Winsor- Artigiano uses 49th Parallel, albeit a proprietary house espresso (for espresso, of course). If you're referring to the blue-bag 49th Parallel Epic Espresso, you can get it at Kawa Espresso Bar, Java Jamboree, and Bumpy's. JJ Bean is available at Bumpy's and Ladybug Cafe. Calgary has two Caffe Artigiano locations, Shell Centre and Centrium, both downtown three blocks apart.
Quality beans (all cheaper than Starbucks and MUCH better) available in Calgary:
49th Parallel and JJ Bean as noted above
Intelligentsia at DeVille Luxury Coffee (three locations)
Terroir at Caffe Rosso (two locations)
Phil and Sebastian Coffee Roasters at Phil and Sebastian cafes (two locations, third in Chinook Centre expansion opening this summer)
Fratello "Competition Blend" at Insomnia, Caffe Crema, Bean Scene (Lakeview)
Fratello's Good Earth beans are now roast-dated and available at Good Earth Cafes (13 locations).
Grind your beans not fewer than 3 days post-roast (if the roast date isn't on the bag, don't buy the coffee. This means NO Starbucks, NO Kicking Horse, NO Italian beans that have been on the shelf for God knows how many months, etc) and not more than a month post-roast, provided they've been in an airtight container.
Much of the rest is crap. The beans they use at Higher Ground are especially vile.
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