Gourmet Coffee Beans

We have a nice selection of coffee gift baskets available this Christmas season which have been very popular. They are the perfect gift for your coffee lover. Each gift basket contains some of our best estate gourmet coffees, special treats such as a Wicked Jacks Tavern Rum Cake, an assortment of Fine Teas, Biscotti’s and chocolate spoons in a beautiful basket wrapped in cellophane with ribbons. There are a variety of coffee gift baskets for different coffee aficionados and budgets. All gourmet coffees are in large size 16 oz. bags.

Q: How do you reduce cholesterol from coffee?

A: Paper coffee filters remove some of the coffee in cholesterol so I recommend that you used paper and not a metallic coffee filter which are included in some coffee makers.

Q: There is mentioned in the internet that decaf  coffee affects your cholesterol level?

A: It appears that those finding did not identify the type of decaffeination process that was used that led to increases in LDL. I do know that the Swiss Water Process is a patented, non-chemical method of decaffeination, and is the best choice for gourmet coffee. Most of the major brands are chemically decaffeinated, even if it says “naturally decaffeinated” on the container. It is possible that some of the chemicals used by other brands led to the increases in cholesterol in the previous findings. I do not believe that a water process will increase it.

Paper coffee filters remove some of the coffee in cholesterol so I recommend that you used paper and not a metallic coffee filter which are included in some coffee makers.

Q: I had a question about decaf promoting  heart problems. Is the decaf coffee you have better in that regard? Also the process of decaf is it the swiss water metnod?

A: The Swiss Water Process is a better method of decaffeination because it leaves more of the natural coffee flavors. The issue with heart problems usually has to do with amount of caffeine consumption. Most decaffeination processes do a good job removing caffeine but the method we use is the best one in our opinion because it leaves the coffee with a better flavor.

Question from a customer:

I eagerly await my Peaberry Coffee beans….I’m “addicted” to them…!!!  Is it O.K. to keep my “extra” unopened bag of beans in the freezer????I have heard yes and no…What’s your opinion???

Answer:

Thanks for your question. Yes we recommend that you keep your unopened bags of coffee beans in the freezer. That has much better preservation than at room temperature. We do not recommend that you store them in the refrigerator because the moisture will deteriorate the coffee at a faster rate.

If you have a questions please send it to us at our contact us page.

We have made the change over to 16 oz coffee bags from 12 oz. We did this because we believe that customers receive a better value with the 1 pound bags (which is 16 oz in case you wondered). A few years ago all of our coffees were in 16 oz bags but we moved to the smaller sizes to offer a less expensive option which we no longer feel is necessary.

In this change we are better able to absorb the coffee bean price increases that have taken place around the world with a minimal effect to our customers.

Just in time for the Christmas and the holidays we have made it easier to find our holiday flavored coffees. We have created a special section in our stores where you can find Holiday Coffees and Holiday Decaf Coffees. There you will find some nice seasonal treats such as Eggnog Flavored Coffee, Gingerbread Flavored Coffee, Gourmet Coffee Stocking Stuffers and my personal favorite, Pumpkin Spice Flavored Coffee.

We had these coffees for the past couple of years but they may have been hard to find since they were located in the flavored coffee sections. Even so they have been very popular over the last two Christmas seasons. The bonus is that they are available all year long for those that need that Christmas spirit in the middle of the year.

Everyone at Volcanica Coffee wishes you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Try to figure out what this picture is made from.

Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney , Australia . The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades!

The most expensive coffee in the world is also the one that has a lot of controversy surrounding it. The most expensive coffee is Kopi Luwak Coffee which sells for $349.99 per pound.

Where the Most Expensive Coffee Originates

The Kopi Luwak Coffee beans are actually excreted from an animal called the palm civet. It turns out that palm civets , which are a type of cat, like to consume the red coffee cherries which contain coffee beans. The cats carefully select only the ripest, reddest cherries so in a sense they are naturally refined coffee bean pickers for the most expensive coffee in the world. In the digestive process, the inner seeds of the berries which are the actual coffee beans are not consumed and are passed through their system. The stomach enzyme of the cat on the coffee bean gives it a bitter, complex taste which can be considered a natural fermentation process. After the civet  defecates the local pickers will collect the beans from the dung and send them to be washed to remove the impurities. The supplies are limited which also contributes to making this the most expensive coffee.

The green coffee beans are then packed and sent to specialty roasters such as Volcanica Gourmet Coffee. The roasting process significantly reduces the bitterness of the bean and retains the complex flavors. The beans are safe for consumption since they have undergone thorough processing and washing prior to packing.

Tasting the Most Expensive Coffee

The Kopi Luwak Coffee is rich and exotic in flavor. It also possesses a musty, earthy taste with a slight hint of syrupy smoothness. It contains an aroma that is rich and strong and the most expensive coffee is incredibly full bodied, almost syrupy. It’s thick with a hint of chocolate, and lingers on the tongue with a long, clean aftertaste.

Another good question from a customer.

Question:

Are real hazelnuts used in the flavoring or just a flavoring substitute? The reason why I ask is because my allergy doctor informed me that I am allergic to hazelnuts and to stay away. I am wondering if the hazelnut flavoring is something I should avoid.

Answer:

We do not use real hazelnuts in our flavoring. We only use natural substitute ingredients for our coffee flavoring. All of our gourmet flavored coffees are all made with all natural ingredients and have no sugar, no calories and no allergens. For me information and to order please visit our Hazelnut Flavored Coffee page.