Intelligentsia Coffee question

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  1. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    Does anyone know if La Tortuga or Anjilanaka beans can be found at any of the Intelligentsia Coffee locations in Chicago? I didn't see either one for sale on the website.
     
    #1 elliott1184, Nov 29, 2012
  2. PlayaPlaya

    PlayaPlaya Zealot (631) Sep 19, 2012 Illinois

    Both of those are out of season.

    When they are in season - La Tortuga(summerish) Anjilanaka (Springtime-ish).......When they are in season they are readily available at their Chicagoland locations.
     
    #2 PlayaPlaya, Nov 29, 2012
  3. tinypyramids

    tinypyramids Pundit (897) Jul 19, 2012 Illinois

    my wife and i were at the broadway location a couple weeks ago and grabbed a list of what they had for sale. having checked it just now, neither of them are on it. i'd suggest calling them.
     
    #3 tinypyramids, Nov 29, 2012
  4. nickMB

    nickMB Savant (1,130) Nov 17, 2009 Illinois
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    what is this coffee advocate??? black cat's around.... you can be soooo 2010.
     
    #4 nickMB, Nov 29, 2012
  5. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    That makes sense; thanks! I assume that these are both around every year when they're in season, rather than being some kind of limited, occasional, or one-off deal?
     
    #5 elliott1184, Nov 29, 2012
  6. cmoody91

    cmoody91 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Illinois

    Yes. Intelligentsia buys from the Cabellero family every year and the coffee is released as La Tortuga. Intelligentsia just received our containers of coffee from Bolivia so Anjilanaka and others should be released shortly.
     
    #6 cmoody91, Nov 29, 2012
  7. CPditka

    CPditka Zealot (531) Dec 19, 2011 Illinois

    I picked up La Tortuga at Marianos (Western/Roscoe) about a week ago, there might be some left on the shelf.
     
    #7 CPditka, Nov 29, 2012
  8. cmoody91

    cmoody91 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Illinois

    La Tortuga has been out of the roastery for a while now, so places that have it have had it on the shelf for a couple months now and won't be very fresh. I'd recommend waiting until next year's crop comes in if you want to try it..
     
    #8 cmoody91, Nov 30, 2012
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  9. cmoody91

    cmoody91 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Illinois

    FYI, New crop La Tortuga will be released on Monday if you still are interested in trying it!
     
    #9 cmoody91, Apr 20, 2013
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