Philz Coffee Pasadena - Coffee Flight

Over the years, I've been a fan of Philz Coffee after visiting 

a couple of San Francisco locations.  

Now that Philz Coffee has ventured into Southern California 

AND the Pasadena location is waaaay too close to me.

In the summer of 2015, I noticed a sign that

Philz Coffee was coming to Lake Avenue in Pasadena.

The store opened in early June 2016.

I will admit, when the Pasadena store opened,

I had been 5 times in the first 7 days of operations.

I wasn't there on the opening day, but was there on Day 2.

 Today, I was invited to learn more about their coffee.

It was their pilot Coffee Flight or Coffee 101 class.

What's a Coffee Flight?

It's a number of different coffee samples

which includes different roasts/blends.

If management agrees, you could possibly

see this program at a Philz Coffee near you.

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 We watched a short video

on the history of Philz Coffee.

It was interesting how Philz Coffee came to be.

After the video we started sampling

Dark Roast coffee.

 More than just selling food items

(cookies, croissants, etc.),

they're actually paired with

their coffee blends.

 We tasted Dark Roasts, Medium Roasts,

and Light Roasts, each paired with a food item.

I have to say, there were some pairings that

went perfect with the blends.  One thing that I'll do
 in the future at Philz Coffee is to ask which 
item pairs with my coffee selection.

Before today's tasting,

my favorite blend was the Tesora,

a medium roast with flavor notes

of butter, toasted nuts, and caramel.

I learned today, it took Phil 7 years to come

up with the Tesora blend.  If you've tasted it,

you can probably understand why.

 Photo by Philz Coffee

After the Coffee Flight,

we were invited in to leave with

a coffee of our choice.

I ordered an iced Mint Mojito

for the road, as I was heading to

work at Smorgasburg Los Angeles.

This is one of their signature drinks.

Now I know so much more about Philz Coffee

and know what to order, depending on how

I'm feeling and what food to pair with.

Hopefully this program will continue

and be available at other Philz Coffee locations.

Philz Coffee Pasadena

146 S Lake Ave #106

Pasadena, CA 91101

(626) 204-3796

Thank You!
Philz Coffee
Daniel Kang

NOTE:  I was a guest of Philz Coffee,

I thank them for the invitation and hospitality.

All comments and opinions are strictly my own.

Photos by Jay Terauchi

unless noted

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