Heat Waves and the Dog Days of Summer
Carrie Masek
It's already August and many of us are struggling to keep our cool while summer brings extreme heat and weather across much of the United States. The hottest days of summer have arrived. But to personally keep cool, coffee can help! Whether you agree with the Chinese and sip it hot to chill, or prefer it frosty and iced, the Dog Days of Summer are a great time to enjoy your favorite coffee!
A good one to try is our August Coffee of the Month, Sea Salt Breeze, a sweet, full-bodied blend as refreshing as a trip to the seaside. Great brewed hot or cold. Try it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a very special treat! Available in both full and 1/2 roast bags through the month of August.
For a lighter, brighter way to chill, check our our Exploration Coffee for August. Tanzania Lungwa is a delightfully mellow microlot from Tanzania. At a City roast level, it’s sweet and clean with a tea-like body, grapefruit and lemon brightness, toffee sweetness and a rich, lingering finish. Lovely hot to help wake up your morning, or try it as Cold Brew over ice. Available all month in both full and 1/2 roast pouches.
And the new crop of our favorite coffee from Honduras has arrived! Another great choice to brew hot or cold, Honduras San Vicente is a lively, sweet and rich coffee from the heart of Central America. A smooth, easy-drinking coffee, it boasts zesty citrus topnotes, vanilla sweetness and a rich chocolate finish. Light, City roasts bring out the lively citrus topnotes, medium Full City or Vienna roasts highlight its vanilla sweetness and darker roasts maximize the chocolate richness. Honduras San Vicente is delicious any way you roast and any way you brew!
A quick end note regarding order confirmations. Some email clients are sending our confirmation emails to promotion or spam folders, so if you don’t see your order’s confirmation email, please check there! If you’re running into this issue, adding mail@coffeebytheroast.com to your address book or trusted senders list can also help send our confirmation emails to your main inbox and keep them easier to find.
Finally, to thank the readers of this blog, we're offering a free 1/2 roast of Sea Salt Breeze with your first order of the month. Just write, "August," in the box for Additional Instructions and we'll throw in the extra bag at no extra charge.
Sharing great coffee is our favorite way to enjoy the Dog Days of Summer.
Do you have a favorite way to keep cool? We'd love to hear about it. You can share your thoughts on the Facebook thread or in a comment on this blog. Or, if you'd like to share your opinion with the wider world, leave us a coffee review on Google or on your favorite review site. Not only do we value your opinions, but reviews help more people find us. Help us connect coffee lovers to fresh, quality coffee!
We wish all our customers a happy, healthy, and cool rest of the summer.
~ Carrie, Paul and all of us at Coffee by the Roast