Good morning, folks,
To get the business stuff out of the way, we'll be roasting this weekend on Sunday and Monday, with deliveries and shipments on Tuesday. The coffees for this week are shown on the website (www.freeportcoffee.com).
We have a new arrival on the site this week, a rich, delicious estate coffee from Java. This one was used in the yummy Mokka Java blend we sold over the holidays, and we're now offering this as a single origin coffee for a few weeks while it lasts.
Have you been down to The Royal Bean yet this winter? Its such a nice place to hang out on cold days, and Jim and his staff of ace baristas are serving up all of our coffees brewed to order by the cup in case you'd like to do some experimenting. The shop also has an expanding calendar of special events, a new painter's art now on exhibit, and as always, plenty of parking and the play area for the kids. For some details or to be added to their mailing list, please click here.
For today's reading, I'd like to send you over to CoffeeGeek to check out Mark Prince's recent update of his excellent guide to buying an espresso machine. An earlier version of the guide has been on their site for years, but he's just gone through and updated the recommendations and prices. Click here to jump straight to the guide. This is an excellent, very comprehensive set of resources, and I think it is of interest even if you aren't in the market for a new machine just for what it teaches you about the craft of espresso.
Wow - we have changes galore coming down the pike, to include some exquisite new coffees, new labeling, new ways of doing things and more articles in development. Stay tuned.
Thanks for your support, folks - enjoy the weekend!
Kent
