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29 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Good News For Coffee Lovers: Benefits Outweigh the Cons

New evidence shows java drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf, it doesn’t matter. By: Pamela Knutson, Grand Forks Herald People who drink up to six cups a day have a lower risk of dying, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the AARP. New evidence...

25 May Posted by coffeeBob in Iced Tea: Alcoholic, Other Drinks, Recipe | Comments

The Greenie Mar-TEA-ni

“Great for the Memorial Day weekend” Ingredients: 6 Bigelow® Green Tea Bags (can use any flavored Bigelow Green Tea) 1¼ cups boiling water 1 tablespoon sugar 4 ounces vodka Garnish with a twist of lemon Yield: Serves 4 Instructions: Place Bigelow® Green tea bags into a measuring cup...

23 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Colombian Coffee Output May Rise to Five Year High

May 23, 2012 Colombia, the world’s second-largest coffee supplier after Brazil, said output is forecast to rise to its highest in five years in 2013 because of drier weather. Output may rise to 9 million bags from about 7.8 million bags expected this year, Luis Munoz, chief executive officer of Colombia’s National Federation of...

21 May Posted by coffeeBob in Iced Tea: Alcoholic, Other Drinks, Recipe | Comments

Lemon Drop Mar-TEA-ni – Sweetened with Agave

Ingredients: 6 Bigelow® I Love Lemon Herb Tea Bags 1¼ cups boiling water 2 ½ teaspoons agave nectar 4 ounces vodka 2 ounce Limoncello Yield: Serves 4 Instructions: Place Bigelow® I Love Lemon tea bags into a measuring cup and boiling water. Let brew 5 minutes. Remove...

18 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee Drinks, Hot Coffee: Non-Alcoholic, Recipe | Comments

Creole Coffee

“Good and simple. Rich, dark-roast coffee and chicory, molasses, and cream makes for a delicious cup of coffee.” Prep Time: 5 Min Ready In: 5 Min Original Recipe Yield 1 serving Ingredients 1 cup hot brewed Superior coffee with chicory 1 tablespoon molasses 1 tablespoon half and half, or more to taste Directions...

17 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Coffee Linked To Lower Risk Of Death

A study finds that older adults who drink java are less likely to die than those who don’t. Subjects who averaged four or five cups per day fared best, though it’s not clear why.The research is the largest analysis to date to suggest that coffee’s reputation for being a liquid vice may be undeserved....

15 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Smucker Cuts Packaged Coffee Prices

Tue May 15, 2012 8:34am EDT J. M. Smucker Co, the maker of Jif peanut butter and Folgers coffee, said it cut prices of packaged coffee products in the United States following a decline in green coffee costs. The company has reduced prices by 6 percent on average on products sold under the Folgers, Dunkin’...

10 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee Drinks, Hot Coffee: Non-Alcoholic, Recipe | Comments

Black-Bottom Coffee Milkshake

Ingredients: (serves 6) 3/4 cup chocolate syrup or 2 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate, melted with 1/2 teaspoon butter 1 quart vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 Cups milk 1 tablespoon instant coffee Divide ice cream among 6 chilled 8 or 10 oz glasses; stir to soften slightly. Heat to just below boiling the chocolate syrup,...

10 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Green Mountain Coffee: A Giddy Win for Short-Sellers

May 10, 2012 Ten years ago, smarting over my tech-stock losses, I should have bought shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR). Of course, it was the manifest destiny of a Vermont-based outfit to go out and rock the coffee world, Starbucks’ (SBUX) hegemony be damned. I mean, have you ever met a Vermont coffee...

09 May Posted by coffeeBob in Coffee News | Comments

Green Mountain Plunges as Single-Serve Coffee Growth Slows

Wed May 9, 2012 1:58am EDT (Reuters) – Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc plunged more than 40 percent after the single-serve coffee company slashed its full-year sales outlook and warned that its scorching growth was beginning to cool off. The sales warning adds more weight to the criticisms of short sellers like...