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9 February 2010 2 Comments

First Look: Aduro Bean – Black and Tan Medium Dark Roast Coffee

First Look: Aduro Bean – Black and Tan Medium Dark Roast Coffee

Aduro Bean sent over two coffees to review on Coffee Obsessed and this Black and Tan Fair Trade/Organic blend is the first in the cup to review. When I opened up this bag for the first time, I was greeted with a beautiful set of both dark and light beans which is the basis behind [...]

2 February 2010 1 Comment

First Look: Intelligentsia Heliconias Bourbon Coffee

First Look: Intelligentsia Heliconias Bourbon Coffee

Intelligentsia sent over a couple of their coffee blends for review on Coffee Obsessed. This bourbon blend out of Columbia is in season and ready for consumption. With cranberry, orange and hints of hazelnut, this coffee from Intelligentsia is going to be a pleasure to review. Intellgentsia Heliconias Bourbon Coffee Stats: Roaster: Intelligentsia Blend: Finca [...]

4 January 2010 1 Comment

First Look: Finca Los Planes from PT’s Coffee Co.

First Look: Finca Los Planes from PT’s Coffee Co.

Named Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine in 2009 brings a tall order to the table. PT’s Coffee Co. is known for bringing out the best in Direct Trade beans and their slogan says it all…”without the love, it’s just coffee”. Finca Los Planes Pacamara Coffee from PT’s Coffee Up for review on Coffee [...]

22 December 2009 3 Comments

First Look: Monastery Coffee – Trappist Monastery

First Look: Monastery Coffee – Trappist Monastery

I was leaving church last Sunday when I ran across this fund raiser done by the local monks. Like any coffee obsessed individual, their 100% Arabica Coffee beans caught my eye…so I thought…why not?! I picked up a pound of the whole bean (ignore the ground check on the box, the whole bean did not [...]

18 December 2009 3 Comments

First Look: Intelligentsia House Blend Coffee

First Look: Intelligentsia House Blend Coffee

Things are starting to heat up over here at Coffee Obsessed. Up on the brew list for this week is the Intelligentsia House Blend. As you can see by the stats below, this house blend promises to be a smooth, medium bodied coffee that offers hints of fruit, milk chocolate and caramel with a finishing [...]