August 23, 2005 TO OUR ROASTER FRIENDS ROASTERS’ RETREAT Well, what fun! Our team, CAFÉ CALIENTE took first place in the 5th annual Roasters’ Challenge last weekend in bustling Grand Rapids, MN ( yup, that’s MN, not the other one, and even the county fair did little to liven up the burg) Old friends and new ones, more roasters than… (more…)
March, 2005 TO OUR ROASTER FRIENDS, COLOMBIA CUP OF EXCELLENCE We have just returned from the first ever “CUP OF EXCELLENCE” contest in Colombia. It was held in the Recinto del Pensamiento owned by the Colombian Coffee Federation at Manizales, Colombia. For five days twenty-three of us cupped and re-cupped the top sixty samples of 280 submitted by farmers from… (more…)
January 05 TO OUR ROASTER FRIENDS HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We wish each of you all the best in the coming year, and would be remiss if we didn’t thank each of you for your loyal custom in the year past, which was our best yet. We are grateful for your support and for your appreciation of the exquisite… (more…)