Quills Offers Free Home Brewing Classes

Brew great coffee at home

Brew great coffee at home

By now you-hopefully- have seen all our beautiful home brewing packages ready made for your holiday entertaining and gifting. But what good is owning these prized tools if you don't know how the heck to use them?

Quills is really excited to offer -for this month only- 6 FREE classes covering all the basics of brewing quality coffee for your self, family and friends within your own home.

Each of our three stores is offering two different dates and times this month. Each class will cover the same content and demonstrate expert brewing using the clever, v60 dripper and a chemex. Of course-these items are all now available for purchase in our stores and will continue to be during and after the classes. 

This class will be a really great accessible introduction to the value and potentials of brewing your coffee at home and did we mention they are FREE??!!

Please Note: If you absolutely can not make it this month Quills will continue to offer these sorts of classes beyond the holidays at a small cost unless you purchase a holiday package in which case you will receive a free class in January.

The dates/times for each store's classes are listed below. You will find sign-up sheets in the stores or you can email the respective store manager (emails also listed below) and they can fill you into an open slot. We look forward to seeing you! 

Quills New Albany                                                           

(nick@quillscoffee.com)  

  Wednesday, December 12    5:30pm

  Saturday, December 15        1:30pm

Quills U of L

(matt@quillscoffee.com)

    Saturday, December 8      11:30am

    Saturday, December 15     10:00am

Quills Baxter

(luke@quillscoffee.com)

   Saturday, December 8       11:30am

   Saturday, December 15      10:00am

Quills Holiday Packages

 

You're stuffed full of turkey (or tofurkey), cranberries, and candy canes.The lights from the tree are glazing your pupils like the icing on those sugar cookies daring you from across the table. But you've got plans for that mistletoe later so the party must go on! 

Keep the merry times rolling onward with your favorite Quills coffee served in a most personal and chic style through one of our home-brewing packages below.

Each package is designed for your unique preference, skill level, and need.  As always- our baristas are more than ready to help you in finding just what you might not know you're looking for.

And-of course- they make fantastic gifts! Buy any package for another and they'll receive FREE admission to one of our home-brewing courses we'll be offering in January. 

Take a look through the packages and prices below. These will be on display at all Quills stores as well as online through our webstore. And please read on through the bottom of this post for a couple of notes on additional values you have the option of receiving with purchase. 

THE ENTHUSIAST                         $74  Clever Dripper, Filters, Bona Vita Kettle*                    

  • Simple manual brewing method that combines the ease of the French Press with the cleaner, brighter taste that comes with filtered brewing methods
  • Perfect for serving 1-2 people

 

THE PERFECTIONIST                      $79    V60 01 Dripper, Filters, Bona Vita Kettle*       

  • The learning curve is a bit higher on this brewer but the rewards in the cup are well worth it
  • V60 brewer brings out a well-balanced, full-bodied cup that accents the many high notes of Quills coffees

THE ENTERTAINER                      $100 Chemex (6-cup), Filters, Bona Vita Kettle

  • Easy learning and makes an incredibly clean cup
  • Perfect brewer for your dinner party - serves 3-6 cups and looks stylish and lovely with your holiday spread
 

THE PERFORMER                           $164 Bona Vita Brewer, Filters, 2 Quills Mugs    

  • Get all the ease of automatic brewing without losing the quality                                
  • One of the few brewers certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America, this brewer keeps water up to the right brewing temp and disperses it evenly across the coffee to brew a balanced, full cup

*Add a Hario server to "The Enthusiast" and "The Perfectionist" packages for only $26.

*Grinders are the great equalizer of coffee - improving almost any brewing method instantly! Add a Hario Skerton Hand Grinder for $39. Or a Baratza Encore automatic burr grinder for $125.

*We will be offering 6 FREE brewing classes during the month of December so you can learn how to use all the pretty stuff featured above.

Quills Web Store Now Open

The time has come! Quills much-anticipated web store is now open! Not only can you order any of your favorite roasts we are featuring and have it shipped straight to you or a lucky friend, but you can also order filters, kettles, drippers and other coffee tools and equipment.... Easy shopping for all your home brewing and/or holiday gifting needs.  Stay tuned for future additions, deals and improvements. (Be sure to contact us if you have any problems with or questions about the store and/or its products).

 
 
 
 

Thai No.5 in CJ

We were excited to talk to the Courier Journal a few days ago about our newest signature drink - Thai No.5. Have you tried it yet?

“We want to make something that’s incredibly unique to us,” (drink creator Philip) Revell says, “that makes people kind of rethink what coffee is and what it does. We want to help people think about coffee on the same level that they would think about beer or wine or food or cocktails.”

Read the rest of the article HERE

New Quills Signature: Thai No. 5

Quills launched a new drink yesterday. Mr. Philip Revell is the scientist behind Thai No. 5 and he's gonna tell us about it and the philosophy behind all of our signature drinks.  

When we approach coffee, we want to push the envelope. We want to do things that challenge preconceived notions of what coffee is; The possibilities of taste, and how vast the world of coffee actually is. 

When a person walks into Quills we want to be a guide- navigating our guests toward coffee bliss. While some may think it silly to put so much energy and dedication into this well-known beverage (after all it is just coffee right?), we want to completely obliterate the concept that coffee is merely a cheap way to clear one's head in the morning. 

One way that we do this is by creating unique, cocktail-inspired signature drinks. These drinks are meant to showcase certain nuances within; Complimenting and enhancing them to challenge the palate and create a whole new way to drink coffee. 

We've had our Smokehouse on the menu for about ten months now. The Smokehouse is a variation of a cortado which is a 4oz drink composed of espresso and steamed milk. Sorghum and liquid smoke are added to this concoction resulting in a drink which showcases the sweet and savory elements of our Blacksmith espresso. If you're into barbecue brisket, this drink is for you. 

We are now very proud to announce the arrival of a new signature drink we are releasing this week dubbed the Thai No. 5. Thai No. 5 is a conceptual drink based on Pad Thai. It's a combination of espresso, thai peanut sauce, and cayenne pepper.

There are several things happening with this drink. First- the espresso acts as the savory element that ties the sweetness and spiciness of the peanut sauce and cayenne together. The peanut sauce accentuates the sweetness and base notes of the espresso while the cayenne brings some clarity and unfamiliarity, allowing one to distinguish between the contrasting flavors.

So if you're feeling brave, looking to expand your palate a bit, and want to taste something completely unique to Quills, give one of these drinks a try. We've put a lot of time and energy into creating them and think you'll like them. 

Just coffee? Please. 

 

A Fun Drink Recipe

T.G.I.S.! We're known at Quills mostly for fueling your days, afternoons, occasional evening. We figured it's only right to finish the job well by giving you a fun drink idea for your night-time soirees. That is- IF you are 21 or over.

We told you about the fun night we had at Speed Museum's Art After Dark party. One of the sweet and small pleasures of the night was a cool little concoction that was dreamed up using Quill's own cold brew. It was so delicious we had to ask the bartender to share the recipe with us. And now we share it with you. (And please do remember to drink responsibly friends)

Weekend Coffee

1.5 oz. Vodka

1/2 oz. Quills cold brew (or espresso)

1/2 oz. Dark Creme de Cacao

 

TNT... Dynamite!

Thursday Night Throwdowns (TNTs) are free pour latte art competitions held all over the world including right here in Louisville, Kentucky. They occur here on the last Thursday of each month. The last friendly feud was held at Quill's Cardinal Towne location and our own lauded tadpole Houston Miller claimed the winning title (see below for a few photos via Megan Lawson. Thanks Megan!). The next TNT will be held October 25th at Spencer's Coffee in Bowling Green, Kentucky.