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How to Make Turkish Coffee without an Ibrik

September 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Coffee, Coffee Accessories, How To, Tricks of the Trade, Turkey

If you don’t feel like buying any new coffee hardware and you would still like to know what Turkish coffee tastes like, then you may be in luck.  It is possible to make Turkish coffee using a few basic household items: A small saucepan, super fine ground coffee, water and sugar.  Standard Turkish coffee recipes [...]

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Brazilian Coffee and the World Economy

September 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · Brazil, Coffee

Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of coffee for a while now.  They’re main asset is not the most ideal environment in the world, but rather the biggest amount of space in environments that have the capacity to grow coffee. Brazil’s lack of high (mile or greater) altitudes makes it more difficult to grow [...]

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Gloria Jean’s Crème Brulée Latte

September 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Arizona, Flavored Lattes, Lattes, Regional, Tempe

Gloria Jean’s Crème Brulée latte is a caramel latte with no whipped cream.  In retrospect, I which I would have requested whipped cream. Cost for a medium (2 shots of espresso): 3 dollars and change.  Tastes exactly as you would expect a caramel latte should taste… good espresso, whole milk.  It wasn’t too sweet, much [...]

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Java City – Eco Grounds – Santa Anita De Costa Rica

July 10th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee, Costa Rica, Environmentalism

Two good things are happening for me right now: 1. I have the day off and 2. I am trying out Java City’s Santa Anita De Costa Rica for the first time. It seems like I’ve been running into a lot of flat coffee lately — I mean, coffee with no personality or flavor.  Then [...]

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Lavazza’s Coffee Image

June 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Italy

Lavazza is a an major Italian coffee company whose roots date back to 1885, when Luigi Lavazza decided to have a go at the coffee biz. Now amidst the bustling, highly competitive coffee world, Lavazza is experimenting with their image in an attempt to stand out from the coffee behemoths already dominating the industry.  Italian [...]

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