Cafe Ladro is WA based coffee roaster & Espresso bar started from Queen Ann, Seattle.
The photo shows the one of theirstore located in Kirkland, which has an appropriate sized dine-in space, cozy and quiet.
The store faces Central Way, a cute shopping street in Kirkland, and has a enough parking lots across the Central Way.
There is a small park called "Marina Park", within 5 min walk from this cafe, so it might be nice to grab a cup to stay at park when the weather is nice enough.
As usual, soy latte to go. Smooth and thick layer of foamed soy milk may quenches our tired feeling. Unlike globalized coffee shops, Indie coffee masters/baristas still have their souls in cups they serve.
Cafe Ladro has their own bakery to entertain us with freshly baked cookies, breads, scones, sandwiches and Danish/French pastries. There is a few items for vegan, so it may be fun to pick some with freshly brewed coffee.
Beans: Doka Estate
Roaster: Doi Coffee
Roasting degree: Full city
Area: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Altitude: 1,340 - 1,420m
Varieties: Caturra, Catuai
Processing: Wet
Screen: 17up
Grade: N/A
【Flavor scale】
Aroma: 4
Richness: 1
Sourness: 5
Bitterness: 3
Sweetness: 4
※Scale 1 to 5
【Impression】
Medium, soothing, nutty, mellow, sweet orange, well matured apricots, clean fruity&juicy, nutty sweetness of almonds, cashews and macadamia, citric impression a tip of bitterness bottoms flavor, juicy sweetness as a long lasting aftertaste.
Unlike Flavor scale, sourness is not detected as sourness. Flavor impression may changes by the brewing methods.
【Note】
Doka Estate is one of the oldest coffee estate in Costa Rica which produces the highest quality coffee beans. The estate is located on the slopes of Volcán Poás, blessed with the rich volcanic soil, ideal altitude, and climate such as dry and cold night. The environments is maintained by Eco-friendly way of farming such as shade grown and organic, to conserve the soil and nature resource.
