They’ve done it again! The combined skills of Adam, our roaster, and Jeff, our coffee buyer, have produced three 90+ ratings from Coffee Review. Ken David’s favorite of the three coffees that we submitted is our organic Ethiopia Limu, Gomma. He gave it a 92, saying, “Very sweet-toned aroma: honey, cherryish coffee fruit, flowering grass.… Continue Reading
PTs PURCHASES GUATEMALA CUP OF EXCELLENCE COFFEE
PTs Coffee Roasting Co. is very proud to announce we were the high bidder for Lot #4 in the Guatemala Cup of Excellence online auction held Thursday, June 12th, 2008. We joined a group of outstanding small batch roasters from around the country to acquire Guatemala Finca El Socorro in the auction. Finca El Socorro was cupped and scored, by the International Jury that ranked the coffees,… Continue Reading
NICARAGUAN CUP OF EXCELLENCE GOES TO PTs
PTs Coffee Roasting Co. is proud to announce we purchased, along with a group of roasters from the United States, Lot #2 in the Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence auction held May 29, 2008. You will be able to pre-purchase this coffee soon. Lot#: 2 Ethel McEwan / Maria Ligia Mierisch McEwan – La Gloria / Limoncillo Farm: – “La Gloria… Continue Reading
MAKING SALVADORAN HISTORY!
PTs Coffee Roasting Co. is proud to announce we led a group of roasters from around the United States and El Salvador to purchase Finca La Lainez – Lot #6 - in the Cup of Excellence auction held June 5, 2008. In the process we assisted, San Salvador based cafe and roaster, Viva Espresso to become pioneers as the first El… Continue Reading
PTs WINS EL SALVADOR CUP OF EXCELLENCE AUCTION LOT
PTs Coffee Roasting Co. is proud to announce we have purchased a wonderful coffee in the auction for El Salvador Cup of Excellence. Along with other members of our group, we purchased lot #6 in the auction that just concluded on the internet site www.cupofexcellence.org. If you’ve never visited this site, I encourage you to tour the site and see… Continue Reading
AWARD WINNING COFFEES AUCTIONED
Two auctions are complete and we bought some of the best out of both! First, our friends in Panama, the Peterson family, held their first ever “Private Auction” for Hacienda La Esmeralda Special. This coffee has become so popular that the family took an unusual step to determine value of the Geisha variety coffee. They… Continue Reading
NOW ACCEPTING PRE-ORDERS FOR ESMERALDA ESPECIAL
Now that the 2008 Esmeralda Especial auction is over, we are accepting pre-orders on this spectacular coffee. We expect the coffee to arrive in early July and will ship it as soon as it arrives. Last year, our roast of this unique coffee received a record high rating of 97 from Ken Davids at Coffee… Continue Reading
ESMERALDA AUCTION NOW OPEN
Many of you are familiar with the outstanding coffee we have offered the last several years, Hacienda Esmeralda Special, they are holding their very own private auction of their Geisha variety coffee today. This is the same coffee that last year sold for a world record $130/lb. This year, instead of just auctioning off a… Continue Reading
“God in the Cup”
I’m reading this new book called “God in the Cup?” No, I’m not going to review the book – you’re safe. But it is an interesting read, even if some of the facts are a little off track and personalities a little exaggerated. My friend Duane can tell you all about the exaggerations.I purchased my copy… Continue Reading