by deCadmus | May 9, 2008 | Coffee
Or, how I spent my time at the 2008 SCAA conference and expo. Day 1. Depart Burlington International and arrive at LaGuardia. Hike between terminals to change airlines. Send a prayer winging to the airline gods that my luggage makes the same trek. It does, but at a...
by deCadmus | Apr 8, 2008 | Coffee
Continuing its excruciatingly public extreme makeover, Starbucks does a full-court press (release) on… a new coffee blend. Oh, goody. Sure, while most every other coffee roaster in the land releases new roasts seasonally — you know, to align with new...
by deCadmus | Aug 14, 2007 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews
Rating: [rating:4.5/5] You may recall that I was pretty chuffed with Green Mountain’s 2006 eCafe Gold Competition auction lot — Ethiopian Shanta Golba Natural Process Sidamo. If you don’t recall (or don’t wanna click) here’s the...
by deCadmus | Aug 9, 2007 | Coffee
There’s a new single-cup brewer in town… two of them, really. But you might not notice, ’cause Keurig slipped them into production without much fanfare. The first is an updated Keurig ‘Elite’ B40… the entry-level single cup model....
by deCadmus | Aug 9, 2007 | Coffee
On the recommendation of Just Coffee’s Matt Earley, I’m picking up a copy of Brewing Justice, by Dan Jaffee. Who is Matt, you say, that he should know from Fair Trade? (Apparently today you are a mensch… I don’t know why.) Matt and his crew at...
by deCadmus | Jul 20, 2007 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews
Rating: [rating:4/5] You make your picks, you takes your chances… that’s how it goes when you bid on coffee at auction. Will the coffee be everything that you found in the auction sample? Will it be shipped carefully and travel well? Will it arrive —...