There are a few things in which Colombia ranks first in the world: Flowers (over 85% of all flowers sold in the US for St. Valentine are Colombian) Emeralds Mild coffee Children’s books in 3D Exotic birds (over 1800 species)...
This is the tenth post on the coffees I’m working my way through. We’re back on track! Up this time is Sant'Eustachio Coffee ordered from Meadows Market. /files/u15199/santeust.png" height="500" width="375" /> I dig the can, it will definitely get...
With tongue in cheek, writer Allysia Finley has publicly requested that President Obama include real health-promoting benefits - such as coffee - in his Obamacare. While not the only health-boosting suggestion she makes, she does highlight coffee in the title...
March Madness! Cerrado Gold takes a brief moment from his busy schedule to make his NCAA picks. Whether your team becomes National Champions or not, if you go with the Gold, you'll win every time! /files/u33/March_Madness_IBC_0.jpg" alt="Cerrado Gold Wins"...
This is old news recently found. An article in the US News Health section back in 2010 referred to a study that tried to relate caffeine to sleeplessness in kids. http://tinyurl.com/3avb24l The study says that children under 12 are ingesting...
Good espresso should not be bitter, burnt or ashy. However, I seem to run across said espresso this week. After pulling numerous shots, drip, pour over and even a try at cupping, I can say without a shadow of doubt...
I bet most of you here have heard of the term coffee withdrawal before. If you are aware, caffeine is actually a type of mildly addictive drug, probably not that harmful in small quantity. From what I understood, it actually...
So, I’ve expressed in the past that I tend to prefer powders to syrups, but due to a combination of factors I’ve decided that perhaps I’ve given syrups the short shaft and that they deserve a second look. These factors...
First I want to start by apologizing for not having photos as I really wanted to document this little repair on my Preciso just to show how easily it was resolved, what I can do is direct you to some...
There are people out there that think Starbucks is the epitome of gourmet coffee. I need to learn how to live with this. Recently, I had a conversation with someone that went something like this:Me: Watcha drinking?Friend: Ah, it's the new...
Over this past week I gave my grinder a makeover. I took off its dusty grind-retaining doser and gave it a shiny new funnel. She, my Mazzer Major, has never looked better. Of course, I can't attest to the veracity of...
Traveling to the Colombian Coffee Belt is easy, safe and low-budget. One initial warning: Colombia is NOT what Hollywood depicts in its infamous movies, so if you think you will be traveling on dirt roads in a torn bus with...
Finca Rosa Blanca isn’t just any coffee farm, but an organic coffee plantation located outside beautiful San Jose, Costa Rica. A coffee plantation with an inn, (a new trend?) it beckons coffee lovers who want a hands-on lesson in coffee...
What is known as the coffee belt in Colombia is a region in the central-west part of the country. As the Andes enter Colombian territory, it splits in two and one range continues north very close to the Pacific shoreline...
This past weekend I got a chance to visit a few coffee shops in San Fransico. I really appreciated my visit as it got me to compare my coffee to what I got there, it is a little hard since...
It had been quite a bit stressful for me lately with graduate school in general. There is less and less time available to do what I really enjoy the most. Less time available also mean one important change in my...
An interesting article but I am not willing to give up coffee (or caffeine) right now for a potential end of world zombie attack. Those around me need me to drink it! :) Even when I am having a caffeine...
I made a pot (with my electric perk) last night and transferred it to a thermal carafe as I always do. I then forgot to empty the carafe last night (I drank about half of it). To my surprise the...
I am a few months late to the party on this radio chat session that played out locally for me with a few "third wave" coffee owners in the Bay Area. The interview, which aired on the local public radio back...
It’s hard not to notice that “pre-ground” is a bad word in certain coffee circles. Without a doubt, this is mostly for good reason. Grinding your own freshly roasted coffee right before brewing it up is the way to go,...
Sometimes as a coffee drinker I can become a little... overly interested in market reports about the price of coffee. This is a self-interest motive because I like to get the most I can for as little as I can....
