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09-10-2014, 01:43 PM | #10 |
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Rich, "demitasse", literally translated, means half-cup.
The Caribbean has lots of high quality coffee to offer. There's the Blue Mountain, from Jamaica, as mentioned, and Puerto Rico's mountains yield some really great stuff. I doubt that we can legally obtain Cuban coffee, but it ranks right up there, as well. Last time I went to Vieques, I brought back a bag of Cafe' Hacienda San Pedro, which was excellent! There's an Italian family's enterprise in Seattle which will send you coffee; they make something called "Bizarro Blend" you can order online, which I found quite tasty! Turkish coffee is also ground to powder, and I think you wind up drinking most of the grounds in a traditionally prepared cup of it. For the adventuresome, I suggest one of the subscription services like Gevalia. Scandinavian roast, and also great. They offer seasonal specials on estate-grown coffees from all over the world, so it is a great way to sample lots of different one. When you sing up, they send a free something--often a coffee maker, of more free coffee, making it worth it to subscribe for about a year until the relatively high price cancels out the bargain that was the gift for joining. So, Google around a little bit and you'll find something new to try. If you keep track of the characteristics, you can zero in on a brand, style, or blend that suits your fancy exactly.
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