Coffee News & Reviews for the Coffee Lover
Lola’s Cinnamon Syrup Iced Coffee
You know the feeling of waking up each morning from a sleepy haze, stumbling out of bed blurry eyed wishing it was a Saturday. You have to be at your desk in an hour.
Kombucha Tea
Kombucha tea is a sparkling tea drink that you ferment, almost like making wine. Using a starter culture that you buy (or get from a friend), you can produce an…
Philips Senseo Single Cup, Kim Morgan 
Bottom Line: Fine as long as you realise its limitations and realise you get what you pay for.
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Coffee: Portugal’s Other National Drink 
When people think of Portugal, they think of Port wine, but coffee is just as revered inside the country, and has long been a constant source of pleasure for many. In Portugal, if you’re old enough to hold a cup, you are old enough to sip a coffee.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters initiated with “outperform” (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, September 28 (newratings.com) - Analyst Jennifer Milan of Ryan Beck & Co initiates coverage of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc ( GMCR.NAS ) with an “outperform” rating. The target price is set to $49.
Lowndes-Coffee a downstate dream duel (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
For 20 years, Coffee County has been Region 1-AAAAA’s version of the crazy aunt. Always there for the family Christmas, but convinced by everyone to leave early to beat “traffic.” The Trojans have earned one region title, and even that one came because of a three-way tie. Meanwhile, Lowndes, Valdosta, Colquitt and Tift have not only won or tied for every region crown during that span, but also
A preview of the largest specialty coffee related tradeshow in the world - the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 2006 Conference and Trade Show happening in Charlotte, NC, on April 7th through the 10th, 2006.
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Crazy Rumors Lip Balm
Crazy Rumors has a nice line of lip balms in a mix of coffee and tea flavors. I shared these with a few female friends (what do I know about…
Furukawa develops micronized coffee mill (Japan Today)
TOKYO Furukawa Co, Corso Idea and Unicafe Inc on Tuesday announced the launch of Micron Coffee, a coffee mill that utilizes dream mill technology for producing finely ground coffee beans.
Diedrich Coffee 4Q Loss Widens (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Diedrich Coffee Inc., which recently agreed to sell its company-owned stores to Starbucks, on Tuesday said its loss for the fiscal fourth quarter widened, in part because of additional costs related to boosting its wholesale operations.
Former Postal Worker Sentenced for Tainting Coffee with Urine (WTOL News 11)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers’ coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program.
Bottom Line: The Livia 90 makes good to near excellent espresso and capuccino but is very sensitive to technique. Mine hasn’t been reliable with several expensive component failures.
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Top Water Filter Bottles
If you enjoy filtered water, now you can filter on the go. These portable squeeze bottles have filter inserts, so you can fill’er up from any water fountain or tap…
CoffeeGeek takes a quick and dirty (yet pretty thorough) look at a new consumer knockbox coming out of Australia, the Grindenstein, which is available in a wide variety of colours. Check out our take on this product.
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Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
These mouth-watering chocolate gems are easy to make and are a favourite whether you drink coffee or not. I have recipes for 2 variations of chocolate-covered coffee beans. More chocolate recipes: ?…
Inanimate Objects Comics #25
The 25th Installment of Inanimate Objects.
Loose Tea vs Tea Bags
Tossing a tea bag into a cup or teapot of hot water is so quick and simple. Well, it might be easy, but you might not be getting the best…
QuickMill Vetrano Espresso Machine, Roger Darley 
Bottom Line: I am very happy I bought this machine. When the level of performance gets upgraded, I’ll be happy to buy another one.
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Bottom Line: If you want to buy your last machine, make it the La paziale S1…it’s upgrade proof. And make sure you "Got MILK…"
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Starbucks to raise coffee drink prices (AP via Yahoo! News)
Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it planned to raise prices of its lattes, cappuccinos, drip coffee and other drinks by 5 cents, or an average of 1.9 percent.
CoffeeGeek takes a quick and dirty (yet pretty thorough) look at a new consumer knockbox coming out of Australia, the Grindenstein, which is available in a wide variety of colours. Check out our take on this product.
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