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Gourmet Coffees

October 18th, 2009

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Coffee blends are made by combining different types of coffee beans. They are usually made with Arabica coffee beans which produce the good coffee flavor and aroma coffee lovers love. A coffee blend can become a special coffee brand used by cafes, roasters, and growers to attract repeat customers. These coffee brands can have a unique coffee flavor that can't be found anywhere else.

Signature Blends: Signature blends are used by stores, cafes, and coffee sellers to encourage customers to continue to buy their brand or visit their cafe. The goal of signature blending is to produce a uniqueÂ flavor that consumers can only find at one place.Â Most signature blend "recipes" are highly guarded secrets.

Consistency Blends: Consistency blends usually contain a large number of bean varieties in order to maintain a consistent flavor should one or more of those varieties become unavailable. Using more beansÂ makes it easier to preserve the coffee's characteristics if one of the beans is unavailable. This type of blend is typically used by the producers of mass-produced and commercial coffees.

Single-Origin Blends: Single-origin blendsÂ are made by using coffee beans from the same geographic growing location which may be as specific as an individual estate or a co-op of farmers in small neighborhoods. This virtually guarantees an unmistakable regional identity in the final cup.

The goal of blending coffees is to create a resulting coffee flavor that is greater than the sum of its component coffees. A good example of this Mocha Java. This blend is a mix of Yemen Mocha beans and Java Arabica beans. Both coffees can stand alone, but each lack different qualities. Yemen Mocha has great acidity and medium body; Java has great body, but low acidity. Blending these coffees in the proper ratio produces a more well-rounded coffee.

Diena Zavetsky has been a coffee gourmet for over 15 years. She is the owner of Hot Gourmet Coffee, a subsidiary of dmskye. She believes that whole bean coffee should be ground just before brewing to get a fresh coffee flavor.

The Plantation Tour Whole Bean

$55

A flavorful journey through exotic coffees from every corner of Costa Rica! A 12 oz. bag each of Café Britt’s Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Organic Shade Grown, and Poas gourmet coffees in a s

The Plantation Tour Ground

$55

A flavorful journey through exotic coffees from every corner of Costa Rica! A 12 oz. bag each of Café Britt’s Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Organic Shade Grown, and Poas gourmet coffees in a s

Gourmet Hot Cocoa Canister 14.1 Ounces (400 Grams)

$9.95

It should come as no surprise that we understand quality hot cocoa. This indulgent drink was born in our region more than 500 years ago. Mexico’s Aztec people were known to crush cacao beans and

Costa Rica Dark Roast Whole Bean Bag 12 Ounces (340 Grams)

$9.95

Classic Gourmet Tradition Café Britt Dark Roast embodies the tradition of gourmet Costa Rican coffee. Aged red wine, figs and dried fruits mellow its robust aroma. Its full-bodied flavor of st

Mocha Cookies 7 Ounces (200 Grams) Box - 10 Cookies

$9.95

Bite into a frothy mocha! Dark chocolate chips infused with our own pure, 100% gourmet coffee, give these artisan cookies a flavor all their own. Inspired by home baking, they contain no chemical addi

	Aroma AWK-115S Hot H20 X-Press 1-1/2-Liter Cordless Water Kettle List Price: $30.99 Sale Price: $24.00 Used From: $25.80
	The Hot H20 X-PressÂ from Aroma provides boiling water in a matter of minutes. The 1.5-liter capacity is ideal for a variety of uses--hot tea, soups, instant coffees, oatmeal, hot chocolate, noodles, baby formula and more...

	Presto 114316 04820 PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $18.75 Used From: $18.29
	Plug in Presto's PopLite and the party begins. In less than 2-1/2 minutes you'll have up to 18 cups--two large bowlfuls--of fluffy popcorn with virtually no unpopped kernels. And because the machine uses hot air instead of oil, the resulting snack is healthier and lower in calories...

	Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter List Price: $14.95 Sale Price: $12.79 Used From: $6.99
	Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter (5048)

	BT BULK CHAI GINGERBREAD, CS 4/3.5#, 03-0930 BIG TRAIN SMOOTHIE POWDER List Price: $128.50 Sale Price: $107.08
	* Simply add a scoop to hot water, stir and enjoy * Can be made hot or cold * Pre-mixed powder requires no refrigeration * One-year shelf life * No sugar varieties are made with Splenda * Low carb varieties have only 4 net carbs per se

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