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It was a great time as I prepared and served the coffee to about 25 guests at a birthday party last night. The winner of the night was certainly the syphon pots. Not only was the coffee served a very rare Indian Monsooned Malabar but the guests saw and smelled the beans as they roasted and ground for the brewing pots. Their eyebrows shot up a half-inch as when they tasted the goodness of God in their cups.
There was one lady in particular who was not necessarily fond of coffee but her husband was. As I explained the intricacies of the Monsooned bean, how it was seasoned in a particular monsoon season, and how he will never again taste that particular coffee again because the season is passed and so is the crop - she immediately reached over to taste what was certainly a once in a life time experience. Needless to say she got inked as a result.
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She got inked? Yes, everyone who became a snob last night got inked. Tattooed that is. As every membership has a ritual so does becoming a coffee snob. So everyone left with a great memory and experience but also with a new tattoo. Don't worry, it was a temp tattoo because I am a coward where needles come into play. ;-)
If you are ever in the need for a once in a lifetime experience for your guests, please be sure to remember that I will provide you with a coffee roasting demonstration.
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Also, if you have not yet seen our press releases - be sure to check them out below.
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If you have not seen the new Press Release you can click here to see it. I think it will be worth your time - but I am biased of course.
I roasted one of my favorite beans last night and am getting ready to go brew some now. It is amazing to me that my coffee excites me as it does.
70% of this crop is used by Australia and Germany so the rest of the world is lucky (and I mean that) to get the other 30%. It makes this coffee a little more rare in the states.
The flavor of this coffee is absolutely complex as it contains layer after layer of vivid flavors that require palatial separation to be understood. The first time my wife and I sampled this bean we were floored by the flavors that all swam together in the one cup which seems to be characteristic to the peaberry - my wife described the experience like a dinner plate of food all mixed together needing to be separated. This coffee is absolutely amazing - Mmmm, I cannot wait.
EASTER EGG!!! There are only a few more days left for you to find the easter egg on the Anchor Bay Roasts website. Find it and you will be added to the names in the drawing for this month.
So I have had to expand into some teas as I am learning that there are haters among us. Can you believe that there actually are people who hate coffee? My land, next thing you know people will be marching on Wall Street. :-o
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I discovered these things called Flowering Teas. They are hand woven flowers with tea that are wrapped up into a ball. When hot water is poured over the ball it slowly steeps while is blossoms before your eyes. I must admit, I'm not a tea lover but when I watch this tea open before my eyes I am compelled to at least try it. I now have this on hand for those rare times when I have people in my demonstrations who don't like coffee.
Have you seen the press release? In this release the spokes person (me) announces the very big news that Anchor Bay Roasts is open for business. During the PR you are likely to feel the tears well up in your eyes, but don't worry - I wasn't fired for it. ;-)
Finally... There is still time for you to find the easter-egg on the Anchor Bay Roasts website and get entered into the drawing for FREE coffee. So far only 4 people have done it so your odds of winning are pretty good.
Good Luck!
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I was wracking my brain trying to figure out how to make the experience of coffee demonstrations last longer than just the length of time it takes to drink a cup of coffee. Then it hit me - I'll design a tattoo! Ha! That will last longer than a cup of coffee. So even though I lack a logo I designed a tattoo that everyone will want - a smiley face tattoo.
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So everyone in my immediate family has been marked so far and as I create further posts I will insert pictures of them sporting their new tats. Then, as more and more people join us coffee snobs at Anchor Bay Roasts I will include their pictures as well. However, I guess to be fair I need to go first so here I am sporting my new tat.
For the next post I will be featuring my wife's tat - and you will not guess where she chose to sport hers. I'll post the picture tomorrow.
In the mean-time, have you seen the video of our official Press-Release? If not, click here to watch the 3 minute video of my recorded live press release.
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