Gourmet Coffee Beans

Why did drinking coffee in the U.S. overtake tea? Remember that little episode called the Boston Tea Party.

In 1773 America rebelled against King George’s severe tea tax. The revolt caused drinking coffee to become a patriotic duty.

Canadians love coffee. They drink over 15 billion cups of coffee each year making it their best loved hot beverage. Sixty-one percent drink coffee once per month and most is consumed at home. Senior citizens drink the most, 88% drink it once per week compared to 61% for the general population.

Volcanica Coffee ships to Canada using the USPS which does not charge for importation fees.

A liquid there is to the poet most dear,
T’was lacking to Virgil, adored by Voltaire,
Tis thou, divine coffee, for thine is the art,
Without turning the head yet to gladden the heart.

Voltaire
French Writer and Philosopher

Hurricane season is around the corner. As you gather your supplies add a coffee press to the list. Without electricity your coffee maker is out of commission but you can still boil water on your propane grill and brew your coffee in the press.

The other dilemma is you need to plan and grind your beans before the storm arrives unless if you have a generator.

Hurricane season is around the corner. As you gather your supplies add a coffee press to the list. Without electricity your coffee maker is out of commission but you can still boil water on your propane grill and brew your coffee in the press.

The other dilemma is you need to plan and grind your beans before the storm arrives unless if you have a generator.

The famous hot coffee lawsuit against McDonalds awarded an 81 year old women $3 million dollars. The Public outrage for self-responsibility was immediate. How can someone spill coffee on themselves then sue for damages from the company that served the coffee? When you look at the details and circumstances one may feel as sympathetic as the jury who awarded her the damages.

The lady sustained third-degree burns on her groin, butt and inner thighs. She had to undergo skin grafts and was hospitalized for one week. This was not the first time someone complained to McDonalds about their excessively hot coffee and the court revealed that they received at least 700 reports of coffee burns and settle suits for up to $500,000. It was not a surprise to McDonald’s that their coffee was too hot so this proved their negligence.

So you can image the little old lady who when to McDonalds trusting the brand with her safety. No wonder why the jury gave her such a large award.

Coffee, which make the politician wise
An see thro’ all things with half-shut eyes

By Alexander Pope, 1714

Before we began to enjoy coffee as a brewed concoction people would eat the coffee beans. African tribes would ground the beans then roll them into balls with animal fat. This snack would nourish and energize ancient Africans.

The Specialty Coffee Association of America annual convention opens this weekend in Charlotte and is expected to draw 8,000 attendees. That would make it among the higher-attended conventions ever held.

It probably won’t top the more than 10,000 last year who went to Seattle last year, the hot spot for specialty coffee. The southeast U.S. is a fast growing segment for gourmet coffee.

The famous hot coffee lawsuit against McDonalds awarded an 81 year old women $3 million dollars. The Public outrage for self-responsibility was immediate. How can someone spill coffee on themselves then sue for damages from the company that served the coffee? When you look at the details and circumstances one may feel as sympathetic as the jury who awarded her the damages.

The lady sustained third-degree burns on her groin, butt and inner thighs. She had to undergo skin grafts and was hospitalized for one week. This was not the first time someone complained to McDonalds about their excessively hot coffee and the court revealed that they received at least 700 reports of coffee burns and settle suits for up to $500,000. It was not a surprise to McDonald’s that their coffee was too hot so this proved their negligence.

So you can image the little old lady who when to McDonalds trusting the brand with her safety. No wonder why the jury gave her such a large award.