How many times have you walked down the grocery isle and seen these labels on a can of coffee? There must be a reason they're promoting Arabica Coffee, but why? What the heck does Arabica Coffee mean anyway? Let's find out. In order to fully understand what 100% Arabica means we need to go back in time and [...] Continue Reading

Whole beans or ground? That’s one of the first things my father taught me to ask when taking an order from a customer. Its funny to see people’s reactions when we ask that question. Some folks know exactly what grind they are looking for, while others are trying to remember what the inside of their [...] Continue Reading

Tasting coffee or what we refer to as "cupping" is a method used to evaluate the aroma and taste characteristics of a sample set of coffee beans. Cupping allows us to ensure our current roasted coffees are up to our standards, as well as a way to evaluate new coffees. This process is fairly easy [...] Continue Reading

Jamaican Blue Mountain is one of the most rare, scarce and expensive coffees in the world. Our longstanding relationship with our supplier allows us to import these beans. Let's find out what makes JBM so unique. The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are generally located between Kingston to the South and Port Antonio to the North. [...] Continue Reading

Every year in April the Specialty Coffee Association of America puts on the largest coffee event in the world. It's a great opportunity for folks to get a sense of what's going on in the coffee industry. There are a lot of vendors showcasing the latest coffee gadgets, marketing new services, and creating new relationships. [...] Continue Reading

When you’ve been married for 11 years, you buy yourself an anniversary gift. And when you’re a coffee wife, you still like sparkly gifts but they don’t always have to be diamonds. I saw the Bodum double-walled coffee mugs on sale, and I knew I could use my anniversary as an excuse to splurge and [...] Continue Reading

The Texeira Family has owned the Vista Alegre farm for nearly a century. They use state of the art techniques in every aspect of their farming and produce a variety of different coffees. Presently the farm is managed by Newton Texeira who was formerly an industrial engineer. What makes this coffee so unique is the way they process [...] Continue Reading

One of our top-selling coffees is French Roast, yet most people are not familiar with the meaning behind the name. Let's take a look at some background on this coffee and watch a short video of how we roast it. The term French Roast describes the color of the bean after it has been roasted and is traditionally the darkest on [...] Continue Reading

With delivery services now providing everything from t-shirts to cooked meals, a box on your doorstep may not feel as special as it used to. My delivery sat on the kitchen table for a few days unnoticed, until I finally had time to rip it open. Other days, I may be excited to receive a [...] Continue Reading

A recent article written by the The Economist talks about how science is leading the charge on preventing the infamous coffee-berry borer from destroying coffee crops. This beetle has special bacteria in its gut that prevents it from eating any caffeine and thus protecting it from the coffee cherry. This allows the beetle to bore itself in […]

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