â??Office coffeeâ? is notoriously wretched, at least from my own experience. Itâ??s not something Iâ??ve ever ventured to rely on, no matter how much French Vanilla-flavored creamer I might stir in. So upon joining the Rumblefish crew, I didnâ??t look twice at the coffee in the kitchen. It was a no-brainer that Iâ??d simply go on a daily sojourn in search of that â??goodâ? elixir.

Well, the powers that be deemed it necessary to make our in-house coffee something delightful, something delectableâ??something we as employees could look forward to. And what better way than to have a democratic selection. Last week, we invited the kind folks at Percasso to conduct a blind tasting of 6 different blends for us to mull over. We sipped, we sniffed, we oohed and ahhd and placed our votes. We hoped to god that we werenâ??t unknowingly favoring Folgers crystals (hidden cameras, anyone?). C was the early frontrunner, quickly to be edged out by D.

A clear winner, it was later revealed that D was none other than the house blend of Portland sensation, Stumptown. We were already Stumptown fans, so naturally our taste buds flocked to the local faves. C, the close second which we are also keeping in stock, happened to be Portland Roasting Companyâ??s Guatemalan blend.

Might I say, the kitchen is now quite a flurry of happy, caffeinated Rumblefishers. Don’t be surprised to find us bouncing off the walls at around 3pm.

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