
Est. 2016
Sweet Barrel is a locally owned cafe, coffee roastery and creamery on Arbutus Street in Kitsilano, Vancouver. Beans are roasted on site and kept short of second crack, and the ice cream and sorbet are churned in small batches in the shop.
Sweet Barrel opened in 2016 and has been part of the Kitsilano neighbourhood ever since. Owner Michael Wong is the head roaster and also the ice cream chef, and everything happens under one roof: roasting, brewing and churning, which the shop calls its triple threat. The roasting approach is to stop before the coffee goes too dark into second crack, so each bean keeps the character of where it was grown. The bean shelf rotates through single origins, often Ethiopian naturals and small-lot Peruvian and Brazilian coffees, alongside the house Rabbit Hole espresso blend and a Swiss Water decaf. Some of the coffee also ends up in the ice cream.

Natural process
Organic natural Red Catuai from Fazenda Dutra.
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Cauca
Washed process
Fully washed and dried in solar dryers.
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Washed process
Medium roast Guatemala, ideal for hand brewing: AeroPress, Chemex, V60, Kalita Wave.
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Yirgacheffe
Natural process
Natural process, JARC varieties.
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Swiss Water Decaf process
Full-bodied Swiss Water decaf. All the flavour, less the caffeine.
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Cajamarca
Washed process
Organic Grade 1 Typica, Bourbon, Caturra and Castillo, washed.
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Villa Rica
Honey Anaerobic process
Caturra and Tupi, honey process with a 96-hour anaerobic ferment. Silky and sweet.
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Washed process
House espresso blend, 80% Brazil and 20% Ethiopia. Built for espresso machines but works in a moka pot, French press, AeroPress or pour over.
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Natural process
Heirloom Wush Wush, natural, sun dried on raised beds.
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2729 Arbutus Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3Y5
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Small-batch specialty microroaster run by Kevin McConnell, selling single-origin coffees by preorder and through Canadian retailers such as Eight Ounce Coffee.