Unusual Field Espresso Stacks Up In Santa FeDaily Espresso Information by way of Roast Mag

The Unusual Field roastery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. All photographs courtesy of Unusual Field Espresso. 

With deep skilled roots within the oddly box-shaped state of New Mexico comes a brand new roasting corporate referred to as Unusual Field Espresso.

Sourcing top quality and traceable inexperienced coffees, Santa Fe-based Unusual Field brings the espresso profession of founder Tom Patton complete circle. 

“The seed of Unusual Field was once planted two decades in the past once I first were given thinking about the craft of espresso,” Patton not too long ago advised Day-to-day Espresso Information. “It’s been an extended and circuitous adventure to seek out the suitable time and proper position — however that is it.”

Previously the roaster for Santa Fe’s 35° North Espresso, amongst different jobs in espresso, Patton now oversees a newly put in Diedrich IR-12 roaster inside of a 1,200-square-foot roastery of his personal in midtown. The industry is adjoined to the manufacturing headquarters of French-inspired bakery Mille.

Close to Patton’s house for the previous 13 years, the roastery additionally helps Unusual Field’s Ikawa pattern roaster, further processing and packing apparatus, and garage for vegetables, which can be lately bought basically from Cafe Imports.

“My two priorities relating to sourcing are to stay the Unusual Field choices as contemporary as imaginable, and traceable to the farm anywhere imaginable. I’m already finding hurdles in attaining this, however I’m dedicated to steady development,” Patton stated. “Like many different roasters, I consider there may be super worth in highlighting the manufacturer and the paintings this is getting finished on the farm.”

When developing roast profiles, Patton makes an attempt to manner each and every espresso objectively, in the hunt for essentially the most fascinating qualities of each and every without reference to the place the overall product might land at the colour or roast construction spectrum. 

“Unusual Field is a ‘complete spectrum’ roastery. My early years within the espresso trade have been surrounded with ‘2nd wave’ taste darkish roasts, and for the time I used to be there I in fact loved them,” stated Patton. “I additionally see numerous worth in providing a much wider vary of roast kinds throughout the area of expertise espresso trade. Now not everyone seems to be in a position to take a seat right down to an anaerobic herbal or spend the cash on a Panamanian gesha. I feel we have now a accountability to deliver folks alongside, and I consider that implies assembly them the place they’re.”

Beans are packed in Biotre 1.0 luggage which are stamped quite than stickered. 

“We’ve got ambitions to transport to totally biodegradable/compostable luggage, however for now we’re proud to shop for Biotre 1.0 luggage and no less than be certain that we’re the usage of extra compostable/plant-based fabrics than we’d another way.”

Unusual Field Espresso Founder Tom Patton.

With direct-to-consumer gross sales now live to tell the tale the Unusual Field web page, Patton is exploring collaborations with building-mate Mille, together with a possible walk-up pastry and occasional store. For now, alternatively, the priorities are to stay overhead low and construct the wholesale operation whilst additionally sourcing very good coffees. 

“Confidently inside 5 years I can have a extra devoted area wherein I will serve my espresso and have a good time the group of Santa Fe and New Mexico as a complete,” stated Patton. “It’s, in spite of everything, the ‘atypical field’ that encouraged the identify.”

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