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What Are You Thankful For?

What Are You Thankful For?

Nov 21, 2017

With Thanksgiving fast approaching we wanted to give thanks for our families, our friends, our customers, the little things in life, so many, many other things – AND – and good coffee! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Please Share, what you are thankful...
Coffee-Pouring Puzzle!

Coffee-Pouring Puzzle!

Nov 20, 2017

This puzzle was shared on Twitter last Thursday and has since made the rounds. The image shows four coffee mugs awaiting a pour from above. Pipes serve as a pathway to the cups, but the tricky part is figuring out which cup would be filled with coffee first: 4, 9, 5,...
Wait… Coffee is a Fruit?

Wait… Coffee is a Fruit?

Nov 8, 2017

Did you get your serving of fruit today? One thing that coffee lovers often neglect to think about is where coffee beans come from. In fact, many coffee consumers may be unaware of how coffee is grown. To help clarify, let’s address the question of where coffee...
“Cup of Joe” and Americano.

“Cup of Joe” and Americano.

Nov 3, 2017

You’ve probably heard incorrect stories about the origin of the terms “Cup of Joe” and Americano. Despite the pervasive story that “Americano” got its name from American soldiers diluting espresso shots during WWII, the term didn’t show up until the 1970s....
You can swim in coffee at a spa in Japan?!

You can swim in coffee at a spa in Japan?!

Oct 26, 2017

Who Knew?  The Yunessun spa resort in Hakone, Japan has specialty spas that allow customers to bathe in variously liquids, such as wine, chocolate, green tea, sake and coffee. For an admission price of just 2,800 Yen (about 27 dollars), bathers can have coffee poured...
Did you know… Cats and Coffee?!

Did you know… Cats and Coffee?!

Oct 19, 2017

The Guinness-recognized “oldest cat ever” was Creme Puff, who lived to be 38 years old and died in 2005. The owner, Jake Perry, fed her coffee every morning along with bacon, eggs and broccoli. This is especially significant because Perry was also the owner of the...