Taste of Brazil

Coffee from Brazil

Last week, I received my first Brazilian Coffee Beans, and roasted them.  Today, I gave them my first tasting. Delicious! I can detect a smoothness to the flavor and a fruity taste as well.  I would classify this as a slight cherry flavor, with an aftertaste of nuttiness.  A definite winner in my book. Now I am debating if I should go back for another shipment of these beans.  I only bought 3 pounds for this sampling, and I like them.  Maybe I should get 15 pounds this time, since that is the next amount for a shipping price break.  I'll give it a few days thought before making a final decision. As of right now, I would … [Read more...]

Viva Brazil!

Brazilian Green Coffee Beans

Well, today is kind of a banner day here at MKLF Headquarters!  In other words, it's a big day at my house here in Davao City.  For the first time, I received a shipment of Green Coffee Beans that I ordered from abroad! Back on the last day of March, I ordered some Brazil Moreninha Formosa 2008 Crop.  I ordered the beans, 3 pounds of them, from Stubbie on the GCBC site.  Today, April 17, they arrived here in Davao.  Eighteen days for delivery, not too bad, considering they were shipped here from the USA.  They came via USPS Express Mail Service.  I ordered 3 pounds of beans, and according to my scale, I got a bit more than that, so … [Read more...]