\u201cBrenda and I say we\u2019re kind of like a piece of driftwood in a river,\u201d Luis said. \u201cWe\u2019re floating through this river and it sends us one way and another, and we\u2019re just going with that flow.\u201d<\/p>\n
After seven months, it\u2019s finally pushed them back to the beginning and the pair that wanted to produce a “100% Mexican coffee” eight months ago, are finally going forward with their original plans, and yes, the coffee, Vista Hermosa, made in collaboration with Recreational’s Bobby Hernandez, will soon be available at each of Lola’s locations on Retro Row and Bixby Knolls, as well as for sale online as a boxed set.<\/p>\n
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The set, which retails for $49.95, comes with a 12-ounce bag of freshly roasted coffee from Finca Vista Hermosa Farm in Chiapas Mexico as well as a handmade ceramic Lola’s mug and Mexican cinnamon piloncillo, ready-made for cafe con canela, a very traditional style of coffee.<\/p>\n
Though they didn’t plan it this way, the coffee, and its medium blend with sweeter notes of chocolate and caramel, seem perfectly suited for the upcoming holiday season.<\/p>\n
“We had the idea of this eight months ago,” Brenda said. “We reached out to Bobby who, at the time, had an array of coffees. We wanted to get a really awesome, 100% grown Mexican coffee, to coincide with the Lola\u2019s brand.”<\/p>\n
After testing numerous blends, they arrived at one “we loved the most.”<\/p>\n
Then COVID happened, throwing everything on a back-burner. When the couple finally felt like matters had stabilized enough, they went back to Hernandez in August who told them that he’d be happy to work with them again but that the coffee they loved was no longer available.<\/span><\/p>\n “But Bobby is amazing, he went right back and was able to source the coffee we have now,” Luis said. “We loved it and we said, ‘let’s go for it.'”<\/p>\n Now, you can too.<\/p>\n Oh, and the whiskey? It’s coming, probably the beginning of the year. We’ll get back to you on that one.<\/p>\n