Coffee
LYON coffee to benefit charities
Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental foundation is working with La Colombe to produce and market a high-end line of coffees (called LYON) to benefit charties (all of the net profits from the sale of LYON will go to charity). More than just focused on profits though, one goal of this coffee is to pay reasonable prices to … Continue reading
Rising prices of coffee
As demand for coffee increases, prices go up, but compounding the problem is climate change, resulting in ever increasing prices, and a shift from a cheap commodity drink to one where the bean is valued higher and the entire process more rigorously controlled. Anyway, there’s a great article about this over at Good, it’s worth … Continue reading
Putting coffee waste to good use
Growing coffee, like any crop, is a multi-step process that the end users don’t fully appreciate or understand. One step, washing the beans, produces a syrup-like waste material called mucilage. Engineers in Columbia are experimenting with taking this waste product, and using it to convert bioethanol which can then be burned as fuel – in … Continue reading
Coffee music
So, how many songs can you think of that are about coffee? I’d be surprised if you can name more than ten. Well, here’s a nice compilation of FORTY songs about coffee! Enjoy, and see how many you recognize!
Coffee vs. Tea
The website HowToGeek has a cool infographic that has all sorts of facts of coffee compared to tea. Health benefits of each, caffeine, etc. For example, did you know that adding milk to your tea may decrease or eliminate the benefits tea has in preventing cancer? Cool stuff. Click ‘more’ to view the full graphic.
Starbucks Blonde Roast
Well I’m sure by now you’ve seen Starbucks advertising their new blonde roast coffee. They’ve been pushing this hard, samples in the stores, etc. So how is it? If you’re a regular Starbucks drinker, you’ll certainly find it different. If you’re one of those people who jokingly refer to Starbucks as “Starburnt” in reference to … Continue reading
