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 [...]

13 December 2009 16 Comments

Daily Coffee vs. Nice Coffee

Daily Coffee vs. Nice Coffee

I have my coffee roped off into two distinct categories. There is my everyday when I wake up in the morning brew that typically doesn’t break the bank in my quest for sunrise aroma and there is my “break out the fine china” special occasion beans that are ground for that specific time and place. [...]