Archive for April, 2009
CoffeeNate.com Episode #6 : What is Coffee?
Posted by: | Comments
Have your question answered on the show, click here to ASK COFFEENATE
Nate Recommended Welcome back to CoffeeNate.com, I am truly happy to have such great members of this site! Thank you all for the great emails and questions that I have received during the week, you guys are the best 
There is an exciting enhancement to CoffeeNate.com this week, you can now leave your comments via VIDEO! Look below in the comment section and simply click ‘Leave video comment’ You will then be given the option to sign into your seesmic account, or simply choose to leave an anonymous comment. It’s really simple to do. Just like voicemail, you will have the option to scrap your video for a do-over if you mess up.
This week I wanted to touch a little bit on where coffee comes from, not geographically, but physically. What is that little brown bean derived from anyway? Hmmmm. Well, coffee is actually a Read More→
CoffeeNate Episode #5 : Espresso Facts & Tips / Honeybean Coffee Review
Posted by: | Comments
Have your question answered on the show, click here to ASK COFFEENATE
Nate Recommended This week I received some coffee from HoneyBean.com , a small coffee company based in Lexington, Kentucky. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the Fair Trade / Organic Velvet Hammer blend. This is their signature blend, and is described as follows on their site..
Certified Fair Trade Organic. Intense in every category. Sharp acidity enveloped in a smokey flavor. Our signature blend, Velvet Hammer® is the gold standard of coffee intensity. We begin with a careful balance of Central American, African and Indonesian coffees, and then finish it off with an Italian roasting. The result is a dark-roasted, bright, and intense coffee with a sweet smoky flavor you’ll not soon forget. The coffee gets uniformly high marks from all who try it. Perfect for espresso. Fair Trade Organic Certified.
This is an excellent, well balanced coffee blend that offers a variety of tastes. As a special bonus exclusive to CoffeeNate.com visitors, you will enjoy a %10 savings when you order from the links on this site and use the coupon code COFFEENATE ! Just a perk you get for watching me ramble on every week!
This week’s show was based on questions that I received from CoffeeNate.com viewers! The first question is Read More→
CoffeeNate Episode #4 : The Three Keys
Posted by: | Comments
Have your question answered on the show, click here to ASK COFFEENATE
The question that has been asked as much as ‘why are we here?’….”How do I make a perfect cup of coffee?” There is no single answer to that age old question, but there are three main factors (KEYS) to brewing the perfect cuppa joe.
- Beans - whole bean…organic / Fair Trade …proper storage!
- Brewer – French Press or AeroPress …cheap and quality
- Grinder – BURR …NO BLADES ALLOWED!!!!
I expand on these in the video, but to skimp on one means that you are committing javacide! Don’t kill your coffee, nurture it. Follow my simple instructions and it will make your entire day better Read More→
CoffeeNate Episode #3 : Why Fair Trade?
Posted by: | Comments
Get your coffee question answered on the show!
Ask CoffeeNate CLICK HERE
Featured in this episode!
Welcome back to CoffeeNate.com! I’m glad that you’ve stopped by to spend a few minutes watching my videos. I’m having a great time doing this site, it’s been a blast already! This week I am featuring one of my favorite coffee companies, Green Mountain Coffee. These guys offer a huge variety of Fair Trade and Organic coffees to choose from. I have yet to try one that I don’t like, but I will keep searching to see if there is one. When you go to Green Mountain Coffee you have the option of using their Café Express program, which is a membership type of purchasing. Unlike the CD clubs and whatnot, you control what is shipped to you! You also get a nice discount, and some bonus gifts as well. There’s no penalty for canceling later if you wish.
There are over 2 million small scale coffee farmers that depend on the trade to provide for their family’s well being. All too often these farmers are literally forced to sell their fine products to middle men at a huge discount, either because they are under educated, or because they are not allowed to trade as an individual. The concept of "Fair Trade" came about to Read More→
