Blogs Posts in Coffee Types category; 191 blog posts

Top Coffee Grinders

How far will you go in the quest for a great cup of coffee? For many people, grinding their own coffee beans is essential. The National Coffee Association recommends grinding beans as close to your brew time as possible. If you like the ta [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Aromatic and smooth coffee blends

COFFEE lovers will be delighted to know that Power Root has launched two new premium tasting coffee blends, AliCafé and Per’l Café Premium Gold. The launch, attended by local celebrities and DJs, and hosted by popular TV [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Taste the best coffee

You won’t find the same old grind in Cranberry Township on Feb. 6 to 8; not with some of the nation’s top baristas pouring their secret blends of coffee.The Pittsburgh Marriott North will be “grounds zero” for the Mi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

How to make a Lungo

How to make a Lungo??? Lungo in Italian means 'long'. So we are making a long espresso, or the opposite of a Ristretto. Steps for making a Lungo: 1. Get hold of some dark roasted espresso beans. Oily-looking is the choice bean here. Use t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Learn how to brew a cup and more in coffee festival

A relatively new festival in a month of festivals, Co-ffee Break 2008 a celebration of Philippine Coffee runs until the end of the month, care of the private sector-led Philippine Coffee Board (PCB) and Kape Isla, a café establ [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Coffee Gets Cheaper as Money Gets Tighter

Looking for signs of the changing times? Try coffee for a nickel. A Seattle-area Krispy Kreme franchise is changing its drip prices to reflect the cost when the company was founded. "Guests are thrilled," franchise president Ger [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Nestles interested in Vietnamese coffee

This was revealed at a meeting of Vietnamese and British coffee importers and exporters held by the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VICOFA) and the Vietnamese Embassy's trade office in London on Monday.Gary Milsted, Green Coffee Mana [...]

Posted On : Sep, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Coffee is better than you think!

"Whether you are hooked on caffeine or not, if you need a boost, coffee improves your mental alertness and can have a calming affect on your heart rate," says Michael Kennedy, a professor at the University of Alberta. Ken [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Bulletproof helps Kenco re-launch range

This July, Kenco will launch new packaging throughout the UK, communicating the relationship between Kenco and the Rainforest Alliance, part of Kenco’s journey towards a more sustainable positioning. The Rainforest Alliance is [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Australian coffee drinkers prefer quality over Starbucks qua...

In the end it was the well-developed tastes of Australia’s coffee aficionados that helped undermine Starbucks’ antipodean empire. The US coffee giant began selling its espressos, lattes and frappuccinos in Australia eight years [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Starbucks rivals seen slurping up its sales

Hot coffee sales at McDonald's Corp may be eating into results at Starbucks Corp, which is expected to report another period of lower profits when it posts quarterly results on Wednesday. Traffic to U.S. Starbucks stores also has softened [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Clean up, make coffee when needed

Smashing someone else's lunch in the refrigerator to make way for your own. Draining the last of the coffee in the pot and not refilling it. Leaving your dishes in the sink. While it may be OK to do these things in your house, it's bad for [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Roasting Raises the Coffee Bar

So the barista at Grape + Bean in Old Town Alexandria brews me a cup of Kuta from Papua New Guinea's Waghi Valley using the cafe's $11,000 Clover coffee brewing system. Kuta produces a deep, syrupy coffee with lots of chocolate and cherry o [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2008 | Comments : 0

Starbuck's Vivanno A Good Addition, But Hardly Unique

If Starbuck’s is looking for its new Vivanno smoothies [ “ Starbucks Sashays Into Smoothies”,” Businessweek Online, July 15]to substantially revitalize its menu and create a new buzz in the stores, I think they may b [...]