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| Big Mug Coffee Roaster, Santa Clara, CA |
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| Iced Ethiopian Americano |
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Lobby
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Finally a coffee shop that suits my taste and feel. A simple cafe that welcomes anybody to sit down comfortably while enjoying a nice cup OR glass I should say, of coffee. There is nothing really going on here; just a large space with rustic wooden seating, a book shelf, and your cup of coffee. This is all eye-catching to me though! I don’t care about the expensive decor and what a coffee shop has to go through in order to attract customers, no. I believe in sitting down peacefully and taking the time to analyze and carefully enjoying each sip with a friend or even solo. This is what you get in this coffee shop. Pure intimacy.
I ordered the Ethiopia dark blend which contains a blend of meyer lemon and peach. Their coffee is from Verve Coffee Roasters which is based in Santa Cruz, CA. This is also my fist time having their coffee beans. It’s great tasting; my blend had a sour taste from the start to a smooth and sweet finish in the end. I had it over ice, Americano style. A popular way of preparing their coffee here is a cold brew technique using a Siphon coffee technique. Coffee is dripped through this large glass tube and is heated carefully with water; it looks like something out of a chemistry lab. No other coffee shop has this setup around the Santa Clara area. This is a plus!
The experience here is amazing. The quiet vibe with low tone music in the background just makes everything right. The focus is on the coffee. I suggest coming here to have their cold brews, affogato’s, and mochas. This cafe is clean from the ground-up so make yourself at home!
Photo by: Allister de Vera
Big Mug Coffee Roaster, Santa Clara, CA.
Coffee in a glass instead of the usual paper cup?! That's awesome! The ambiance here looks so calm - I love it. It's nice to have a coffee shop atmosphere that has more of a low key vibe than the usual fast pace like major chain locations. I am really sold on how clean this spot is. And not to mention the fact that it's just about the coffee. Compared to all of the marketing tactics in other coffee shops who want you to buy all of their products for sale in their little popup like store in the middle, this place seems to be focus on what its supposed to focused on: coffee. Thank you for the recommendation and fantastic pictures that have me making plans to go there and try their affogato this week!
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