Friday, November 23, 2018

Dillanos Coffee Roasters: A Letter to an Old Friend #1

At the onset of this project, there were many companies that rose to the forefront when I began my search. Dillanos Coffee Roasters was one of them. They responded to my requests in the friendliest possible manner and we had such a good relationship for a time. After a while, I became a nuisance and took advantage of their friendship, severing the ties I established and sending myself back into obscurity. The passage of time allows people to gain perspective they otherwise didn't have when they were going through certain things. I have gained that perspective and now realize I'm wrong.

The people over at Dillanos Coffee Roasters are some of the best in the business when it comes to coffee artistry. Though they produce many bags on a daily basis, each individual bag tastes as though someone fussed over it to make sure that it was just right. Each cup tastes like it was made by a good friend who wanted nothing more than to give you a satisfying coffee drinking experience. I have not had the pleasure to try their coffee in many years and it still sticks with me in this fashion. That's how good they are at what they do. I'm not exaggerating.

I am well aware of the fact that I have written many articles about Dillanos Coffee Roasters over the years. I would like to state for the record that it has been a long time since I have discussed them in my writings. It has been so long that I feel like I am doing a disservice to an old friend, which is why I decided to develop this piece as an open letter of source. I plan on sending it to them, if the contact I have in my archives is still valid. Their industrious founder followed me on Twitter a long time ago. I'm not sure if he still follows me. If he does, he will be getting a direct message.

My desperation always seems to have a way of getting the best of me. I get my heart set on having something and I make a fool of myself in an effort to get it. I will no longer make the desperate pursuit of coffee the sole focus of these articles. If you want to call them anything, call them fan letters. I have been a fan of coffee for as long as I can remember and these companies are the closest thing I have to rockstars. I no longer worry about my words sinking into the background of all the other pieces focused on singing their praise. I will continue to tell people how good they are regardless of whether I hear from them or not.

All I know is that I enjoyed talking to Dillanos Coffee Roasters and I hope those lines of communication can be open again. If it's for nothing more than a form letter that acknowledges my contribution and says thanks, I'm cool with that. In the future, I will circle back around and see what's going on with them. Until then, consider this post a monument to my continued admiration and support of their organization.

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