Houston Coffee Collective

Have you ever been interested in volunteering at a coffee competition? Now’s your chance! Global Coffee Awards are August 9-12 in Tomball, TX and they’re looking for folks to join the barista team. Message Global Coffee Awards for more info. Sign up link can be found in their bio ☕️

World Cup(ping) Recap: Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support and compete in our first triangulation competition!

Congrats to our winners:
🥇: Daryan
🥈: Ada
🥉:Daniel

Shoutout to all of our lovely sponsors and volunteers! We couldn’t have done any of this without you 🫶

CARAVELA COFFEE
New Heights Coffee Roasters
Different Hospitality
Forest Coffee
Gold Mountain Coffee Growers
S L O W P O U R S U P P L Y
CASAEMA HTX

You’re invited! 🎉
Join ACE Texas for a Community Cupping featuring the best coffees of Mexico before the Cup of Excellence Auction.

📅 Monday, July 27, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 2517 Fairway Park Dr Suite 205 Houston TX
📩 RSVP by Sunday, July 26

Come taste, learn, and celebrate outstanding coffee with our community! ☕

RSVP here!: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youre-invited-ace-texas-community-cupping-2026-mexico-cup-of-excellence-tickets-1995055065406

Think you can spot the odd cup out?

Join us on July 18th for the World Cup(ping), HTXCC’s first triangulation competition. You’ll have 3 minutes to taste through 3 sets of coffees and identify which cup doesn’t belong. Whether you’re a coffee professional or just love a good challenge, come put your palate to the test.

24 spots
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place brought to us by our amazing sponsors

Plus stick around for our 2 PM Panel discussion on building a business plan in the coffee industry, featuring professionals who have turned their ideas into successful businesses.

Our Guest Panelists:
Kenzel of
Allen of
Robin of

Sign-ups: 10 am
Competition Start: 11 am
Panel: 2 pm

📍2517 Fairway Park Dr Suite 205

Register through the link in our bio
Interested in Volunteering? Send us a message!

Think you can spot the odd cup out?

Join us on July 18th for the World Cup(ping), HTXCC’s first triangulation competition. You’ll have 3 minutes to taste through 3 sets of coffees and identify which cup doesn’t belong. Whether you’re a coffee professional or just love a good challenge, come put your palate to the test.

24 spots
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place brought to us by our amazing sponsors

Plus stick around for our 2 PM Panel discussion on building a business plan in the coffee industry, featuring professionals who have turned their ideas into successful businesses.

Our Guest Panelists:
Kenzie of
Allen of
Robin of

Sign-ups: 10 am
Competition Start: 11 am
Panel: 2 pm

📍2517 Fairway Park Dr Suite 205

Register through the link in our bio
Interested in Volunteering? Send us a message!

JUNE 2026 TNT: The Pride Throwdown

The most fabulous coffee event of the year is back again, and we’re bringing it to the historic Montrose institution, . What was once a famous gay bar with an iconic mural, it is now the host for our most popular throwdown and a safe space for all identities! For this latte art throwdown, we are proudly partnering with , a local non-profit organization providing resources for LGBTQIA+ youth.

16-person amateur bracket ($5 buy-in, for people who have competed 3 or less times), 32-person pro bracket ($10 buy-in), with proceeds going to Tony’s Place. Free pour throwdown, bring your own cup and milk pitcher!

Sign up for the throwdown and/or RSVP for the event through our Luma event page, link in our bio. First-come first-serve for the bracket, and alternate spots for the throwdown are available in-person at the event.

Along with the throwdown, we will be hosting a vendor market featuring local, LGBTQIA-owned businesses, featuring delicious bites, art, jewelry, plants, and more!

To help raise funds for Tony’s Place, we are having a raffle all night, $5 for two ticket, $10 for five tickets. This raffle will feature prizes, like a gift card to and month-passes to

So come as you are, bring your friends and family, and we look forward to celebrating community with you!

Join us for our “Oops Wrong Party” Coffee Gear Swap (aka Asia’s Last Sip) at Kefita. Dress up for the “wrong” event, grab some coffee, and shop with local vendors including:


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We will also be hosting our first *Coffee Gear Swap* Bring your gently used mugs, pitchers, brewers, shot glasses, etc. to trade or stop by to find some new items to take home. We also encourage trading beans (samples, no longer want, haven’t tried but have too many, etc.) and have a few donated machines to give away.

If you have coffee items you’re trying to offload or would like to donate, but can’t make it to the swap DM us!

📍Kefita
🗓️ Friday, May 29th
🕛 6-9PM
☕️Open to the public/Full menu available

Come hang out and chat with us; we’re going to be discussing local policy and governance, and how those things affect the coffee industry. Drip coffee provided by snacks from and swag from .and.bikes

Join us at to make your own cannoli!

While you’re there, shop and sip at the Spring Market and support local businesses:


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See you on May 9th!

APRIL 2026 TNT: The Pokemon Battle Throwdown

We’re heading down to Sugar Land for our next Thursday Night Throwdown at the iconic ! This all-ages event will combine coffee, cosplay, and community for an spectacular night.

16-person pro bracket ($10 buy-in) and 16-person amateur bracket ($5 buy-in, for people who have competed 3 or less times), 6pm registration, 7pm first pour, and ONLINE SIGN UPS THROUGH THE LUMA EVENT PAGE! That’s right, we’re now signing up first-come first-serve online, so check out the link through the HTX Coffee Collective linktree in our bio. You can claim an alternate spot as well if the sign ups are full!

Kohiko will be selling sandos from , music provided by Triloby.te, featuring espresso from .coffee and oat milk from .

Come dressed in your best Pokemon trainer attire, as your favorite Pokemon, or simply in the colors of your favorite Pokemon type! We will also be selling Pour Them All cups, which come with a Pokemon booster pack, $3 for one cup or $5 for two cups. We’ll have a limited number of cups, so come early!

Prizes will include a Liwei .welhome milk pitcher and two brewers from Slow Pour, swag from Minor Figures and , ice cream pints from , cash prizes, custom trophies, and a paid spot for the pro and amateur champions at the next San Antonio throwdown in August, sponsored by

To respect Kohiko’s neighbors, please refrain from parking in the neighborhood. Instead park in the parking lot out front, across the bushes to the left of Kohiko, and in the parking lot for Bagel Express and Keepers Sushi.

Judges: .tanaka and