Hottop Roaster Review

It’s been a while since I’ve made a blog post here, so I figured when I did, it should be significant.  I think this one qualifies.
Yesterday I had the good fortune to spend an hour with a customer and friend, Mike M., observing the operations of his Hottop roaster.  We are authorized resellers of Hottops, [...]

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Is It Tea? Or Is It Coffee?

We heard some interesting feedback at the Duke University farmers’ market today.  More than one customer, independently of each other, tasted our sweet tea made with the beautiful Sewpur Estate Assam black tea, and offered the following observation… “tastes like coffee”.
Since I was not at the market, this message was relayed to me this afternoon, [...]

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El Salvador Sam Emilio Pulped Natural

I’ve been so caught up in minutiae lately that I realized I forgot blog about this new arrival: El Salvador San Emilio Pulped Natural.
A pulped natural is the love child of wet process and dry process.  In wet process (aka washed), the cherry is fermented for a good, long time, depupled, then the (now clean) [...]

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Coffee-Infused, Strawberry, Fired Jalepeno Salsa

This past weekend, we attended a Cinco de Mayo party at Casa de Alarcon.  Jason and Michelle pulled out all the stops, with an authentic menu and a Mexican guitarist.  But the highlight of the party, for me at least, was the salsa contest.  With three categories – hot, mild and fruit – I wasn’t [...]

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Come See Us at the Farmers’ Market

Hey all.
Did you know that the Downtown Cary Farms’ Market has been open for one month already?
Judging by the crowds, or lack thereof, we’re guessing you don’t know.  But the good news is, now you do.
We’re expecting beautiful weater today.  And more importantly, strawberries.  So c’mon out.
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OT, or maybe not: Louisiana’s Last Shrimpers

Ok, this one is off-topic.  Or maybe not.  It all comes back to buy local.
Yesterday I got my new edition of Garden & Gun.  Yeah, yeah, get the jokes out of your system.  I know it sounds ridiculous, but this is a magazine I really like.  Think “Southern Living”, but for men.  And the kind [...]

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Flantastic!

I’m not talking about Pocket Flan, although that is a good idea (you laugh?  One word: Gogurt.)

No, I’m talking about the coffee flan at the new Tasca Brava in Raleigh.

We had some old friends from up north drop in unexpectedly yesterday.  So I called Bistro 607, one of my favorite restaurants, [...]

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When Pigz Fly

Attention all you North Raleigh customers looking for retail outlets for our coffee!  You can now purchase Muddy Dog coffee at When Pigz Fly, a cool little eclectic artisan shop located at 11125 Six Forks Road.  It’s just north of I-540 on the left side.  It’s kind of easy to drive past (I did the [...]

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You Can Get Anything You Want…

At Alice’s Restaurant… ‘Ceptin Alice….
Growing up near Philly, you could always count on WMMR to play this classic on Thanksgiving day (WARNING – DO NOT CLICK THE VIDEO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE 19 MINUTES TO KILL… KILL… KILL).

So what in the world does this have to do with coffee, you [...]

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New Mexican In The House – Organic Chiapas

I’m half way to a new coffee order, and I’m still listing new coffees from the last one!  I need to get caught up!
I just posted a new organic Mexican, from Chiapas, along the border of Guatemala.  Check out the producer co-operative HERE.  Chiapas coffees are still quite “Mexican” in their flavor profile, but tending [...]

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