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November’s Coffee of the Month – Peru Light and Dark

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It’s a busy time of year for us at Camano Island Coffee and I’m a few days late on this post (please forgive me!). November marks the first month of the availability of our Holiday Blend and Holiday Blend Midnight coffees. Of course, what is often lost in the shadow of those coffees is a great coffee that many don’t usually get a chance to try.

Our Peru coffee is described as:
“One of the highest in elevation in the region, this Peru bean has sweet, fruity tones that lend towards a naturally sweet cup. Our Peru is our lightest bodied coffee which makes it a great choice for the coffee drinker that enjoys drinking lots of coffee yet doesn’t want to sacrifice in the flavor of the cup. This coffee is great anytime of the day and compliments many meals.”
That description still holds true with this special blend of roasts. The only addition I would make to that description is the added amount of complexity from the combination of a Light Roast coffee and a Dark Roast coffee.

At CICR, we get so caught up in coffees that have a “strength” in flavor or provide the drinker with a “rich” cup of coffee, that the Peru often gets overlooked. Peru, while not having that super heavy flavor, has a wonderfully mellow tone. We always market it as our “guzzling” coffee but it’s also a wonderful compliment to food. When I’m eating a meal, I want my coffee to taste great, but not compete with what I’m enjoying. This Peru’s natural sweetness only goes to compliment the meal rather than combat it.

That’s it for this one! Thanks for reading and come grab a cup at the Roaster if you’re out here! We always have FREE cups of our fresh roasted organic coffee for you to try!

Dan – CICR

PS – Don’t forget, we still do have our Holiday Blends Available now!

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Coffee of the Month – September

September’s Coffee of the Month is Ugandan “White Nile” Dark Roast!

We’re pleased to be able to offer our “White Nile” Uganda Dark Roast coffee for the first time in over 3 years. Uganda was a popular reserve coffee of ours when we last had it. It only lasted us a few months and then has been gone… until now! This is the perfect time to enjoy a great African reserve coffee at our standard Coffee Lover’s Club price. After September, the Ugandan will be priced at its normal price of $18.95/lb.

Our Ugandan coffee offers a very pleasing flavor with hints of fruit in the tones and a nutty, full body. “White Nile” Ugandan beans are known for their extreme smoothness coupled with subtle fruit notes. Our roast introduces a nice, smoky hint that really completes the flavor of the overall cup. While it does have a distinctively different flavor, the Sumatra coffee lovers out there will really appreciate the characteristics of this Ugandan bean.

“White Nile” coffee was the frontrunner in organic coffees in Uganda providing all of the organic coffee benefits. The coffee grows at elevations exceeding 4,500 feet in an area that gets the perfect amount of rainfall. The exporters of this coffee describe their coffee this way: “As well as being the original source of coffee, Uganda is also the source of the Nile. The mighty Nile begins its journey from the sun-drenched shores of Lake Victoria and meanders across Uganda before heading north to Egypt. The fine White Nile Organic Coffee (Okoro Washed Arabica) grows in Uganda’s West Nile province, an area rich in wildlife and natural beauty. The coffee grows under the sprawling arms of the Ficus or Banyan Tree, whose bark is occasionally harvested to make the ceremonial bark cloth of the tribal kings. White Nile Organic Coffee has a moderate to bold appearance. It has a rich, mellow flavour with slight fruity hints backed by a very full body and smooth finish.”

Uganda’s population is predominantly rural with its highest concentration of people in the southern region. Its economy has great potential as Uganda has many natural resources at its disposal. Political instability has kept it from ever seeing that potential. Ethical coffee growing is one of the ways many farmers are trying to achieve economic stability.

We hope you enjoy our “White Nile” Uganda coffee. We’re pretty excited to offer it once again!

Dan – CICR

 

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Coffee of the Month – July

Honduras Coffee and Brazil Coffee

Brazil has long been a popular morning coffee with its crisp caramel tones and its hints of nut and spice. Couple those characteristics with the rich Honduran coffee Molasses tones and you have quite the experience in a cup. This coffee has combinations of medium and dark roasts and brings a wonderful aromatic quality to the table as well as enjoyable flavor in each cup!

Our sister company, Espresso Americano is doing well in Honduras. We have over 150 espresso locations around Central America and they are all centered around our Tegucigalpa, Honduras headquarters. These honduras coffee shops give us a way to make a real connection with the people down there. We can use this to our advantage to help improve coffee growing, which in turn, helps the farmers grow a better product and make more in return.

Agros International currently has 3 villages in Honduras: Nuevo Amanecer, Brisas del Volcán, and Achotales. These villages, founded in 2004, 2006, and 2008 respectively, show Agros’ commitment to the areas it works in. In Nuevo Amanecer, Agros has moved into leadership development programs and adult literacy programs (among others). Agros works to further strengthen its existing partnership there. We’re proud that our honduras coffee is ethical coffee

Check out Wikipedia’s Honduras Page for more information.

Brazil has long been known for the best coffees around. While being the largest coffee exporter in the world, it is still a long ways off from being an ethical coffee growing country. Coffee, which is not a native plant of Brazil, has been responsible for much of Brazil’s deforestation. Yet in that devastation, many farmers are starting to turn to responsible growing. That’s why shade grown coffee is so important in coffee in brazil. We’re proud to have been supporting those farmers in producing ethical coffee for many years now.

Due to the depletion of the Rainforest in Brazil, many species of birds and other animals have become extinct or are facing extinction. “Bird Friendly” coffees have shown up with certifications by major US organizations. CICR is committed to only offering shade-grown coffees. These coffees sustain the delicate ecosystem that provides homes and food for many species of birds and animals. Another reason why shade grown coffee is so important.

For more information on Brazil, visit Wikipedia’s Brazil page.

This is a new blend for us and we hope you love it. It’s complex but has a distinctive sweetness from the blend of caramel and molasses tones. Indulge Yourself!

Dan – CICR

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