Magicians on Caffeine

The Magic in March show is all set for this upcoming Saturday. The show is a fund raiser for the Boys & Girls Club. In fact, within the club, the kids had a contest for the best magic trick and the winners will perform at this Saturday's show! To help promote the show, a group of kids came to Jovis on Thursday to create awareness through signs and even performed some tricks for our guests. It must have worked, because the show is already sold out!

As part of their preshow performance and to get some extra practice time, some of the magicians used Jovis Baristas as their audience. Definitely check back after the weekend for pictures of all the acts for this very worthwhile charitable event.

The CLUB

We recently held our first "Club" event. The last Friday of every month we partner up with the Boys & Girls Club to host a live musical or comedy act. Our first event brought in Chris Paul Overall- a Christian Rock artist out of California. He brought an acoustical act and really impressed us. You can find out more about him at his site http://www.chrispauloverall.com/.

After the concert we held an open mic for anyone who wanted try their talents in front of a friendly crowd. The varying types of entertainment coming to Jovis is very important as we try to bring something different to our Montrose Colorado community.

Be sure to stay tuned on our entertainment page to catch all the events at Jovis-- We have Alan Vigil on the 22nd, The Shakespeare Comedy Guys on the 28th, and closing out the month is another fund raiser for the Boys & Girls Club- Magic in March featuring three different styles of magicians.

Hello! Let me start by introducing myself—I’m Tara. I was born and raised right here in Montrose. I am so thankful to have found Jovis and to be part of this growing team! Since the beginning, I have developed a passion for coffee and espresso’s. The passion for excellence at Jovis is very contagious and I am honored to part of the inaugural team! The passion that I refer to is in all the details- the atmosphere, the work ethics, the smiles J, and the discovery of the perfect roast for every one of our offerings! Besides the coffees and the great energy here, the best thing about being part of the team- the other baristas, the owners, and customers. Returning guests are old friends and the first timers allow me to make new ones and share our passion with them. I hope to see you here or through the blog! Ciao! Adios!

Well hi, hello, how are ya? My name is Ashley and I have been here from the very beginning of a wonderful place called Jovis Coffee. It has become my passion as a coffee lover to be around wonderful people and wonderful coffee and here at Jovis, I have found both. I love the attitude, atmosphere and attention to detail that Jovis offers. Passion is a huge part of being alive and learning to live. I believe that without letting one's self come out of your shell, you will never find that passion nor who you really are. Being in a calm comfortable place where you can relax and let that silly, shy part of yourself go, definitely comes into play here at Jovis. Here you can let it all out and just be. Be calm, be comfortable, be you....

Meet another Jovis Barista

My name is Amanda and I love coffee. I love all of the different flavors and aromas that you get from coffee. I previously worked with another company in Montrose that had a small amount of coffee. I needed more! One day a co-worker from that company told me how great Jovis was. I decided to check it out for myself and went down there. I fell in love with the atmosphere, and the coffee. Everyone was so nice there that I decided that I would love to work at Jovis. I have enjoyed myself immensely working at Jovis. It’s great to meet new people, make drinks, listen to our entertainment and chat with our customers. I love making drinks with a lot of foam like a Cappuccino or a Caramel Macchiato. I’m not a big fan of foam on my drink however, so I like to stick with a "wet" Almond Breve.
Jovis doesn’t just have coffees. We also have teas, smoothies and a variety of other drinks. No matter what it is you’re drinking I look forward to hearing from you!

Monthly Cupping at Jovis

Today we held our third monthly coffee cupping at Jovis. We hold these unique coffee tastings on the second Tuesday of every month. Anyone can sign up during the month and then an RSVP invite is sent out. If you are unfamiliar with the coffee cupping process, check out the "Jovis in the News" page on this web site and you will read a really nice article on the subject from the Montrose Daily Press.

Today we sampled Colombia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Kenya, Sumatra, Mexico, New Guinea, and Ethiopia. After all the sniffing and slurping were completed it was great to get all the feedback from the participants. While everyone picked the Colombia bean as one of their favorite, others chose the Ethiopia bean as having a really nice finish. The other one commonly noted was the Sumatra which holds a much darker roast than the Ethiopia. I love to see the varying perspectives on coffee preferences- as the Mexico bean was selected by one as one the favorites and alternatively chosen as one of the least favorites by another. Coffee is a lot like wine in the sense that it will be different for everyone. Each one carrying it's own unique flavor profile. It is up to me the roaster to enhance all the strengths of that bean, while it is up to you, the coffee connoisseur, to determine if those characteristics are appealing to your personal pallete.

Be sure to let us know if you would like to participate in our next cupping!

Introucing our Barista Team!

Hello!
Guess since this is my first entry I should introduce my self.
I’m Stevi and happy to have found Jovis and be working with such wonderful people.
I just moved back to Colorado from the U.K and while I was in college over there I worked for a rather “well known” coffee shop and yeah I had fun, enjoyed my job and it started my interest in the coffee world and let me tell you, it is it's own world and most definitely an art. Jovis definitely have the passion to create the perfect roast to give you something fresh and oh so tasty! I think that was one of the things that made me want to be a part of this team.

I do hope that you enjoy our coffee and coffee talk as much as we do…. Keep checking this space for more info and let this be a place for you to ask us questions talk to us about… whatever we are more than happy to hear from you!
-Stevi