Category Archives: Coffee Facts
Venice Nights Scores a 90 with “Coffee Review”
We had our Venice Nights Coffee Blend reviewed by "Coffee Review" which is the world's leading coffee buying guide. We are thrilled with the results of this review. Here's what they had to say…
“Coffee Review” Scores Cafe Excellence High…Again!
We recently had our Sumatra Lintong and our Ethiopia Deep Blue Harrar reviewed by “Coffee Review” which is the world’s leading coffee buying guide. And boy did we score big! Here’s what they had to say…
Discover A Coffee To Be Treasured
All about Ethiopian Deep Blue Harrar – I buy several different coffees from Kathi Zollman, who sells specialty grade coffee from all over the world. Her coffees are always good and her coffee descriptions are…
PureBread Team comes to Cafe Excellence
PureBread Deli recently visited Café Excellence to expand their knowledge of coffee. Armed with a great team of managers and eager to learn, we hit the ground running. We covered everything from different types of coffee plants to where coffee is grown and how a region's climate and altitude effect coffee.…
How To Brew With A Chemex
Join Café Excellence to learn how to brew coffee with a chemex.
New Flavored Coffee – Chocolate Turtle!
I recently went into a Meadows in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which is a custard store for a mid-day treat. When I looked at the menu there was a flavor called "Turtle". Out of curiosity I asked, "What's a turtle?". My server responded…
Sumatra Lintong – A Micro-lot Coffee You Must Try
A Micro-lot coffee you must try! Find out what makes this Indonesian coffee unique.
Ethiopian Harrar Gets a Hip Hip Hurray
Ethiopian Harrar Coffee gets a hip hip hurray from Café Excellence! Discover this light to medium roast with over the top flavor.
Friday Cupping
This week I had made a few adjustments to the roast profile of our Breakfast Blend and we reduced all of our batches to 75 pounds. This reduction of coffee brings a new dimension to the flavor profile development of the coffee. When we first smelled the dry aromas, a flower and fruity fragrance appeared. When we added hot water and broke the surface, wow, a burst of honey …
Coffee Prevents Prostate Cancer?
Good news for coffee drinkers – especially the men. According to a major study out of the Harvard School of Public Health, the more coffee men drink, the lower their chance of developing prostate cancer. Researchers found that men who drank six cups of coffee per day had a 60 percent lower risk of developing the most lethal form of prostate cancer – and …
