New Coffees Ethiopia Yirgacheffe is now available from Hanover Roasting Co. Ethiopia is the birth place of arabica coffee and quite possibly the origin of the term “coffee bean” as well. The local term for the crop was and still is “kaffa bun”. This is among the finest of Ethiopian coffees. The exceptionally well balanced [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Roasted Coffee’
Today we bid farewell to a cup that we have enjoyed immensely over the past couple of months. Alas, the crop from Cost Rica has been exhausted and we must now wait for the next. Costa Rica is home to several of my favorites of the Central American Varieties. Fortunately it should not be too [...]
Today we are happy and proud to offer one of our favorites, Sulawesi Tana Toraja Peaberry. This is an exciting cup characterized by a moderate body and brighter profile than is usually found with Indonesian coffees, which is nice. Enjoy!
An interesting thing happens when you roast our very special Kona coffee beans. Although all coffee goes through a stage called “first crack” during the roasting cycle, these Kona beans are pretty emphatic about it. Some beans have a more pronounced crack than others, but Kona takes the coffee cake (sorry) with a crack resembling [...]
Today we have a video for those interested in how to brew coffee using a French press. There are many ways to brew coffee, but the French press brews the best cup of coffee in my opinion. The steps are as follows: 1. Start with clean bottled or filtered water. 2. Weigh and coarse grind [...]




