The proprietors at 5th Element Coffee know what they're doing. There is proper attention given to every step of the coffee process, from the growing of the beans to the serving of the latte. This coffee shop specializes in beans from El Salvador, where the shade-grown coffee beans are roasted in a light rather than dark way. The result is coffee that is especially smooth and quaffable without need for creamer or sugar. And that's the correct choice for their preferred methods of preparation - Chemex, Aeropress, pour-over, and cold brew - which, because they are intended to be taken sans additives, are best brewed with beans that are not over-roasted. Even the water, which is otherwise disturbingly salty and metallic - has been processed to remove these impurities that would have seriously degraded the quality of the coffee. In short, the care and attention given to each cup of coffee really shows through in their final product.