We’re loving this video from the filmmakers at Red Futon Films, who’ve put together an in-depth look at Revel Coffee, a Billings, MT coffee roaster and cafe located in a tiny drive-thru kiosk. Revel Coffee is owned and operated by roaster / barista Gary Theisen, and this view inside his (literally) small business is nothing short of fascinating.
Here’s an excerpt on Mr. Theisen’s approach to roasting:
“Part of the art and craft of roasting is where we influence what flavors we want to pull out of the coffee. But at the same time, we’re still just preserving the quality that’s already within the coffee, and we can harm it by either mis-roasting it, under-roasting it, over-roasting it… but one of my philosiphies in roasting is that I want to unleash and expose, you know, primarily a lot of sweetness in the coffee, and any origin characteristics it has to offer.”
There’s a couple of notable things in this video, including Mr. Theisen’s Torrefattore electric manual roaster, and the fact that Revel’s kiosk is a drive-thru. We imagine the concept of a specialty coffee drive-thru kiosk is difficult to fathom for some – particularly our European readers ...