Subtext Coffee Roasters

Another last call on coffees from another inspiring producer. We’ve been sourcing coffee from Frank Torres for many years. Already inspired by how his coffees expressed, being able to visit his farm, Finca Indonesia, over the past few years struck us for being stunning and for the innovative, sustainable agriculture employed (turns out those things aren’t mutually exclusive 🌸🌱⛰️).

This year we sourced multiple nano lots of clean experimental processes. Some of the last of these are two Pink Bourbons, one processed as a washed Carbonic Maceration, and the other as a Hydro Honey. Both varietally articulate and expressive✨.

An innovator, community pillar, and incredibly hard worker, it’s hard to not get swept up in his vision for the future.

Honrado de poder representar otro año de tu trabajo 🫡

Well UK, it’s been lovely. North to South, we’ve met so many inspiring coffee folk representing a contemporary wave of specialty coffee sensibilities. So thankful for the warm hospitable welcome we’ve received, from London to Sheffield. Leaving with big warm hearts and fondness for you all.

Special thanks to the good folk and for sharing their space and hosting us to share our work and perspective

As we wrap up our week, we would like to thank everybody for another busy one. We are working on profiling new coffees and excited for the ones that we released recently such as Stephen Nendela’s (Single State, Single Variety) Washed, Honey and Natural from Kenya and the Volcan Azul’s garden box, available on out website.

On another note, we will be OPEN on Monday Family Day! Come by and hang out.

See you all soon!

The next evolution.

More processing info
More varieties listed
Less headroom
Even better barrier
30% post consumer material paper exterior
More than 75% less plastic
And a realllly nice feel

Subtext: New Bags. Made with .

Dropping this week.

Join us for a session where we dive into our current menu and discuss and explore the varieties, origins and processes that make up the season.

This is an in-person tasting at Boxcar Social, located inside Waterworks Food Hall on the second floor.

Date: August 30th, 2025

Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm

Location: Second Floor of Waterworks Food Hall — 499 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0P4

Please avoid wearing any scents.

Our bigger release of Ethiopian coffees tends to coincide with the peach harvest each year here in Ontario and the pairing is never lost on us. We’re full swing into our Ethiopian releases with four beautiful coffees on our menu and many more to come over the next few months. At the moment, we are featuring coffee from all three of the major growing regions we work with in Ethiopia: Jimma, Guji, and Sidama, and they are absolutely singing.

Tagel Alemayehu, Washed Kurue & Dega from Hembela, Guji boasts candied sweetness with notes of lychee, lemongrass, and hibiscus.

Arbegona Rumudamo, Natural 74158 from Arbegona, Sidama is jammy and berry-forward with notes of raspberry, blueberry, and melon.

Arbegona Rumudamo, Washed 74158 from Arbegona, Sidama is as elegant and articulate as always, with notes of white peach, citrus, and white flower.

On espresso, Gure Kesso, washed Serto from Gera, Jimma is refreshing and complex with notes of plum, blackberry, and lime leaf.

If you want to learn more about how we approach sourcing Ethiopian coffee, check out our 2024 Transparency Report for a deep dive.