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The Ultimate Caffeine Fix: Octane’s Roaster Tour & Pour-Over Tutorial

When it comes to roasting and brewing coffee, Atlanta has been in the capable hands of Octane for nearly 15 years. Now they’re passing that knowledge on to us, with an exclusive tour of their Grant Park roasting facility and a pour-over brewing lesson.

What To Expect

  • An educational tour of Octane’s Grant Park roaster, in which you’ll learn about the entire coffee roasting process
  • A step-by-step lesson in how to brew the perfect cup of pour-over coffee for yourself
  • A souvenir mug and a bag of Octane coffee beans to take home

Scout Notes


Octane grew up out of Tony and Diane Riffel’s desire to fill a need for good coffee and a neighborhood gathering place on the Westside of Atlanta. Starting with the original Westside location in 2003, Octane has grown over the years to include a café and roaster in the Riffel’s own neighborhood of Grant Park, in addition to other locations in Atlanta and Birmingham. Octane’s Grant Park location is a testament to the Riffel’s original mission of creating a space to inspire community and collaboration. High ceilings, expansive windows, and a huge floor space with large communal tables draw in a variety of business people, students, creatives, and collaborators of all kinds everyday.

Of course, in addition to Octane’s welcoming communal vibes, there’s another singular element that keeps customers coming back again and again, and that’s a stellar cup of coffee. Octane roasts a variety of signature coffee blends that use on light to medium roasts that accentuate the coffee’s natural flavors. In other words, they let the coffee speak for itself. By applying a subtle touch in the roasting process, each Octane coffee blend retains its natural taste characteristics – whether it’s fruity sweetness, citrusy acid, or smooth chocolate – and avoids that burnt, over-roasted flavor we all know too well.

This magical process happens every day behind closed doors in Octane’s roasting facility right behind the Grant Park café. But now the doors are opening for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Octane’s entire coffee making process, from bean to brew. This handpicked experience will begin with a private tour of Octane’s roasting facility, with an education of their entire operation, from sourcing the beans, to roasting a batch to flavorful perfection.

Even the most perfectly roasted coffee beans are useless if not brewed right, which is why the tour will conclude in a complete pour-over brewing tutorial. The pour-over technique extracts and retains a coffee’s distinct flavors better than any other brewing method, but it takes a steady hand and good bit of skill. Thankfully Octane’s expert instructors will walk you through each crucial step to brewing the perfect cup. At the end of the tour and tutorial, each guest will be sent away with a souvenir mug and a bag of coffee so they can show off their newly acquired brewing skills at home.

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