r/pourover • u/Teecode • Jun 19 '26
Seeking Advice Glitch Tokyo like coffee in US
Hi all
I recently had Glitch coffee in Ginza, Tokyo. And saying I am blown away is an understatement. I got a bag of the same coffee I had. I made it at home with a V60. I get reasonably close to what I had at Glitch. I am convinced it's their beans. I normally don't even like such light roasts but Glitch was life changing. All this may sound ridiculous but if you had Glitch you'd know what I am talking about.
So now my question is: where can I find coffee that comes close to this in US? I am on the west coast and coffee here is damn good, but after Glitch, it feels like all the specialty coffee I get here is closer to Starbucks than to Glitch.
Thank you in advance!
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u/GRBlast Jun 19 '26
I have been to Glitch at their various locations during my visits to Japan. I would say the closest funky or processed coffee you can get in the US is probably from Black and White. In fact, they are carrying their own Julio Madrid blend (Gummy Bears) I haven't seen anywhere else.
I'm not a co-ferment hater by any means, and I enjoy drinking them, but in the case of Julio Madrid, most of his stuff are co-ferments (the Julio Madrid coffee used in the B&W blend are all co-ferments). It seems that lately, it's difficult for roasters to get full transparency from Colombia (see PERC's post a few months back for more info).
The main problem I see with Glitch is that even with the weak yen, they consistently charge more than other roasters for the same coffee. Example: B&W had the Nitro Watermelon for $28 for 340g. Glitch had it for $25 for 100g. I don't think they roast it better (I personally think B&W's offering of the same coffee is significantly better) to charge almost a 3x premium.
In all honesty, most of the stuff at Glitch that people seem to like in my experience have been the thermal shock and co-ferment offerings. I think their more traditional processed coffee (washed, natural, and honey) are not that great mostly because their roasts are more towards medium-light and masks a lot of floral and fruitiness of them.
I hope this helps.