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Contamination – Coffee oils are very delicate, which makes them an easy victim of contamination. Whatever odors are around coffee will taint it in ways that will not contribute to your coffee tasting experience. Oxygen – The cells inside the roasted coffee bean contain approximately 1,000 different volatile aromas and flavors. Once ground the volatile […]
Coffee beans are the seeds of a fruit similar to a cherry. The worlds coffee is grown by small-scale coffee farming families. Coffee is actually the world’s second most traded commodity, taking a backseat only to petroleum, with the coffee market earning nearly sixty billion dollars annually. The importance of coffee in the world cannot […]
Coffee is at its peak flavor potential between two and fifteen days after it’s been roasted. Try to buy your coffee as close to its roasted-on date as possible. If you have the good fortune of getting your coffee the day it was roasted (like the people who pick it up straight from our store), […]
In 1824 Thomas Jefferson deemed coffee “the favorite drink of the civilized world.” Jefferson enjoyed the coffee houses of Williamsburg and Paris, and served coffee at the President’s House, Poplar Forest, and Monticello. He preferred beans imported from the East and West Indies, and abhorred the “green” or unripe beans that were popular in America […]
THE NCA GUIDE TO BREWING ESSENTIALS Coffee is personal – the right way to make it is how you like it best. That being said, mastering a few fundamentals will help you perfect your technique. From here, we encourage you to experiment with different roasts, origins, or preparation methods. Here are our tips to brew […]
An early summer treat! Love coffee and ice cream? Then this is the recipe for you! Check it out.
Coffee lovers, rejoice. New research suggests that people who drink two to three cups of coffee a day—caffeinated or not—may have a lower chance of dying from certain illnesses than those who abstain.
For the best cup of coffee, start with quality beans and store them properly to maximize freshness and flavor.
