a blended coffee of two varieties (Castillo and Bourdon rose) from three regions of Colombia: Cauca, Tolima, and Huila.
I asked to sample an espresso made with this blend and then proceeded to purchase a 250g bag of the roasted beans.
Taking the coffee home, I proceeded to brew a cup using my 9Barista stove-top espresso machine. The machine produced an intense coffee with a decent crema. Tasting it, I thought that I detected notes of cherry. The accompanying literature indicated that I might taste chocolate, brown sugar, or citrus. I did not detect any of that, but I was satisfied with the results.
The sales clerk told me that the coffee is transported from Colombia by sailboat. I was initially skeptical of his story, but a page (in French) on the store’s Web site convinced me: https://labruleriedurendezvous.com/le-vent-pour-allie-decouvrez-notre-cafe-colombien-transporte-a-la-voile/.
The shop offers twenty-eight varieties of coffee.
The coffee roasting machine is located at the rear of the store.
When I entered the establishment, I heard the sound of happy voices of customers discussing the products that they saw there. More than a coffee-roasting facility, the enterprise is a small grocery store, selling tea, chocolate, bulk honey, infusions, jams, jellies, syrups, and artisanal sorbets and ice cream from Ardèche.
Yum!
La Brûlerie du Rendez-vous
7, rue du Rendez-vous
75012 Paris
