I'm for sure leaving on a jet plane this coming Tuesday for Guatemala. I'm pretty excited and will blog more details soon. Again, this trip is mainly possible (and desirable) because of the support and interest of the members of Coffee Illuminati. When I get back, I'll have a lot more information about Guatemalan coffee, info about specific farms and mills, lots of pictures, stories, and hopefully some video. I will have a special session to share all this with the Illuminati, so if you are at all interested you should go ahead and join- it cost as little as $1 or you can pay as much as you want.

While I'm gone (12 days is a long time), the DoubleShot will still be open regular hours. Thanks to the two guys that bear the heavy weight (and hopefully the proud title) of DoubleShot quality. Isaiah will still be pulling shots and slinging milk every day and Jason will be backing him up. And if you're worried about us running out of coffee while I'm gone, fear not. Your coffee beans are in good hands. Jason will be taking my place at the roaster. You don't know it, but there have been a few times in the history of our beloved DoubleShot that someone other than me has roasted. Jason has done it before and has been working with me for the last couple months to pin down the coffees- to get ahold of their roast profiles and a little of the history of how each bean has been roasting. He's a lefty, but even batting on the other side of the plate, he won't do your coffee wrong.

So special thanks go to Isaiah and Jason. Be nice to them while I'm gone.
Wait... I won't be here to abuse them, so maybe you should give 'em hell.