Ethiopia Lake Abaya vs. Natural Ethiopia Lake Abaya. Natural Sumatra Wahana vs. Sumatra Mandheling. The difference? How the coffee beans were processed. We're not talking the different processes for decaffeination, but how the fruit of the coffee plant, the coffee cherries, are turned into roastable green coffee beans. Natural, washed, honey processed, wet hulled, are all names for different ways to process coffee cherries into coffee beans.
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Spring is here, and that means the new crop of coffees from the Northern Hemisphere are starting to roll in! Check our New Arrivals page for more information as the coffees arrive. Here's a quick review of the coffees we've just received:
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Size matters...at least when it comes to a coffee's name. “Extra Fancy,” “AA,” and “Supremo” all refer to coffees that have the same size beans before roasting.
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Already tired of April showers? Brighten your day with some sunshine in a cup! Sunshine Blend, our Coffee of the Month for April, is a lively, rich coffee with a lovely floral aroma, bright orange topnotes, a hint of chocolate and a sweet brown sugar finish. Lively enough to brighten the grayest morning and smooth enough to enjoy all day, at $10.99/roast, Sunshine Blend is a very special coffee at a very special price. Try some today and see!
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...and we're getting ready to celebrate. Coffee by the Roast will be closed all weekend, from Good Friday, March 25, through Easter Sunday, March 27. If you're running low on coffee, please order by Thursday morning. Orders we receive after noon on Thursday, March 24, will be roasted and mailed on Monday. Have a wonderful Easter!
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