Kettle and Cup

July 16th, 2008

Archer Farms Costa Rican Estate La Violeta Reserve Roast

 
That is a long name for an awesome coffee.  I have reviewed Archer Farms coffees before.  They are Target’s store brand and I have been impressed with the quality of the special reserve coffees.
Tags: archer farms, costa rican coffees, estate la violeta reserve roast, reviews, rich coffees

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By Marye -- 8 comments

June 13th, 2008

GreenMountain Has Arrived!

 
If you will remember I had a bit of trouble trying ot get review samples from Green Mountain and posted about it.
One of the representatives, Sandi, of Green Mountain left a comment and apologized and offered to send me coffee to review.
The box came yesterday
Tags: Coffee, green mountain, reviews, whole foods

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June 3rd, 2008

Ugly Mug Coffee:Hardy Passion

Hardy Passion is a dark roast.   It is described as all dark and no bite.  It has a smokier flavor than the Making Waves, and I will admit that of the two, Making Waves is my preference.
Tags: Coffee, reviews, ugly mug coffee

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May 27th, 2008

Ugly Mug et Moi

 
Last week I had an interesting observation.  The bigger a company gets the less likely they are to be interested in sending samples to small coffee blogs.  I contacted Green Mountain for some sample of their new stuff and got a politely terse “buy it, Loser” letter back.  I do like their coffee but the […]

By Marye -- 17 comments

May 16th, 2008

Numi Dry Desert Lime Tea

Numi Dry Desert Lime was an interesting tea. This is not a wimpy kids limeade from Sonic. Nope. Very lime. Very Dry. I have no clue how they did it.
Personally I like my drinks to be a little sweeter. Even with added sugar this one makes you pucker.
Numi Dry Desert Lime […]

By Marye -- 3 comments