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Last week’s post introduced you to the concept of Fair Trade certification and the difficulties that many coffee producers face in providing basic living essentials for their families. This week I was introduced to a coffee company that’s sole purpose is to effect positive change in one specific country. Three Avocados Coffee Company allocates %100 of their profits towards providing the people of Uganda with [Read more…]
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Did you know that we drink more than 400,000,000 cups of coffee EVERY DAY in the USA? Wow! How often do we stop to think about the journey that those beans had to make in order to grace our mugs? Do we ever wonder about where it is grown, or the lives of those who carefully cultivated it? If you were like me a couple of years ago, the answer is no. Why would you? You go to the store, buy the coffee and drink it. Well, now you will know [Read more…]
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Welcome to the first post of 2010 at CoffeeNate.com After eating about 8 million calories worth of holiday food, it’s time to get back to reality. This week I am addressing a very serious issue, as far as coffee quality is concerned anyway. The coffee grinder. Just how important is the way you grind you coffee? It is the single most [Read more…]
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Well, it’s that time again. Time for me to go undercover and investigate what I consider outrageous claims made by Starbucks® concerning their new instant coffee, VIA™. They released the line of instant coffees, which are being promoted as being AS GOOD as regular brewed coffee. They claim that their instant coffee is different because it contains ‘micro-ground’ coffee. Um, ground coffee does not dissolve in water, no matter how ‘micro’ it may be. Fine ground coffee, allowed to steep in water will always, always, always be bitter and offer many off notes in the flavor. Pardon my [Read more…]
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The Clover Coffee Brewer :: Great Northern Roasting Company
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A couple of months ago I was griping about never having tasted coffee brewed in the Clover. Now that the Clover is owned solely by Starbucks appeared to make my quest to taste superb coffee brewed by this method in vain. Even if I wanted to experience the Starbucks coffee brewed in the Clover, I would have to drive more than 400 miles to the nearest Starbucks that offers Clover brew. I was lamenting this sad fact on Twitter one day and I was surprised by the response I got.
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