Blas Alfaro, One of Seattle’s Best Roasters, Is on a Quest for a Better Bean - Eater Seattle
"Alfaro is the vice president and partner at Fulcrum, a nine-year-old Seattle roaster with spacious headquarters in SoDo and 30 employees. It’s rare for a roasting company to have an actual coffee farmer in a leadership role... But Alfaro’s knowledge and experience has helped Fulcrum build close relationships with quality coffee producers around the world, and it’s the reason why Seattleites often see Fulcrum’s bags in some of the city’s best shops, such as Hood Famous Cafe and Bar in the Chinatown International District and Greenwood’s Preserve and Gather... By heading up the main roasting program for Fulcrum, Alfaro brings a sensibility that attempts to address the needs of smaller producers... When discussing his coffee finds and how they relate to farming improvements, Alfaro gets especially animated about hybrids, coffee plants mixed with different genetic lineages." - Gabe Guarente
