Would you like a cup of the Colombia Castillo Cauca? Or some Colombia Villa Maria Caldas Supremo? Or perhaps the Bolivia La Paz AA? At many other coffee shops, you’ll find names like, “House Blend” or “Espresso Roast.” So, what’s with all of the crazy long names? Did you know that “Mandheling” (of Sumatra Mandheling) […]
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Bolivia La Paz Microlot
By chazzanocoffee on September 28, 2014 in Bolivia La Paz, castillo, chazzano coffee roasters, Haiti Blue Mountain, microlot, Uncategorized
The new Bolivia La Paz micro-lot has rich nutty, praline notes that fill your entire mouth with a creamy mouthfeel. It is similar to some of our favorite Brazilian coffees, but the body sits on your palate in a different way. The body is like fresh homemade caramel chews that dissolve in your mouth. (My […]
The Curse of Fresh Roasted Coffee
By chazzanocoffee on August 24, 2014 in aroma, aromatics, brewing, carbon dioxide, Chazzano Coffee, chazzano coffee roasters, chazzanocoffee, coffee, coffee forensics, coffee roaster, Coffee Storage, Ferndale, fragrance, Fresh roasted, fresh roasted coffee, green coffee beans, kosher coffee, Uncategorized
When we first opened Chazzano Coffee Roasters, I had a great idea. We roast 10-20 different single origin coffees every day. What could be a cooler gift than 2 oz. sample bags with 5-10 different choices? We bought 1000 red (our signature color) sample bags. We shipped a few out to very happy customers. Soon, […]
Space Ships and Drip Coffee Glass Carafes? A ranting about coffee in the future
By chazzanocoffee on August 6, 2014 in Chazzano, Chazzano Coffee, chazzano coffee roasters, drip, espresso machine, french press, mocha
I am addicted to the TV show, Eureka. The show is part science fiction, comedy and serious drama with affable characters that I know I’ll miss once I’ve seen all the episodes. The town of Eureka is filled with geniuses of every discipline all working for Global Dynamics- a secret government think tank and […]
Why you shouldn’t care about whether it’s a dark or light roast
By chazzanocoffee on March 9, 2014 in chazzano coffee roasters, chocolate, coffee roaster, complexity, dark roast, drinking for the cycle, French Roast, Fresh roasted, fresh roasted coffee, Full City, Italian roast, mouthfeel, Nicaragua, Uncategorized, Vienna Roast, Yemen
What is one of the most popular first questions at Chazzano Coffee Roasters? The answer is: “Do you have a Dark/French/Italian/ Espresso Roast?” The reason that many people ask for a dark roast is that they believe that dark means richer or bolder. That is not close to the truth. In addition, the brewing method […]
Kopi Luwak is crappy coffee
By chazzanocoffee on November 4, 2013 in certified kosher, Chazzano Coffee, chazzano coffee roasters, kosher, kosher coffee
At Chazzano Coffee Roasters, we receive a daily question from new and regular customers alike: Have you ever tasted Kopi Luwak? My answer is generally deadpan, “Why would I want to drink crappy coffee?” If you haven’t seen the movie, The Bucket List, then you may not know that Kopi Luwak has an unusual path […]
Pascal’s Wager and Business Ethics
By chazzanocoffee on September 11, 2013 in Big Life, Chazzano Cafe, Chazzano Coffee, chazzano coffee roasters, chazzanocoffee, credibility
When business ethics is discussed, I immediately think about Pascal’s Wager. The 17th century philosopher, Blaise Pascal, is famous for his wager about the existence of G-d. With so many theologians before him attempting to prove the existence of G-d, Pascal came up with the Wager. Here is a summary: If you wager that G-d […]
What makes me giggle about the Giggles Blend?
By chazzanocoffee on January 15, 2013 in aromatics, Central America, Chazzano, Chazzano Cafe, chazzano coffee roasters, Creamy Dreamy, ethiopia, Ferndale, Frank’s Blend #1, Giggles Blend, Indonesia, Tres Arias
The Giggles Blend was my first creation of a coffee blend. Before Chazzano Coffee Roasters or Chazzano Cafe, there was the Giggles Blend. I have a strange sense of humor that I inherited from my mother, of blessed memory. My puerile, sophomoric, and extremely dry jokes would produce giggles from my wife. Hence the name. The creation […]
New Tea at Chazzano Coffee Roasters
By chazzanocoffee on November 8, 2012 in bingcha, Chazzano, Chazzano Coffee, chazzano coffee roasters, Ferndale, Pu-er, pu-erh, terroir, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan
When you look at the new item that came in the mail from Zen Tea Traders, you may be confused about what Chazzano Coffee is selling these days?!?! Are you finished guessing? It’s a Pu-er cake aged since 2004 from the Yunnan Province, in the town of Xishuangbanna (pronounced sig-song-banna). Xishuangbanna means “twelve thousand rice […]
Drinking for the Cycle
By chazzanocoffee on July 1, 2012 in #FIVEPT, baseball, Chazzano, chazzano coffee roasters, drinking for the cycle, espresso, Ferndale, french press, hitting for the cycle, pourover, Sumatra Mandhelding, vacuum syphon
I’m not a big baseball fan. Truly, I am only interested in the hometown team because it’s good for the local economy and for the self esteem of the particular town. If the hometown team is considered the underdog, even better. In addition, everything that I’ve learned about sports was learned from video games. Really. […]
Small Business, Big Life
By chazzanocoffee on May 29, 2012 in Big Life, Chazzano, chazzano coffee roasters, Congregation Beth Shalom, Good Life, Shavuot, Shomer Shabbat, shul, Small business, synagogue
One of my favorite books is titled, “Small Business, Big Life: Five Steps to Creating a Good Life with your Small Business.” The basic teaching is that no one should ever start a small business in order to grow it into a big business. If you do, you’re missing the point of starting your own […]
Honduras Finca Las Canas
By chazzanocoffee on January 22, 2012 in Chazzano, chazzano coffee roasters, Finca Las Canas, Honduras
A few years ago, Chuck Rabonowitz called me and told me that he had some Honduran beans from a friend’s farm. He wanted me to roast them for him. I never say no- you never know whether that batch of beans will be the best coffee you’ve ever tasted. I am quite prejudiced against old […]
