Do we know our coffee and espresso? Do you know any other coffee joint on the peninsula that grinds to order? Do you know any other bunch of baristas around practicing latte art? Are their any other local baristas competing in the National Barista Championships? Just as with Morgan’s Coffee & Tea, we’re setting the gold standard for coffee and espresso on the Monterey Peninsula…again. Everyone else is just following behind.

And after ten years of roasting award-winning coffees on the Monterey Peninsula, we at The Ol’ Factory have decided to take things a step further. We have brought the offerings of the country’s Number One-rated roaster… Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters. Not only do we feature an extensive selection of the finest coffees roasted daily, but are now working with a coffee company that actively supports organic, sustainable, Direct Trade coffee farming techniques.The employee owners and managers of The Ol’ Factory don’t just talk sustainability, we do something about it. We research and find the best partners in the country. There are many good coffee companies out there. There are very few that match excellence in the cup with sustainable philosophy.

Small, employee-based companies that are just big enough to force a positive change in the status quo? Absolutely! SUPPORT ETHICAL COFFEE!

After all, this ain’t coffee for dummies. This is coffee for the intelligentsia..

TEA.

Okay, if you’re going to bring in the country’s best coffee company, then you’ve got to follow up with an award-winning tea importer. Back in 1999, when we first introduced Rishi Tea to the Monterey peninsula, Rishi was just being recognized by the tea industry as the Best New Tea Importer in the country.

Like so many of the companies we’ve partnered with, Rishi Tea has made a steadfast commitment to organic, sustainable, and Fair Trade practices..