Coffee is as complex and interesting as wine. It's also 1/10th the cost. And if you're like me, you drink 5-10x more coffee during a typical week than wine. So it's time to appreciate coffee more! Properly brewed, coffee has...
You can enjoy the largest collection anywhere of coffee micro-roasters on ROASTe.com. And a lot of our micro-roasters are unique finds. They're well worth trying. They're worlds apart from the bitter swill served at places like Starbucks and McDonalds. Here's...
Recently, I traveled to Puerto Rico by invitation of their Dept. of Agriculture. I spent a week exploring their Puerto Rico coffee industry. I met farmers, processors, roasters, cafes and government personnel well versed in coffee. They asked me to...
Like many of our customers, I probably drink 1 or 2 glasses of wine (or beer) a week but I drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day. Yet what do I know more about? Wine and beer! What about coffee,...
Initially, the hacienda was named Cafetal El Porvenir and in the exquisitely preserved original house (see photo in the first part of this blog), Orlando has kept in mint condition several of the accounting books, the harvest logs and a...
Smooth is just one way to describe the delicious taste of Fitger's Coffees! Those who experience this coffee describe the same accolades. Unbelievably Smooth, Full of Big flavor... and if that isn't enough... No Bitterness or Aftertaste! Fitger's on the Lake, ( Lake Superior in...
A Briton by the name of James Tyrrell Moore (London 1803 - Bogotá 1881) landed in Colombia in 1829 and, after several ventures as an engineer mining gold, building furnaces and promoting a diversity of projects, he settled in Cundinamarca,...
A ferociously-kept secret guarded by the Ricci family for more than 70 years of business, a single recipe is the lynchpin of one of Italy’s finest caffès. Tucked between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona and situated just across from the...
If you travel South of Guatemala, your senses will be surprised with many and different experiences. Beginning with rare and strange aromas that if combined with pouring rain, become even more indescribable. Processing rubber, sugar, banana leaves, wet soil are...
I'm confused about this, and I've been confused for a VERY long time. What's with the little piece of lemon peel that gets dumped on the side of my cup of espresso in restaurants? By the way, "espresso" is the...
... That is Quauhtlemallan, a "nahuatl" word the Toltecas used to use to name Guatemala. It is not just a nice name. One visit is enough for you to see the luxurious vegetation that covers the highest picks of Central...
It's taken nearly 6 months of negotiations and back-and-forth, and Espresso Vivace's world-famous Espressos are now available at ROASTe.com Espresso Vivace's owner David Schomer literally wrote the book on espresso. Three books: Espresso Coffee Professional Techniques, Caffe Latte Art, and...
I'll try any kind of coffee anywhere (except that weird cevit-ingested coffee from Malaysia). So I tried a supermarket coffee brand from the hispanic section. Brand name Cafe Pilon. Subbranded Cafe Molido. This stuff is pure gasoline and I don't...
If there was ever evidence that locally roasted coffee is making a comeback, it's this: In Seattle, Starbucks has quietly removed its name from a cafe that it planned originally to close and instead called it 15th Avenue Coffee &...
Why does espresso taste different in Italy than in the US? Is it the scenic countryside, the renaissance artwork, the legacy of the Medicis.. um, no. It's because Italians prefer a totally different taste in their espresso than do Americans. ...
We're glad to now carry coffee from Roast Magazine's Roaster of the Year for 2009, PT's Coffee Roasting Company!You have to try them. PT's has won more awards than Michael Phelps, and across the board too in many categories and regions....
After the country of origin and roast, what is the next most important characteristic of gourmet coffee? Whether the coffee beans off the tree were dry processed or wet processed. It impacts taste in a big way, and can make...
Do you have a favorite coffee? Mine is coffee from Indonesia and the surrounding islands. (Which isn't to say that I give preference to Indonesian coffee at ROASTe.com...like a parent, I love all my children) The reason I love Indonesian...
The Hawai‘i coffee industry is doing something right. For the first time, a statewide cupping competition was held (July 9-12 at the Maui Tropical Plantation). Sixty-nine farms, from 9 regions, submitted samples for the event. The Hawaii Coffee Association, host...
We're carrying a lot of blends including Breakfast Blends which begs the question "What are Breakfast Blends anyway?"If like me, you assume it's a higher caffeine coffee to help you wake up in the morning, then you're, well, wrong. Breakfast...
A big round of applause please for Latitude 23.5 in Sarasota, FL. It's the newest gourmet coffee roaster to join ROASTe.com. I first tried owner Dimitry Erez's espresso at the Special Coffee Association of America trade show in Atlanta in...
