Tea & Coffee 12/04 - Gourmet Robustas: The Awakening of Specialty Coffees (#)
„The concept of “gourmet coffees”, it is commonly admitted, was born around 1985. At that time the American public considered coffee to be a generic, homogenous commodity - a dark brew to be consumed at breakfast, with meals or in offices, out of habit more than to satisfy one’s tastebuds. If one wanted a different taste, cream and sugar were the regular condiments, and no particular pleasure was expected. Just the way you brushed your teeth in the morning, you drank coffee several times a day.“
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„But according to Ted Lingle, executive director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the drink has just as much potential to become an American classic. He says the Coffee Development Group launched the first iced cappuccino during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The drink received a huge response from both local and international visitors.“
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Tea & Coffee 11/03 - Is Espresso Good for Coffee?
„The specialty coffee industry has to get back to basics; that is quality, single estate brewed coffee. The little farmer can still make a direct connection through the coffee pot with the American consumer." Leighton adds: "We (specialty coffee industry) don't suffer from over production, we suffer from under consumption. We have to increase home consumption. The beverage market does not benefit the single estate producer.“
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„As it turns out, we end up getting a free replacement brewing boiler out of the deal. There's corrosion where the brew groups attach to the boiler and ESI is offering free replacements to the new boiler style for any machines less than five years old. As of March or April 2003 they went to a stainless steel brew group that's welded on rather than the old nickel plated brass style that is bolted on. Bad news is there doesn't appear to be any way at present to do a Schomer mod on the new boiler style (not that I've heard of anyway) but I don't' think I could talk the owners into the mod anyway.“
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„The coffees of central Costa Rica comprise one of those classic origins that is respected but not fawned over. Although Costa Rica produces a variety of coffees, those that reach American specialty coffee menus usually are very high-grown Strictly Hard Bean (SHB) coffees from regions near the capital of San Jose in the central part of the country: Tarrazu, Herediá, Tres Rios, Volcan Poas. At best Costa Rica coffees from these regions are distinctive in a way that defies simple, romantic description. When good they are clean, balanced, and resonantly powerful.“
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