Big Riff is a dark roast blend featuring seasonally rotating washed coffees from Central and South America. It delivers a rich, round backbone of milk chocolate flavor with a sweet, creamy, and perfectly balanced profile. Designed primarily for espresso, it produces a standout shot on its own and cuts beautifully through milk for lattes and cappuccinos.
Metric Coffee emerged in 2013 from a partnership between Darko Arandjelovic, formerly of Caffe Streets, and Xavier Alexander, an Intelligentsia roaster since 2009. Operating from the West Fulton neighborhood of Chicago, Metric roasts on a meticulously restored 1961 Probat drum roaster, maintaining equipment that speaks to the roastery's appreciation for craft and precision. The company's recent expansion with Milli by Metric in a century old Avondale building reflects Metric's growth while staying true to its focus on quality, consistency, and ecological mindfulness in every roasted batch.
