Coffee is a food! The coffee bean, is the seed inside of a piece of fruit. When this seed is roasted, the sugars inside of the seed transform into very flavorful oils. When left inside of the whole bean, they are protected to a certain extent, but once the bean is ground these oils ar...
Brits are getting a stronger Starbucks: they'll now get two shots of espresso rather than one in lattes, cappuccinos and other coffee drinks. "Experts said the move was a departure from the standard Starbucks recipe used throughout the world," according to a news story. Mr Kris Engsko...
If the name Ryan Block isn't very familiar to you, you probably aren't that much into technology and gadgets. Block is one of the founding people behind the wildly popular tech blog Engadget and was up until a year or two ago it's Editor in Chief (he is now and Editor Emeritus for Eng...
A few weeks ago I was talking to Drew Moody from “a table in the corner of the cafe” about celebrity coffees. He had just reviewed a blend of coffee called Lyon from Leonardo DiCaprio. It was a coffee roasted by a company with Leo’s name on it and where all profits go to charities sup...
Oren’s Daily Roast from episode 163 , in which they received *92 points for their Guatemala Puerta Verde. Recently, I had the pleasure of attending Coffee Con 2012 at which Oren’s Daily Roast had a table where they brewed over 500 cups of coffee via Chemex. I know many of you are thin...
Mike Phillips, 2010 World Barista Champion and Handsome Coffee cofounder has sustained injuries in a motorcycle crash. Mike tweeted the above x-ray of his broken collar bone and quipped , “Its supposed to look like this right? #motorcyclefungonewrong #imokayotherwise”. He’s reportedly...
Written by Head Roaster, Steve Kirbach, in late February 2012. It was late on a Friday. I was sitting in our green lab with Ryan when I got called over to our offices. I went into Mary Ellen’s office and she asked me to close the door. I wondered what we were going to talk about. She ...
It took me a while to find Six Eight though I had heard of it on many occasions. I'd actually passed it often, but somehow missed the big sign. Inside was the usual business chatter though this is not a venue to have a dedicated business/planning meeting... This is one of the best esp...
We are feel good people and some brands of coffee know how to tap into that human element. SBUX… As people, we have always demanded better coffee, but without knowing the true element of “better coffee,” it was defined for us and excited us enough to buy fancy machines and syrups, hos...
Celebrate the Luck of the Irish with our limited time Lucky Irish Set which contains 2 boxes of non-alcoholic blend Irish Crème coffee paired with 4 pedestal mugs. Each glass holds 10 fluid ounces of pure joy, perfect to enjoy with friends during this festive holiday. Over a $40 value!
Hot Apple Cider is the first variety from Green Mountain Naturals®, a harvest of family-friendly drinks made with fruit – the kind you find overflowing from baskets at your local farmer’s market. We take the fresh-picked goodness and squeeze it into K-Cup® packs. Within seconds, you g...
Now, I am a 100% advocate for fresh-roasted coffee. But after returning from a few months of travel, I realized I still had at least one cup’s worth of beans to brew from this amazing coffee – BaristaOnDutY’s Light Roast Vietnamese Caphe R16. I fired it up, and much to my surprise, I ...
Our newest catchphrase? “Oh My Delicious Lord!” So we’ve talked about everything from coffee slapping us in the face to coffee making us salivate and even cry. But this one, Oh LAWD, this one is gonna make you SLAP YO MAMA, catch the Holy Ghost, repent, then repeat. Nothing short of a...
Hario Buono Coffee Drip Kettle Clasically beautiful with a slight twist, the Hario Buono kettle delivers necessary precision for pour-over enthusiasts. Designed with the pour-over method in mind, the long and narrow spout allows for accurate and precise pours. Result: Amazing coffee! ...
Sensual Mystery: Ethiopia Limu from BaristaOnDutY This coffee is like Heaven in a cup…No, LITERALLY. It’s loaded with so many flavors – honey, butternut, jasmine, toasted macadamia. It’s a very floral and sweet coffee, but has such an unexpected collaboration of flavors and intriguing...
Tweet The Drink : Ethiopian Harrar from Barista On Duty Type : Whole Bean Overall Rating : 4.25 Out Of 5 Coffee Cups I don’t want it to go to his head, but Johnny Milton, AKA the Barista On Duty pan roasts some amazing coffees. Back in November , he sent me three of his coffees to try...
When it comes to “the finer things in life” all I ask for is the best food and beverage available. I don’t usually buy nice things, but when I go out to a restaurant or cafe’ I seek out the most authentic and highest quality product. Like a beautifully aged wine, when you sip fine cof...
Coffee is a food! The coffee bean, is the seed inside of a piece of fruit. When this seed is roasted, the sugars inside of the seed transform into very flavorful oils. When left inside of the whole bean, they are protected to a certain extent, but once the bean is ground these oils ar...
Balance Bar BARE Blueberry Acai. Wow. That's a mouthful in more ways in one. Sort of a tongue twister and definitely a tongue pleasure. "BARE Blueberry Acai is made with a crisp high-protein core, simple sweeteners, dried wild blueberries, sunflower seeds and acai juice powder. A yogu...
the idea that Duane is going to "cash out" and leave in a year or two is something that only someone who doesn't know him could ever come up with. The man has no hobbies. His entire life is coffee and Stumptown. He truly loves what he does - and he loves Stumptown. In the time I worke...
