Tea & Coffee 02/00 - Product News (#)

„The line now consists of: Almond, a rich and buttery biscotti, leaning toward the original Italian cookie; Anisette, a bold and sharp biscotti created for licorice lovers; Chocolate Walnut, a blend of chocolate chips, walnuts, and cocoa powder dipped in rich dark chocolate; Cranberry Pistachio, the company’s holiday biscotti which brings together sweet dried cranberries, crunchy pistachios, and a light drizzling of creamy white chocolate; Creme de Menthe Chip, a blend of peppermint and chocolate chips dipped in dark chocolate; English Toffee, a flavor that unites crunchy toffee with rich milk chocolate; Gingersnap, a sweet and pungent biscotti which blends molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and is dipped in lemon white chocolate; Java Bean, which has crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans as its base, is dipped in dark chocolate and then swirled with white chocolate; Orange Pecan, the company’s original flavor, which combines lightly toasted pecans with pure orange oil dipped in dark chocolate; and Peanut Butter Dipped in Milk Chocolate.“
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Robusta Coffees for Home Roast Espresso Blends (#)

„I would use this in an espresso blend between 10-25% (more than I would normally put, but this is an exceptional robusta). This coffee, like other robusta, adds rich-colored crema to the espresso cup, but also has great flavor attributes that you will not find in common arabicas; it actually has a very sharp chocolate aroma with sweet hints, and a dark-roasted nut character that reflects the level of roast you choose (I prefered 455-460 probed bean temp, a light Vienna roast of Full City ++). The aftertaste is extremely long and very attractive, with jsut the slightest bittering at the end. It has a very thick, full mouthfeel and the aroma has a maple wood suggestion in it.“
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Tips on Coffee - Cappuccino Cocktails: Specialty Coffee Recipes and 'A-Whole-Latte' more! (#)

„In 1997, to brew up more business, she created a cappuccino menu concept and called it "Cappuccino Cocktails"! This coffee recipe concept fuelled espresso excitement for her restaurants and their patrons.In 1999, Zimmer recognized that coffee enthusiasts had an insatiable thirst for information about their beloved coffee bean. She then decided to write a coffee book in order to share her wonderful flavors of the coffee world with everyone. After 2-plus years of self-publishing she took her collection of hot, iced and festive coffee recipes; a few cups of her innovative coffee chapters; a handful of tips; unique techniques; sprinkled it all with java jokes and coffee quotes - voila!“
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Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER (#)

„The can had been covered (I hesitate using the term 'sealed') by it's plastic lid, but upon opening the can this morning and smelling the beans I knew that it was a waste of time and water. Still, when you're low on beans, you'll take chances, so I ground, pulled, smelled the espresso, and then dumped it down the sink before I even tasted it. I mentioned that espresso should taste the way the ground coffee smells, and that's just what this was. The beans smelled old and stale- not rotten or spoiled, but they certainly lacked the heavenly perfume that fresh roasted beans possess.“
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CoffeeKid - So much news, it will make your eyes bulge (#)

„The first batch I got were affectionately titled Mme Alix Jacmel, for serious reasons, but was a very limited stock and from Terry's own stock. They just got the new crop in on these beans, and while they aren't as blow away killer as the Alix crop was, they are still very superior beans, super taste notes throughout, and as an espresso bean, they are seriously complex all on their own, no blending required. At $8 a lb green (cdn prices, about $5usd per pound), I highly, seriously recommend them. Read this alt.coffee post (from the google archive) to find out why these beans are so good...“
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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„Davids, a noted coffee writer, is the author of Coffee: A Guide to Brewing, Buying & Enjoying, Espresso: Ultimate Coffee and Home Coffee Roasting. Milletto is the owner of Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup, producer of specialty coffee training materials, most notably the start-up/operational manuals Bean Business Basics and Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee, and the video-training tools "Espresso 101," "Espresso 501," "Everything BUT Coffee," "Spilling the Beans" and the "Art of Coffee."“
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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„Bellissimo is well known in the specialty coffee industry as the producer of the award-winning videos “Espresso 101,” “Espresso 501,” “The Passionate Harvest,” “Everything BUT Coffee” and “Spilling the Beans.” Bellissimo is also the publisher of the business manuals Bean Business Basics, Opening a Specialty Coffee Drive-thru and Achieving Success in Specialty Coffee. Bellissimo’s worldwide client list includes Fortune 500 companies as well as American and International entrepreneurs.“
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CoffeeKid - Part Two: A long Coffee Road Discussed (#)

„Well, I had heaps of coffee in the house these past few weeks, which was fortunate because I needed it all. I got coffee sent to me by Supreme Bean who sent along many, many pounds of Espresso Del Norte, Espresso Bella Luna (awesome), and Organic Espresso. JJ Bean House of Coffee gave me several pounds they gave me when I judged a recent in-house competition and after that as well. Caffe Artigiano and Intelligentsia Coffee supplied me with several pounds of their supremely superb Black Cat Espresso.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„There is no doubt that buying fresh whole-bean coffees, storing them correctly, and grinding them just before brewing produces the freshest and most flavorful coffee of any kind, including espresso. The problem with applying this formula to espresso brewing is the precision required of the grind. The little electric blade grinders so common now in North-American homes, used with care, will produce a grind sufficiently fine and uniform to produce decent, albeit thin-bodied, espresso on simple brewing devices that work by steam pressure only.“
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Virtual Coffee: The Passionate Harvest (#)

„Davids, a noted coffee writer, is the author of Coffee: A Guide to Brewing, Buying & Enjoying, Espresso: Ultimate Coffee and Home Coffee Roasting. Milletto is the owner of Bellissimo Coffee InfoGroup, producer of specialty coffee training materials, most notably the start-up/operational manual Bean Business Basics, and the video-training tools "Espresso 101," "Spilling the Beans" and the "Art of Coffee."“
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Interview with a Roastmaster (#)

„"We have twelve different types of beans from all over the world," Frank says. "We use mostly Central American beans, since they're the basis for a good espresso. We also use only 100 percent Arabica beans as opposed to Robusta, which aren't very good quality. Central American beans tend to be spicy as well as a harder bean, so they have less moisture.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The sensation this term describes is not the brassy monotone of refined white sugar, but rather a vibrant natural sweetness shimmering inside and around other positive sensations. Sweetness in an espresso is owing to inherently sweet beans that have been produced only from ripe fruit, to a tactful roast style that carmelizes the sugars in the bean rather than burning them, and to proper brewing technique.“
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Tea & Coffee 04/03 - BARISTA PRIMER I (#)

„Let’s start with the basics of espresso. Espresso is not a particular type of bean - this is a very common misconception. Espresso is really just a method of brewing coffee, just like making coffee with a French press or drip brewer are each considered a method. Espresso is coffee being prepared one cup at a time, with the result being highly concentrated.“
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CoffeeKid - And it's December (#)

„Supreme Bean sent me four lbs of espresso blends, including their signature Espresso Abruzzi blend. To be honest, I wasn't keen on two of them - the Espresso Norte and Organic Espresso were far too bright and acidy for my liking. The Abruzzi is nice and a middle of the road blend that cuts through milk nicely but is also good straight up.“
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CoffeeGeek - Members: Coffee Recipes, Powdered chais and Cocoas. (#)

„Because we aren't a "normal" cafe, the quality of our products that we use for the espresso bar are lackluster to say the least. Powdered, presweetened chais and hot chocolates, Hershey's Milk Chocolate Syrup, underroasted espresso beans, and no whole milk (because according to the management, people are trying to lose weight, and don't want a heavy drink).“
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CoffeeGeek - Making Espresso and Progress! (#)

„I started wondering about the pictures I've seen of solid pucks, and why my pucks weren't solid enough to 'knock' out, and when I might be able to use my new knock-box. I still wasn't comfortable with surfing, and  I wasn't crazy about the taste of the espresso bean blend that I was using. But, I was making progress, so, back to the newsgroup. (No Coffee Geek Forums at the time)“
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CBBC Newsround | GLOBALISATION ENVIRONMENTAL | The real cost of coffee (#)

„Coffee grows on a small tree, it takes one tree a year to produce 2.2 kg of beans. It can take 40 beans to produce just one cup of espresso. There are 200,000 coffee bars in Italy alone. All of this means a massive demand for coffee Quiz on coffee and the environment* = right answer [1] Coffee was probably first discovered in which country?“
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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„The retail outlets on campus are supplied by Java City and Starbucks. Java City offers 3 fair traded coffees, one espresso bean and two blends. Starbucks has their two fair-traded blends. UDS came to the table wanting to "test run" offering fair trade coffees at all of their retail locations one or two days a week as a flavor of the day.“
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charlotte (#)

„He brews some of those beans in his apartment as espresso or cappuccino for personal consumption. But he also subjects them to experimentation in Martin Chemical Laboratory as he seeks to discover the molecular components of the ultimate bean.“
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Amazon.com: Books: Espresso: Culture & Cuisine (#)

„While other books on the marketplace establish core fundamentals, theories, and practices in creating the perfect bean beverage (David Schomer's Espresso Techniques book comes to mind), this book passes that by and dives into what makes the search for perfect espresso such a joy.“
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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Starbucks Espresso Roast Whole-Bean Coffee, 12 Ounces (6 FlavorLock Bags) (#)

„This espresso roast is sold in whole-bean form, which preserves the flavor longer than buying pre-ground coffee. Each of these FlavorLock bags is vacuum-sealed for freshness. When making the coffee, grind the beans immediately before preparing for the best results.“
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Home Espresso FAQ (#)

„Umm, don't drop one of these on a tile countertop. Mine are made by Arc of France, each holds about a half pound of roasted espresso beans. If I've got two or three different blends on hand I cut the label off the bag and tape it to the top of the jar. $5 to $10 each D-10-e.“
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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 16 (#)

„Longer brewing times and larger quantities of water tend to extract too much caffeine and bitterness from the coffee and hide its sweet flavors. Good espresso ends up being a more gentle way to worship the roasted coffee bean, something we like to do.“
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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade (#)

„If you're using a French press or percolator, the coffee should be ground coarse. And to get the best flavor in an espresso, the beans should be ground very fine, almost power-like with a slight grittiness. “
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CoffeeGeek - Regional: Eastern Canada, Which espresso beans should I begin with ??? (#)

„My question concerns beans. where should I look for  decent espresso beans which might come close to the coffee that I drank this summer in Italy.(and won't break the bank)“
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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„We convinced the Java City coffee bar in our library, operated by Aramark, to carry Fair Trade coffee. They carry one variety already, and will increase that to three, one of them an espresso bean.“
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The Finest Espresso Machines of San Francisco (#)

„at (415) 781-0383. They will gladly take your order for espresso machines or grinding equipment, demitasse cups or a bag of delicious beans.“
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Lura Lee (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean Ducks   “
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INeedCoffee - Recipes (#)

„Chocolate Covered Espresso Bean Ducks “
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