Top Shelf Coffee

flavored coffee, coffee, coffee, amaretto, hot chocolate, hot tea, iced teas, cappuccino, expresso

Recipe, Mixing, Roasting and Equipment

Good coffee requires a proper recipe. Top Shelf has many exciting and unique blends, all taste tested and sampled by our clients. We often introduce new flavors or blends as they are requested. Our processes are computer controlled so we can remake each unique blend the same every time.

Considerations when developing coffee blends:

Acidity - pleasant tartness of coffee
Aroma - fragrance of freshly brewed coffee
Balance - each characteristic evenly matched
Body - heaviness or richness when tasting coffee
Complexity - taste sensations which shift and layer
Finish - aftertaste of coffee
Flavor - taste by combining acidity, body, & aroma

Temperature and time are the keys to a successful roast. Conditions must be monitored when roasting. Our electronically controlled equipment performs any type of roast.

Common Types of Roasting:
Cinnamon, American, City, Full City, Vienna, French, Italian, and Expresso

Each type of roast has different qualities from a nut-like flavor to burnt flavor-strong and sweet. Our roaster is cleaned automatically between each roasting cycle to ensure that the blend you order is the blend you get.

Equipment Plays an Important Role

From making a blended coffee to serving it, equipment plays an important role, not only in the manufacture of the coffee, but the grinding, packaging, and brewing. Our roasters are capable of producing 2400 pounds of coffee per hour, are smokeless, and self clean. Our grinding and packaging systems are purged between blends to guarantee quality processing. Packaging of any size can be performed by our automated packer. Computer porgrams store specific information about the weight and package size. For restaurants and other customers which will be serving their coffee, Top Shelf has a complete inventory of coffee machines, grinders, and dispensers available.