Blue Boy 12oz Coffee

Will Shurtz, Marco Suarez, and David Baker put their heads together to open Methodical Coffee's first cafe in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, in 2015, and have since expanded to open further locations around Greenville and in Columbia. Describing themselves as "coffee nerds, not coffee snobs," the three each play distinct roles — with Will personally overseeing production and roasting beans from Africa, Central America, and South America in small batches, Marco handling brand design, and David managing operations. Everything they do follows what they call their company's Methodista values: being mindful, personal, creative, tenacious, and grateful.

Blue Boy is Methodical's best-selling coffee blend, consisting of beans from Central and South America that are finished in a "washed" process. In the washed process, machines remove the skin and most of the fruit of the coffee cherry shortly after harvesting, and the remains are then soaked to remove any fruit left behind before drying. The washed process allows the bean's origin flavor to come through clearly, in this case allowing for notes of chocolate, graham cracker, and brown sugar. With a smooth, sweet taste, it's a well-balanced blend that welcomes all palates. Methodical recommends the pour over and espresso methods for brewing its coffee.