In 2019, Hilary Clark and husband Tamas Christmas, co-owners of Dragonfly Coffee Roasters (based in Boulder, Colorado), would take home the prestigious title of “2019 Roaster of the Year” by “Roast” magazine.
In addition, being listed in “Forbes” list of “12 Best Coffee Roasters in the United States”.
The couple began their business in 2011 and prided itself on sourcing many coffee directly from farmers and producer organizations as possible.
While a small roasting company, believing in paying the top dollar for some of the world’s highest quality or unique green coffees.
In 2017, their roasted coffee from Yemen earned the top spot on CoffeeReview’s “Top 30 Coffees in 2017” and consistently producing high rated coffee since then.
Christman was a chemical engineer with a computer science background said in an interview, “Exposure to exceptional coffee leads to a higher level of consumer appreciation”.
And with his background as a chemical engineer, Christman said, “Coffee undergoes a chemical reaction while being roasted. The way you drive that reaction will affect aromas and taste. You have to understand the bean, which may have different levels of water content”.
The couple provide their customers an experience of the trade partnerships he has with coffee growers and also educating those who want to know about the different cultivars, responsible ways of growing and harvesting to be able to produce high quality coffee beans.
In fact, Dragonfly Coffee Roasters has a roastery tasting room, so coffee lovers can experience rare and unique offerings.
And today, I am reviewing Dragonfly Coffee Roasters Leam Hammer Espresso -Nordic Style Espresso-. An award winning coffee which was awarded as America’s Best Espresso 2nd Place at Coffee Fest National Championships in March 2017.
As a coffee connoisseur, I don’t mind the price, as long as I’m getting high quality, award winning coffee. If you have been voted as one of the best, well, you best be the best. And the good new sis that this coffee is not expensive. $20.00 for 12 oz. whole bean and $48 for 35 oz. whole bean.
And Dragonfly Coffee Roasters has not disappointed me since. They are among one of the best coffee companies in the United States and I wanted to try a coffee which both founder’s have dedicated to their daughter, Emma Jo.
According to Dragonfly Coffee Roasters, the Leam Hammer Espresso is a “blend of three coffees includes a fully washed Central America (all fruit residue removed from beans before drying), a pulped-natural from South America (only skin removed before drying) and a natural-processed coffee from East Africa (all the fruit remains on the beans during drying)”.
While I typically avoid blends, I was willing to give this a try because the company tends to source high quality beans.
While tasting it, you can taste the fruity, dark chocolate. But let it sit a little and then you start to gain an appreciation because the taste of the coffee becomes more chocolate, silky with notes of citrus, fruit and just something I can best describe as divine.
It is more on the light side for an espresso, but the Dragonfly Coffee Roasters Leam Hammer Espresso -Nordic Style Espresso- is well-balance and yes, as I said… “divine”.
