What would Valentine's Day be without candy? Heart-shaped boxes full of chocolate are a Valentine's Day tradition. Of all our Coffee by the Roast family, the one who loves candy most is Lillian. So it's no surprise that her favorite coffee is Cotton Candy Coffee.
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Today’s Valentine is to Organic Brazil de Fatima, Luca’s favorite coffee. Luca not only roasts coffee, he’s the machine whisperer extraordinaire who keep the roasters rolling. He loves his coffee at a medium dark (Vienna) roast level. Roasted to a Vienna, Organic Brazil de Fatima brews into a robust, full-bodied cup, that’s smooth and creamy, with cherry and brown sugar sweetness and luscious caramel sweetness. Luca hails from Brazil, where folks enjoy taking coffee in the afternoon with a light snack. Even small children are served a drop coffee in their milk, so they can share this coffee tradition.
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We decided it would be fun to ask everyone in the Coffee by the Roast family to let us know the coffee they love best, so we’d be sure to post a Valentine to everyone’s favorite. Carrie got back to us first, with Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Lake Abaya.
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Yesterday was Groundhog Day and Punxutawney Phil predicted an early spring. Great news for those of us who have just survived a polar vortex.
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Valentine to New Orleans Roast 1803. We did a little research and learned about the first coffee vendor in New Orleans’ French Market. Rose Nicaud was a woman of African descent and a former slave, but she started New Orleans’ coffee culture.
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