We really like the Black Mountain Gold Coffee Pods, and think you'll really enjoy their Kenya AA coffee. The coffee is grown in the rich fertile soils of the Mount Kenya Region know for beans that produce superior balance and body with fuller more intense flavors. We regularly drink the Kenya AA, and love the lingering flavor and full finish the coffee provides.
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September 28, 2007
Nespresso Jalayatra Special Club Coffee - Peppery Coffee from Across the Sea
We'll be receiving some of the new Jalaytra Nespresso club coffee to review very soon.The coffee is imported from India, and has acquired its distinct flavor from the journey across the ocean according to Nespresso. These 'sea-spray swollen' beans revealed an intense flavor after their voyage, and this has resulted in an intense blend, drawing from the strength of the monsoon rain to release its richness and peppery, spiced notes.
From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, more than 10,000 Starbucks shops will be handing out free "Song of the Day" iTunes download cards. Starbucks estimates it will hand out 1.5 million songs per day, over 50 million in all, to promote the iTunes Wi-Fi store to which Starbucks will grant free access over its T-Mobile Wi-Fi networks.
Before we switched to AT&T, we used to use the T-Mobile Hot Spot at Starbucks all the time. Since we often take the entire single serve coffee staff to Starbucks for a break from the office, we loved the ability to surf and drink some coffee. To get your free songs, it appears you'll have to have a computer running iTunes, and you don't get your pick—each card is for a specific song. Oh well, at least it gives us a reason to sample some Wi-Fi and get a free song along with a cup of coffee. Maybe they should hand out these cards and we should just come home for coffee...hmmm...
Review: Green Mountain Fair Trade Pumpkin Spice K Cups for Keurig
Halloween and the holidays are upon us, and that means spicy flavor filled Fall autumnal coffees. This time of year, we long for apple cider, Fall leaves, and most of all Fall pies. We're always excited to get our first pumpkin pie, or any type of pumpkin cookie, donut (yes donut), and most of all the pumpkin spiced coffee that comes out each Fall from Green Mountain and other coffee roasters. Green Mountain Coffee produces seasonal K Cup blends, and Pumpkin Spice is always in our Keurig this time of year.
The Green Mountain Pumpkin Spice is also Fair Trade certified, meaning you'll be doing your part to keep coffee growers in business wherever Green Mountain sources the coffees for this blend. The Fair Trade Pumpkin Spice K Cups will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, and the Keurig B70 Brewer. How good is this Autumnal coffee we've come to drink each year?
Ariete You and Me - The Smallest Coffee and Espresso Machine on the Planet
According to makers Ariete, the You&Me is the smallest espresso and coffee machine on the planet, bringing a shot of espresso or larger single serve coffee to your cup with ease. The boiler only holds one-fifth of a liter of water, and the machine features a maxi-cappuccino device drip and Thermocream System filter to give excellent crema. The You&Me is available in Shiny Red, Anthracite and Satin Gray for around $138.
Soon to be an internet only T-Disc for Tassimo here in the US, the Kaffee HAG T-Discs are made of decaffeinated ground coffee and produce a fine crema layer. We'll have our thoughts on this decaf T-Disc very soon.
The Tassimo Kaffee Hag T Discs will work in your Tassimo TA1400 and TA1200 hot beverage systems.
Table arcarde games are some of our favorite arcade games here at Single Serve Coffee. We often take the entire staff up to the wilds of New Hampshire to a little place called The Fun Spot for a round of Miss Pacman or two. It's nice to know that for the low low low price of $5000 bucks, one can reclaim their childhood memories in the pleasure of their own home while drinking a nice cup of single serve coffee by purchasing the ultimate coffee table - the Arcade Coffee Table.
Surface Tension’s Arcade Coffee Table is fully equipped with solid retro-gaming components, ready to go for one or two players.
2 sets of controls
2 x 6-button player interfaces
1up and 2up start buttons
Happ® trackball illuminated translucent blue
Intuitive game selection interface
Pause button
Illuminated coin insert buttons
Compatible with MAME - that means Space Invaders and just about any other game you can imagine.
Review: Fair Trade Autumn Harvest Blend K Cups for Keurig
Looking for something to take the chill off in the cooler Fall weather? Green Mountain Coffee produces seasonal K Cup blends, and Autumn Harvest is one of our favorites. Autumn Harvest blend is also Fair Trade certified, meaning you'll be doing your part to keep coffee growers in business wherever Green Mountain sources the coffees for this blend. The Fair Trade Autumn Harvest Blend K Cups will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, and the Keurig B70 Brewer. Now of course we say it's one of our favorite seasonal K Cups - but how much of a favorite is it?
Senseo Barista Blends Flavor Packets Arrive for Review
We've just received a set of the Barista Blend flavor packets you can use with Senseo coffee makers or any coffee you produce. These remind us of the Nescafe flavor packets we reviewed oh so long ago.
Senseo Barista Blends flavor packets turn your favorite Senseo gourmet coffee into a frothy gourmet coffee beverage. Simply add the flavor packet to your cup, brew in your favorite Senseo coffee pod (coffee sold separately), stir, and enjoy.
Senseo Kicks It Up a Notch with Senseo Cafe Choco and Senseo Espresso
Food and beverage group Sara Lee has announced plans for the future growth of its hot beverage operations with an increased focus on premium brands and emerging markets like Russia. Along with geographic expansion, the company said it will also increase the number of products available through its international portfolio, particularly for its Senseo espresso machine range. It will also be bringing Senseo Espresso (we've reviewed the European version earlier this year) here to the US and we'll see new products as well over time.
This will include the launch of Senseo Café Choco, which will combine coffee, milk and chocolate together into a single product. With the debut of a new system called Flavorit during the year, the company claims that consumers will also be able to customize specific flavours in coffee through their machines. Senseo Café Choco and Flavorit are not guaranteed to come to US shores. Bummer.
Tired of that sugar mess all over your counter? We are too. Zevro has designed the Indispensable Sugar ‘N More to alleviate said mess. The Indispensable Sugar ‘N More was designed to let you have sugar and other powders conveniently on hand and dispense with just one hand too. The Indispensable Sugar ‘N More Dispenser’s lets you choose the amount dispensed to either ¼, ½ or one teaspoon by changing to another of the 3 measurement accessories included with each dispenser. These measurement tools enable the Indispensable Sugar ‘N More Dispenser to dispense a measured and consistent amount each time.
Dispenses a measured and consistent amount each time
Easy to use and refill
Keeps out moisture and air
Can change amount dispensed to either ¼, ½ or 1 teaspoon
ROSIE Coffee Table: Listen to Music and View Photos on Your Coffee Table
Savant Systems LLC has announced the first Apple-based coffee table surface product. The ROSIE Coffee Table Touchpanel Controller supports interactive multimedia capabilities, such as integration and interaction with iTunes, digital cameras, IP network cameras, business card readers, and many additional high-tech devices.
Victor Saverino, director of product management at Savant said, "The ROSIE Coffee Table brings the converged functionality of a touch panel to an interactive surface technology that is practical on the one hand, entertaining and exciting to use on the other. The ROSIE Coffee Table is truly the evolution of interactive technology--it can seamlessly download photos from digital cameras, play music, movies, and TV shows as well as accomplish complete home control all from within one elegant forty-inch interface." Savant plans to offer the ROSIE Coffee Table in a number of different furniture styles ranging from contemporary to traditional.
Review: Nespresso Lattissima - One Touch Cappuccinos, Lattes, and Espresso
The Nespresso Lattissima can make one touch cappuccinos, lattes, and espresso with the touch of a button. We first encountered the Nespresso Lattissima single serve coffee machine earlier this year at the Nespresso launch party for the machine. We were impressed then and are we impressed now? What can we say - the machine not only delivers on the promise of one touch cappuccinos, lattes, and espresso - it excels at all of those drinks and best of all - it's the easiest to use machine we've ever tested to create a latte or cappuccino hands down.
As we said earlier in the year, because the Nespresso Lattissima uses fresh milk the difference in the quality of the latte or cappuccino is staggering. The Nespresso Lattissima also features an "auto clean" function, and the milk reservoir detaches from the machine so you can keep it nice and cool in the fridge for the next cappuccino or latte you make. Another cool feature is the adjustable cup platform, which allows you to use a tall latte glass or a traditional coffee cup.
We've been moving into our fall/winter single serve coffee drinking habits, and one of the new flavors from Flavia - the Mars Swirl filter packs are making quite an impression here. A rich choco and creamy caramel swirl that is an ideal topping for your Cappuccinos and Mochaccinos, Mars Swirl is also quite good just as a stand alone cup of hot milky swirl goodness. You can also add some hot milk and get quite a delicious hot chocolate drink.
Test bench: Single Serve Coffee and Espresso Makers
This must read article from the Times Online does a pretty amazing job of looking at the current models of single serve coffee machines you can purchase for your home. They take the different models and put them through their test kitchen making lattes, espresso, and cups of single serve coffee. Though the article is UK based, many of these same machines (like the Nespresso Le Cube above) are available in the US. So, if you want to get the low down on many of the preparation methods and machines available in the single serve coffee world, this article is for you.
Why fill the till at Starbucks on your way to work when you can make a cup of authentic morning java for as little as 10p, as well as having a gleaming coffee machine in your kitchen and enjoying the pose value of acting the barista for guests?
Despite many options, all espresso machines employ the same basic method. Water from a tank is heated rapidly to just below boiling point and then driven at high pressure through a filter that holds tightly packed fine-ground coffee. Most home systems can make one or two cups at a time, and the majority also have a steam nozzle or “frother” that heats and froths milk for a cappuccino or a latte.
Okay - perhaps it's not a fire sale just yet, but the Braun Tassimo TA 1400 Hot Beverage System (read our review here) is currently on sale big time. You can pick it up for just under $100 at $97.99. Yep - you'll save over the list price of $169.99 around $42. Wow. Hard to pass this up, and with the new Bosch version of the machine not expected until June 2008, you'll need a Tassimo to drink the new Starbucks T Discs coming out in December.
New Compact and Lower Priced Lavazza Pininfarina Home Espresso Maker
We've just received the new compact Lavazza Pininfarina Blue LB1010 Home espresso maker. This modern machine, designed by Pininfarina, is perfect for your home or small business, and the compact design makes it easy to fit any kitchen counter. WIth dimesions at just W 12in, H 14in, D 12in weight 22lbs, this is the Lavazza Blue system for any single serve coffee drinker, and the price is right - at just $379, this makes getting into the Lavazza system of espresso, teas, and other hot beverages much more affordable.
This system makes authentic Espressos, and with the built-in steam wand, great Cappuccinos. Choose from colors including red, blue, and others. We'll have a full review very soon as ours just arrived. You can read our review of the larger Pininfarina from Lavazza here.
Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker - Use Coffee Pods or Ground Coffee
We just found out about the new Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker that will be released in October of this year from reader Jeff S. You can use ground coffee or coffee pods with this single serve coffee maker, and the product features a flavor selector to control coffee intensity. You can also choose a 4 to 12-oz. cup size depending on your coffee need, and get this - the water reservoir - complete with water filter (YES! A WATER FILTER!) - has a 75-oz. capacity so a quick cup is never far away. What's not to love? Well - the price is a bit on the higher side at $199, but if it can compete with the Bunn My Cafe on Brew quality - then we may have another coffee pod wonder on our hands.
Brew basket can accommodate coffee pods as well as ground coffee and 60 ounce water reservoir holds enough to ten 6 ounce cups of coffee.
Low pressure pump and boiler system with patented tamping and sealing method for better tasting coffee
Cup selector 4 to 12 ounces and can select regular or bold coffee flavor. Removable drip tray can accommodate coffee cup from 4 ounces to Cuisinart's travel mug (170mm)
2 minute pre-heat time and charcoal water filter removes impurities. Auto shut-off (2hours from last use) Water level indicator on front.
We've finally received the much fabled Nespresso Lattissima - One Touch Cappuccinos and Lattes single serve coffee maker. We're very excited to say we've been making one touch hot lattes and caps all weekend long (what a tough Labor Day Weekend), and will have a full review soon.
Our initial impressions are - the Lattissima really works and works well. You can choose lattes or just make espresso or lungo sized cups of single serve coffee and espresso. The footprint of the machine is also very small, and the machine looks great on our countertop.
Nespresso Lattissima Highlights:
One touch fresh milk froth function for preparing a range of espresso-based beverages
Adjustable cup platform for filling coffee cups, as well as latte glasses
Auto clean automatic rinsing function
Heated upper surface for warming cups on the satin chrome model
Nespresso Lattissima Technical Details:
Twin pump heating system, one for frothing and one for making espresso - can be used at the same time
19 Bar high-pressure pump
Auto cappuccino function, which produces a one-touch cappuccino in less than one minute or latte macchiato in one minute and 20 seconds
Starbucks Coffee Coming to Tassimo - Bosch to Partner on New Tassimo Brewer
Kraft Foods Inc. makers of Tassimo said on Tuesday it has struck deals with Starbucks Corp and Bosch Household Appliances to fuel growth of its Tassimo hot beverage system, which the company said was on track to become a $200 million brand by year's end.
What does this mean? Really it means you'll have 4 Starbucks coffee blends and the Tassimo Hot Beverage System will be made by Bosch instead of Braun the current appliance maker. When do you get these new changes? The new coffees will come in December, and the new Bosch made Tassimo brewers will come in July of 2008.
Tassimo owners will have access to thse four Starbucks coffees in December:
That brings the total number of Tassimo beverage offerings to more than 60 worldwide. We couldn't be more happy with these announcements. It means Starbucks is finally in the single serve coffee game, and it also means a new single serve coffee brewer from Bosch.
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September 2007 Monthly Round Up for Single Serve Coffee
With October almost upon us, it's time once again to look over September - one of our favorite months here at single serve coffee. We love the cooling temperatures, the fall leaves, and all the amazing single serve coffee products that debut each year. This year was no exception, with them launch of the 
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We've been moving into our fall/winter single serve coffee drinking habits, and one of the new flavors from Flavia - the 
August is usually a quiet month here at Single Serve Coffee. We're used to kicking back with a cup or two of iced coffee and heading out to the beach. August however was not quiet with lots of news to share and tell and lots of reviews. We reviewed the 
