Gombe Reserve and a Curious and Interesting Path

Gombe Reserve and a Curious and Interesting Path

by | Apr 16, 2007 | Coffee

When I was growing up I mowed lawns and raked leaves for pocket money, as most Midwestern boys do. I often worked for Mrs. Werkley, a dainty sexagenarian who tended toward the eccentric. When confronted with the seemingly ordinary — a big-eyed bug, a volunteer...

Coffee Notes, Friday the 13th Edition

by | Apr 13, 2007 | Coffee, Life in Vermont

I really want to continue the organic coffee thread (and I will) but I’m putting in altogether too much time on a super-duper-secret, very special, Special Reserve coffee for Green Mountain. Happily I won’t have to keep it secret much longer (I hate...
The Coolest Brewer You Never Heard Of?

The Coolest Brewer You Never Heard Of?

by | Aug 2, 2006 | Coffee

Bodum has done it again… in spite of themselves. The Bodum Mocca Brewer ups the ante on the traditional Italian stovetop espresso maker in much the same way that the eSantos Vac Pot raised the bar for the traditional vacuum coffee maker. At the same time...

Rwanda Reborn as a Premiere Origin

by | Apr 2, 2006 | Coffee

Rwanda — in particular, Rwandan coffee — is enjoying a well-deserved coming out party. At Green Mountain we celebrated the coffee of Rwanda by offering it as our very first Special Reserve origin. Its reception exceeded our loftiest expectations…...

Green Mountain: Special Reserve

by | Jan 31, 2006 | Coffee

From the shameless commerce department: Lindsey Bolger — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ queen bee of green coffee sourcing and farm relationships — has secured a remarkable lot of coffee from Rwanda. It’s a 100% bourbon varietal, all picked in...

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