Gourmet Coffee Beans

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. is testing a coffee-flavored gum, known as Doublemint Kona Creme, in 7-Eleven stores across the country. Available for about 99 cents in 17-stick packs, the gum is an offshoot of the company`s Wrigley`s Coffee Gum, reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Coffee Gum, which has garnered a niche market since its introduction in China last year. Consumers shouldn’t look to this for a caffeine fix. I purely is a a coffee flavored gum.

I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re
smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make
coffee.

-Flash Rosenberg

The world famous Lloyd’s of London started in 1688 as Edward Lloyd’s Coffee House. Mr. Lloyd’s coffeehouse attracted ship owners, merchants and captains because he provided reliable shipping information.

Mr. Lloyd was not in the insurance business but was just a coffeehouse owner until he died in 1713. Over the years Lloyd’s became a formal society of marine underwriters. The first non-marine policy was issued in late 1880s and became the world leader in the insurance industry at turn of the century.

The most famous insurance loss was The Titanic which sank on April 16, 1912.

To produce one pound of roasted coffee beans about 2,000 hand-picked coffee cherries are needed. There are two beans per cherry. A coffee picker harvests about 150 pounds of coffee cherries or about 30 pounds of roasted beans per day.

Here is a quick tip for cone shaped coffee machine filters.  Before you place the filter in the receptacle fold over the bottom lip of the filter. This will allow the filter to seat snugly in the receptacle and allow the coffee to flow easier.

During prohibition coffee sales were boosted as people found a substitute drug. Today coffee is the most popular unregulated and legal drug consumed in the United States.

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.