Have you ever noticed that on the supermarket shelves most of what you can buy are coffee blends? If single origin estate coffees are so fabulous, why would you want a blend? There are many reasons for creating blends, but the two main ones are to make a blend that tastes better than any of […]
The Art of Coffee Tasting
What does your favorite coffee taste like? Would you consider it bold or delicate, acidic or smooth? Is your coffee heavily fruited, with distinct mango and tamarind scents? Spicy with a honey-dipped fruit character, fresh ginger, and clove? Spiced apricot tea and peach preserves finishing with a spicy cinnamon note? Wow, where do they come […]
Mocha Chip Cookie
The only thing better than coffee is chocolate, or is it the other way around? Either way they are both fabulous, and go great together. You could have a cup of hot coffee while enjoying a chocolate cake or mousse, but how about putting the two in one? Hershey’s now makes a dark chocolate espresso […]
Grinding Down the Competition
It is a well accepted fact that whole coffee beans stay fresher longer than already ground coffee, so why doesn’t everyone buy whole bean coffee? It adds one more seemingly time consuming step to the process, the grinding. Although the old hand-crank grinders were very tedious, today you have many options that fit into our […]
Monsooned Coffee
In the 1600’s coffee made its way to Europe, first through the port of Venice, Italy. By sea it traveled, and traveled, and traveled some more. In the days before FedEx (can that even be imagined), people were eagerly waiting any new shipment and patient with the not-so-great shape some of the items. Monsooned coffee […]
Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans
What would be the perfect coffee confection to give to your valentine? Chocolate covered coffee beans of course. Delectable chocolate on the outside and a crunchy, caffeine-filled, exquisite coffee bean on the inside. Mmmmm. They’re also great for those long road trips, providing some quick energy along the way. What is better than buying a […]