Camano Island Coffee Roasters Review

June 23, 2011 By 6 Comments

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This month I received 3 bags of coffee from Camano Island Coffee Roasters, a Washington based coffee roasting company.  I had no idea what to expect, and considering the string of not so good coffees that I have been shipped lately, I wasn’t really expecting much.  Much to my

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Intelligentsia Siphon Brewing Video

May 31, 2010 By 25 Comments


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A couple of weeks ago, just after the SCAA skill building workshop in Ann Arbor, I decided to reward my wife with a weekend in Chicago for our 16th wedding anniversary.  We had a great time in the windy city, and the number one thing on my list of stuff to do there was visit Intelligentsia!  I found a  [Read more…]

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CoffeeNate #29 :: How to Decode Coffee Labels

February 21, 2010 By 33 Comments


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Maybe you’ve seen them, maybe you haven’t…the tree frog, the half black / half white dude with baskets in his/her hand, or perhaps a flock of Smithsonian birds on your coffee labels?  What the heck do these coffee certification labels mean to us, the consumer?  Watch the vid and keep reading to find out! [Read more…]

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