Coffee Experience Date: Sorinna's

 

                In my 50 before 50 list, one of my goals is to do “some sort of coffee adventure.” I wasn’t sure what it might look like, but I hoped for something fun. How handy of my county to put together just such an event for me, right? Okay, so it’s not “for me,” but it’s sure helping me cross this one off the list!

                We are in the middle of a two-month Adams County Coffee Experience. And you know what it involves? A passport! You might remember that I have a fond love for anything involving a passport.

                Here’s how it works: you visit all the coffee shops in the passport before December 23, make a purchase, get the sticker for that page in the passport, and when you’re done, you send pictures of your stickered pages to be entered in a drawing!

                There are six stops, and this last weekend, we did our first official stop. We went to Sorinna’s Bakery in Decatur. We’ve had treats from Sorinna’s before, but we hadn’t been there in person, because they close before we get off work during the week and we don’t often have time to go on the weekend.

                Sorinna’s is in a little downtown storefront space, and it’s just absolutely cute as a button. The day we went, they had a big group of women gathered around the tables in the middle, and they were having the best time, rocking babies, talking, laughing. It was sweet to see. We also ran into not just one, but two friends while we were there. It was fun to catch up with them.

                Ryan and I both ordered an Americano. I really wanted to try one of their specialty coffees, but I’ve decided to get the same thing at each of the coffee shops to keep an equal playing ground. So I got my typical Americano with almond milk (oat, actually, because they didn’t have almond) and sugar free hazelnut flavoring. (Ryan's did not include all the fluff. 

                But since Sorinna’s is a bakery, it just felt wrong to not sample their baked goods. Ryan took the last raspberry, white chocolate scone, and he said it was SO GOOD. He said it was soft and flavorful – and not dry. You know how scones can easily be dry. This one was not. I ordered a homemade cinnamon roll, and I was pleased with the frosting amount as well as the softness of the roll. (Those can also be dry.)

                We found seats in the window and watched people walk by on the city streets while we savored our coffee and treats.

                This is a newer shop in town, and I’m so happy to see that they are making their place and doing well. I would have happily eaten a entire pan of those cinnamon rolls! 😊

                Stay tuned. Five shops to go!