The GOODS from Revolver Coffee

Vancouver, BC | We’ve entered the danger zone. We’re less than two weeks out from Christmas and things are about to get serious. Trying to find a gift your someone will genuinely enjoy and use is extremely tough, but that’s why we’re talking right now. Just last week, we opened a brand new room right beside Revolver, codenamed ‘Archive’, and it’s loaded with coffee equipment and a staff member on hand to help you with any questions you may have (accessed through the front or right through the wall at the rear of Revolver). That said, there are some essentials that every coffee lover will love, so without further ado, we present to you a concise gift guide for the coffee lover in your life. Bonus: we’ve got it all in stock!

1. The Aeropress | We love these guys and though they look ridiculous and like anything BUT a coffee brewer, any barista will tell you that it makes a fantastic cup of coffee. It’s quick, easy and extremely durable, making it the perfect camping, travel, and daily coffee companion. It’s become such a cult item that the ‘World Aeropress Championship’ is actually an annual event. $36.50 (+tax)

2. A Burr Grinder | One of the first things you’ll read about when looking to take your home coffee brewing to the next level is getting a proper grinder. That’s where/when the word “burrs” gets thrown around a lot. Basically, there are 2 types of grinders: ones that use “blades” and ones that use “burrs”. Burrs are important because they provide a uniform grind that enables your coffee to be extracted evenly (as opposed to under- or over-extracting). We carry a hand grinder and 2 electric grinders. $70-150-600 (+tax)

3. A Temperature Controlled Kettle | Just like in our bodies, water is an overwhelmingly large and important component of coffee. You want to have the water you use to brew at the proper temperature to ensure the proper extraction. (Think of it like when you’re cooking chicken – you don’t want to undercook it do you?) We carry the Bonavita Kettle, which has the added bonus of great pouring spout, a built in timer, and the ability to hold any given temperature stable for an hour at a time. $100 (+tax)

4. A Scale | We just barely dodged that tomato you hurled at us along with accusations of snobbery and hurtful names like “nerd” – but hear us out. Yes, it is true. You can make great coffee at home without a scale. With a scale, however, you’ll be able to make consistently great coffee at home and it will be much easier for you too. We promise. As a bonus, you’ll never have any wasted coffee as you’ll only use what you need, every time. Plus, it’s just super fun to geek out and go all mad scientist on your coffee. $25-40 (+tax)

5. The Kone 3 by Able | The Kone is a permanent filter made out of stainless steel, 100% designed and manufactured in ‘Murica. It is cut by sharks with frickin’ lasers on their heads. Ok, sharks no…but lasers, yes. Basically, it’s a permanent coffee filter that replaces the need for paper when brewing in a Chemex or Hario pour over. If you’ve been to Revolver, you’ll have seen them on our brew bar. It’s our default way to make every single cup of drip coffee. And we’ll give you our brew ‘recipe’ as well, just to show you what it’s all about. $60 (+tax)

6. 33 Coffees/Wines/Beers/Whiskies | A great way to learn about your likes and dislikes is through the age old process of keeping track through the written word. Based out of Portland, Oregon, ’33 Books’ makes small, pocket-sized journals designed to help you keep track of your next 33 Cups of Coffee, Bottles of Wine, Bottles of Beer, or Drams of Whiskey through various flavour wheels and descriptions. $5 (+tax) or 3 for $12 (+tax)

7. Coffee | There’s nothing like a good ol’ fashioned bag of coffee to light up someone’s morning. It’s the first thing every coffee drinker does after waking up and cursing their iPhone alarm; using great coffee is the best way to guarantee a successful life. That may be an exaggeration of sorts, but really, it’s a great gift! It’s like wine for morning people. We bring in coffee from all around, and most of it is exclusive to us – so you can treat your special someone with a bag of something special. $16-22. 

Details

325 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604-558-4444
Mon-Fri: 8-6 | Sat: 9-6 | Sun: Rest
Email: [email protected]
Website: revolvercoffee.ca | Twitter

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General Manager: John Giannakos
Director of Coffee: Chris Giannakos

About Revolver Coffee

Inspired by some of the world’s most influential cafes, from Japan to New York to Montreal and back, Revolver is the brainchild of owners and operators, the Giannakos family. Situated on Gastown’s vibrant Cambie St., Revolver places a heavy focus on it’s progressive yet simple coffee program, proudly doing so on a menu of less than 10 items. Every single cup of coffee is made individually, only after it has been ordered – never before – through various brew methods and a rotating seasonal coffee menu from leading roasters around North America. Every coffee available on the menu (and many that are not) are put to the test every week in a blind tasting that determines whether or not it will be offered the following week. This insures that only the best tasting coffees of the moment are being served. No variable is left unmeasured as every detail in the brewing process is closely monitored using various scales, timers, and ratios – the key to providing consistency. From using exposed plumbing and electrical, to the open laboratory styled brewing bar, through to using glass instead of traditional ceramics, the cafe is designed to provide full transparency both in design and in the experience. Customers are thrown into the middle of all the action as every drink is brewed in full view on a 20+ foot bar top that stretches through most of the room, made entirely of reclaimed B.C. Fir. In addition to coffee, Revolver pays the same respect to it’s tea program (most of which are directly sourced through a tea buying group) as well as providing an array of pastries and baked goods from West Vancouver’s Cafe Crema. In the end, Revolver is about two things: coffee, and the experience that should come with it.

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