Daily Archive for December 15th, 2007

A shout out for our awesome tea lineup

teamenu.jpgCoffee tends to dominate the discussion here, but it’s time we take a minute to review the great lineup of teas we feature every day.  All of our teas are organic and steeped to order by the cup.  Each cup of tea starts with the correct measurement of loose tea.  Then each tea is steeped in the proper time and at the proper temperature.

I’m a coffee drinker, but every now and then I enjoy a cup of the Earl Grey with it’s classic bergamot flavor.  Customers have also been enjoying the Raspberry Green Tea, the 2007 Celebration Tea, and the Orchid Oolong.  Currently our menu has nearly a dozen different teas for you to choose from.  We have caffeine free teas as well- featuring our most popular herbal, the Blend 333, and the new Blue Crane Blend.

This time of year is great to enjoy a nice hot tea- but keep in mind that we can also brew iced tea to order.  We simply use a little more tea and a little less water to make a concentrated brew, then pour it over ice (lemon optional).  The Iced English Breakfast is what most people would expect from an iced tea, but the Raspberry Green is probably just as popular iced as it is hot.

The current tea menu can be found on the “Coffee & Tea” page, where we also have, ahem, coffee… where we also do that whole “by the cup” thing, maybe you’ve heard of it.  I’m sure it will come up one of these days if not.

Cheers!

New Crop of Tres Santos

Tres SantosThe new crop of Tres Santos, Colombia is here, and we’re sure many of our customers will be happy to hear it.  The latest lot hails from Cauca- here are the tasting notes from Intelli:

…fruit-forward, bursting with flavors of candied citrus and cane sugar underscoring its juicy acidity.  The body is smooth and supple as it leads into a clean but resonant finish of caramel and milk chocolate.

To learn more about the latest Tres Santos- click here.

Other “Brew Bar” updates:

  • New Arrivals
    • Kenya- we get a new lot almost every two weeks, so there’s always something new to try.  We love the classic black currant flavor you get with a great Kenya.
    • Rwandan Golden Cup Coffees- we have temporarily sold out of the 1st place Rwanda, but still have some 4th and 14th place available
  • Farewell (for now)
    • La Perla de Oaxaca, Direct Trade Organic Mexico - Out of Season
    • Abongabong, Direct Trade Sumatra - Out of Season (we still may be able to special order some- email us!)
    • La Tortuga, Direct Trade Honduras - Out of Season
    • Quetzal Breakfast Blend (we can still order it, but we’ve decided to focus on the Celebration and the El Diablo Dark Roast Blends)