New Blend Added to the Menu – Mocha Java “Harrar Style”

For a guy that normally only does a few new blends per year, this has been a pretty prolific few months. My philosophy on blending is that I only do a new blend when one suggests itself for some reason – a special occassion, a special place, or most likely, a special coffee reveals itself. [...]

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Aged Sumatra – Back in Stock

We were out of Aged Sumatra for a few weeks, but all is right with the world again.  If you have an uncontrollable urge to drink edgy, pungent, super-funky, brooding coffee, today is your lucky day.  Which makes it my lucky day, because I really dig this stuff.  And I was due for a lucky [...]

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New Coffee – Mexican Oaxaca

Last week we got a big order of new coffee. I’ve been diligently roasting and cupping my way to the sweet spot of each, and will start adding the to the website one by one, as well as new blends. First up is a beautiful Mexico Oaxaca (buy it here), which I was [...]

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Giving credit where credit is due

This week I spent a couple days in Seattle, a place where there are probably more coffee shops per capita than anywhere else in the world, including Finland. And some of them are, in fact, very VERY good.
Starbucks is not usually one I would include in that category. But after reading about their “historic” new [...]

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The biggest, baddest, FAQ… how should you store your coffee?

I get this one at least several times per week – how should I store my coffee?
For me, the answer has been obvious for a long time. You should store your coffee, well packaged, in the freezer. My answer was the result of my own empirical observations; my coffee tastes better that way. I’ve tried [...]

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How does your garden grow?

Have gardening questions?
This Saturday, May 24, three Master Gardeners will be attending the Cary Farmers’ Market to answer everything you wanted to know about your garden, including indigenous planting, sustainability, and more.
The Master Gardeners program is offered through the Cooperative Extension Center. See link for more info about the program.
You can get [...]

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Flavors, anyone?

So here we stand at the edge of the abyss that is flavored coffee.  Is this one of the decisions that defines our little company?  Or am I making a big deal about nothing?
Yes, I’m talking about whether Muddy Dog Roasting Company should offer flavored coffees.  You know the ones – hazelnut, Jamaican Me Crazy, [...]

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Wow, that was fast…

The Smith Farms Kona is sold out for the foreseeable future.  I’m sure we’ll get more as the season progresses.

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It’s Back! Pure Kona, baby!

I have another small shipment of the stupendously, ridiculously good Smith Farms Kona on the way. It’s a small lot and it will NOT last long. If you want some, send me an email. Selling price will be about $23 or $24. I finish mine a little differently than Bob does [...]

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Can Caffeine protect from Alzheimer’s Disease?

“Let food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be food.” Hippocrates
Wouldn’t that be great? The news channels were buzzing with reports of a recent study on the topic of caffeine and Alzheimer’s.
Last month, a team led by Jonathan Geiger at the University of North Dakota published a paper titled “Caffeine blocks disruption of [...]

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