It's already August and the hottest days of summer are one their way. Keep cool with coffee! Whether you agree with the Chinese and sip it hot to cool off, or prefer it frosty and iced, the Dog Days of Summer are a great time to enjoy your favorite coffee!
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We've had so much fun with our Panama Geisha adventure, that I haven't had a chance to mention the other wonderful coffees we've brought in over the last two months. The best of the new crop Northern Hemisphere coffees begin to arrive in early summer, and we've found some wonderful coffees from Central America and North Africa. Here's a belated list:
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Panama Geisha, one of the most expensive coffees in the world and according to some, also the best, but is it the same as that wonderful, shiny coffee we loved and lost in 2003? The only way to tell is to taste it.
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Tuesday is Independence Day, a great day for coffee! Whether it's a steaming cup before the morning's parade, a tall, iced cold brew with your picnic, or a cup of decaf while watching the evening's fireworks, coffee is as much a part of the 4th of July as sparklers and flags.
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There really is such a thing as beginner's luck. Back in 2003, we had only been open a few months when a coffee broker called to tell us he had a coffee we had to try, a Panama microlot. Since Panama has always been one of our favorite coffee origins, and the broker had given us good advice on our initial orders, we said, “Great, send us a sample.”
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