COFFEE 101

Well summer has finally arrived. It’s been at or nearly 100 degrees here in T-Town now for about a week. This time of year always makes the days start to drag just a little. So you can call this special heat induced if you’d like. For a limited time, we are offering our Technivorm Brewer… Continue Reading

Working in customer service is an interesting thing. You just never know when a customer, that comes to the counter and orders a drip coffee of the day, may return and suprise you years later. Doug was a customer many years ago at one of our retail stores in Kansas City. Well as life would… Continue Reading

The anticipation of the new Clover coffee brewing system is growing! By the beginning of September you will be able to consume a personalized cup of brewed coffee made right before your eyes on our new Clover machine. Continue to keep checking the PT’s Blog for continued updates on the arrival of the Clover at… Continue Reading

Maya Ixil coffee cooperative is situated in the mountains of the tropical Ixcan region in the department of Quiche, Guatemala. The fertile valleys, temperate climate and high altitudes have a positive effect on cup quality, but this top quality cup is a direct result of the technical crop improvements of the Ixil farmers who are… Continue Reading

I first discovered this coffee in January 2007 on a sourcing trip through Panama. I spent a couple of days visiting with Wilford Lamastas, touring his fincas and cupping his coffees. This coffee stood out on the cupping table immediately. A distinguished cup thats very sweet, soft and balanced. Very complete and elegant. I am… Continue Reading

Great news! We just received our reviews from Ken Davids of www.Coffeereview.com and we scored very well. Ken reviewed two of our coffees. The first is a Cup of Excellence coffee from El Salvador called Finca Los Planes. We were a bit concerned how this coffee might score as the green crop is nearing a… Continue Reading

Hello from Chicago! It’s quite chilly here as I write this evening. We got an unexpected (at least to us) bluster of snow today. It has definitely added an extra layer of excitement to an already amazing show. There are so many great people here from all over the country, even other parts of the… Continue Reading

A Word from Robin My personal espresso blend is called Espresso Elizabetha. I named it after my 19 month old daughter Elizabeth. It is a simple blend composed of only two beans; each exceptional as single origin shots. First there is the Brazil Natural Yellow Bourbon from Fazenda Cachoiera. It has been African bed dried… Continue Reading

The country that was home to Jeff’s first coffee adventure seven years ago, is once again the destination for PT’s co-owner Jeff Taylor. Jeff is currently traveling around Guatemala visiting many different coffee plantations and trying some of the best coffees that the country has to offer. Enjoy the wonderful pictures on Jeff’s photo journal,… Continue Reading