Monday, April 16, 2007

Mile High Great Coffee

Part of being a food lovin' guy is also lovin' the things that go along with a good meal - wine, still (definitely not sparkling) water, and coffee.

For me, coffee has two separate duties - wake me up, and round out a meal. And these duties are in fact mutually exclusive. I want the darkest roast, strongest, stiffest cup o joe in the morning as I can find, else I make it myself. For that, I prefer a French Roast - Starbucks, Caribou, Trader Joe's ... all are nice.

But - to end a great meal, I'm not necessarily looking for the strongest jolt I can find. I'm looking for something clean and bright - something I can sip and enjoy while I reflect on what I've just eaten.

There's nothing better than Peet's Peaberry for that - I love it. LOVE it. It isn't available year round and there are other peaberry coffees out there (Starbucks has a decent one) but Peet's is the top of the pile, so to speak, of beans.

The beans are grown waaay up Mount Kilimanjaro and harvested by a co-op of Tanzanian farmers, all of whom know how to grow a great bean. It's bright, sweet and has just a slight fruity bite - but don't fear, there's lots and lots of coffee in that cup, too!

Peet's is offering this limited edition of Tanzania Peaberry, but only by special order and only if you order before April 19th. Here's the site link if anyone is interested:

http://www.peets.com/shop/coffee_detail.asp?rdir=1&id=1332&cid=100&cm_mmc=Hdemail*07.04.16_TNP*hd*TNP_txt

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