Thursday, July 15, 2010

Pick a coffee!

Greetings, dear reader. I'm drinking a cup sample of El Salvador 'El Carmen',sent from Mercanta and I'm having a thought. Why NOT buy another coffee from El Salvador or Guatemala or Nicaragua,Costa Rica, et al.? Really, how much is too much, of something really good? So my philosophy for the year is; if it's really good and in season, let's get it. This may prove impractical in terms of space and people may become confused by having to choose from 4 great Guatemalans and a washed vs. honey Costa. But were going for it anyway! Maybe next year, after tiring of hearing customers lament about running out of "that amazing El Salvador COE Los Planes or Kenya Ruera Peaberry" or some other coffee in limited supply, I'll simply come up with The Conservatory "House Blend" ala Illy or Graffeo and never change it! Imagine, 3 bags in the corner, a scoop of this, two of that and that's it! So for this year, some good coffees so far are:
Guatemla-La Perla,Las Nubes,El Socorro,COE#19
El Salvador-Miravalle Pacamara
Costa Rica-Finca Genesis Honey, Las Lajas
More to come. See ya in there!