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23 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News, Recipe | Comments

Spicy Holiday Gourmet Coffee Drinks for Your After Dinner Drinks

You know the holidays are approaching fast when you start to see, hear and smell the seasonal tidings. From scented candles, to special potpourri, nothing gets us in the mood better than the sweet smell of the holidays. Candied apples, the aroma of pecan and pumpkin pies baking in the oven, eggnog, nutmeg; the list...

23 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Starbucks says goodbye to Kraft

(Crain’s) — Kraft Foods Inc. says Starbucks Corp. intends to end the pair’s coffee distribution deal on Jan. 29, MarketWatch reports. Kraft sells bags of Starbucks coffee in supermarkets and other stores. Starbucks wants to do its own selling and boost its supermarket presence. photo © 2006 Paul Swansen | more info (via: Wylio) The...

20 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Arabica coffee prices may be set for vertical spike

Arabica coffee prices may be set for a “straight up vertical spike” to a record $4 a pound by the end of the first quarter with daily gains of 50 cents a pound after climbing to a 13-year high last week, researcher Shawn Hackett said. photo © 2009 Muséum de Toulouse | more info (via:...

20 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Specialty Coffee Association of America Brings World’s Largest Specialty Coffee Event to Houston, Texas, April 27 – May 1, 2011

LONG BEACH, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/20/10 — The Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) 23rd Annual Exposition & Symposium will be held in Houston, Texas this April 27 – May 1, 2010. At the annual Exposition thousands of coffee professionals from more than 40 countries will converge at the George R. Brown Convention Center...

20 Dec Posted by javajive in Cold Coffee: Non-Alcoholic, Hot Coffee: Non-Alcoholic, Recipe | Comments

Holiday Coffee

Recipe: Holiday Coffee Ingredients 1 cup skim milk (or soy milk) 4 oz. brewed coffee (can be decaffeinated or flavored coffee) (we like McGarvey Flame Room) 1 small banana 1 Tbsp. dark chocolate syrup For iced coffee, 1 handful crushed ice photo © 2009 Mark DeVries | more info (via: Wylio) Instructions Put all ingredients in...

16 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Drink and Serve Organic and Fair Trade Coffee for a Better World for Everyone

Organic is one of the big buzz words of this decade. Organic produce is superior to regular, organic beef is king, and even organic clothes are preferred. Did you know that even your morning cup of coffee comes in the organic variety? Is organic coffee actually preferable to regular ol’ joe, though? It turns out...

14 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Warming Up to Others With Coffee

A recent study found people who held a cup of hot coffee for 10 to 25 seconds warmed to a perfect stranger, while holding a cup of iced coffee had the opposite effect. If you want to make a good impression, advised study author Lawrence E. Williams, a University of Colorado at Boulder assistant professor...

12 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Sweet Coffee Is the Best Energy Drink

Good news for sweets and coffee lovers: Spanish scientists have been able to figure out what one needs to drink coffee with sugar or unsweetened coffee while holding sweets in one’s mouth. This especially concerns the morning portion of the drink: glucose combined with caffeine will help quickly activate the work of the brain responsible for...

12 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee News | Comments

Coffee: An Exotic Beverage

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! A common word heard every morning in almost every house. Having a delicious hot coffee early morning in snowy winters is just like heaven. A cup of delicious coffee is something that makes your day perfect. Coffee is counted among one of the healthiest beverages in the world. The aroma of a freshly...

10 Dec Posted by javajive in Coffee Drinks, Coffee News, Hot Coffee: Non-Alcoholic, Recipe | Comments

4 Low Cal Holiday Coffee Drinks for Your Santa Belly!

For coffee addicts, one of the more joyful aspects of the season is the arrival of the “red cups“ at the big chain coffeehouses. The holiday-themed cups signal that the holiday drinks are back on the menu … those delicious concoctions that aren’t readily available any other time of year. Will it be an eggnog latte or a peppermint mocha?...