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New Jersey update…
A couple weeks ago I wrote an update about what we have going on in Vermont. This week it’s New Jersey’s turn. The good news is that there seems to be a lot going on down here, too! First of … Continue reading
The right way to store your coffee beans…
We often get approached by our clients asking us if there is a proper way to store their coffee beans. The short answer is YES there is… Before we get to the storage part, though, I would be remiss if … Continue reading
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Tagged air, AirScape, beans, black river roasters, carbon dioxide, co2, coffee, coffee storage, degassing, fair trade, gas, heat, light, moisture, new jersey, o2, organic, oxygen, storage, vermont
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Vermont Update…
It’s been a while since we’ve updated the list of places that you can get your Black River Roasters on at. Over the past couple months we’ve started serving our coffee at a bunch of new places! I’ll write about … Continue reading
The Price of Excellence, Part II
If any of you read my resurrected post on Jamaican coffee from a few weeks ago, you know that I didn’t quite finish it. To read the first part, click here. Without further ado here’s part II. Why is Jamaican … Continue reading
Inside Santa’s Workshop @ Black River Roasters…
This year we’ve been selling more gift baskets than ever before. We’ve made a nice assembly line @ our offsite warehouse and are packing and shipping all of the baskets right here in New Jersey! On Friday I took some … Continue reading
Posted in Company, General
Tagged Aerobie Aeropress, artisan, black river, coffee, fair trade, gift packages, gourmet, holiday gifts, Jamaican coffee, new jersey, organic, shipping, UPS
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The Price of Excellence, Part 1
On any given day, I field all kinds of questions about coffee. If they are technical questions about roasting, making an espresso blend or the specific qualities of any particular bean, I try to refer the person asking to our … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, coffee, coffee roasting, fair trade, Jamaica, Jamaican, Mavis Bank, Moy Hall, new jersey, NJ, organic, roaster, vermont, Wallenford
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Getting to know the Jura ENA-9 One Touch Machine…
The Jura Ena-9 is one of the coolest coffee brewers of all time. It’s the newest of the Jura line and has all the bells and whistles of the more expensive machines, but in a compact size and for a … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, Black River Roaters, capresso, coffee, ENA 9, fair trade, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, jura, k-cup, Keuric, new jersey, organic, rain forest alliance, sustainable, vermont
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A great time @ La Belle Boutique…
We had a great time last weekend @ La Belle Boutique, Far Hills Country Day School’s annual fundraiser / gift show. The selection of gift ideas from the various vendors were once again outstanding, and proceeds from the show benefit … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, fair trade, Far Hills, gift show, Jura Capresso, La Belle Boutique, new jersey, organic
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Brewing with the Aeropress: simple, quick and amazing…
The Aeropress coffee brewer from Aerobie has been my favorite way to brew coffee for about exactly as long as I’ve known about it. A couple years ago a client of ours from NY emailed and said “hey why aren’t … Continue reading
Why buy organic coffee?
I just had the opportunity to visit Tuscany, Italy for a couple weeks with my family. While there we visited a lot of farms (some wine, some vegetables and several animal farms), which got me thinking about organic farming and … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, deforestation, earth, fair trade, gourmet, heath, organic, organic coffee, planet, rain forest, sustainable
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