My first coffee origin trip to Nicaragua was joyous, enriching, and breathtaking. Ben Weiner, the owner of Gold Mountain Coffee Growers, was my guide. We visited over 16 different farmers, sat with them, and discussed business and coffee with them. Throughout the year, we will be sharing some of the coffees from the farmers that […]
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Brooklyn Born Coffee Soda
My Italian grandmother loved a specific coffee soda that was produced around the block from her two story walk up in Brooklyn, New York. It was called the Manhattan Special Espresso Coffee Soda and my grandmother, Mary, of blessed memory, would ask my father and me to buy a few cases of this soda every week. […]
A K-Cup Transformation
In the past, when a customer asked, “Hey Frank, what do you think about K-cups?” I would say: “K-cups are against G-d. If you have a K-cup machine or you were gifted a K-cup machine, bring it to the police station along with your guns during amnesty week.” That would elicit a smile, perhaps a […]
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 […]
Cocaine for Coffee
By now, you’ve probably tasted our awesome microlot Haiti Blue Mountain coffee from Cafe Kreyol. Our friends at Cafe Kreyol have sourced three other microlots from Colombia, Bolivia, and Mexico. Let’s talk about the Colombia Cauca Region microlot. This coffee is grown in the Southwest West region of Colombia, facing the Pacific Ocean. Joseph Stazzone, […]
Chazzano Coffee Defender Video Game: Avoid the Cream and Sugar
By chazzanocoffee on September 19, 2014 in Android App, Chazzano Coffee Defender, mobile app, Mobile Games, Uncategorized, video game
It’s important to speak with everyone that you meet. In addition, it’s important to speak with your closest sphere of business friends often because every meeting enables you to learn more about them and the other special people in their lives. If you’ve read my book, “God Cries and An Angel Loses its Wings,” I […]
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, […]
India Monsooned Malabar
The India Monsooned Malabar is an interesting coffee to discuss, but not one of my favorite coffees. In fact, it’s probably one of my least favorite cups of coffee. No matter how I roast it, the flavor profile includes notes of plastic, leather, dim flashes of chocolate, musty and peat mossy and old chewy carob. […]
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 […]
What kind of word is Toyvel, anyway?
By chazzanocoffee on October 31, 2013 in french press, Kashrut, Kosher for Passover, Uncategorized, vacuum syphon
You probably know that we are a Kosher establishment. We’re closed on the Jewish Sabbath and major Jewish Holidays. I wear my yarmulke (head covering) all day long. There’s one Jewish activity that you may not know or understand that is central to Chazzano Coffee Roasters. All of the metal, glass, or ceramic drink ware […]
The Congo also grows Coffee? Limited edition Congo Washed Arabica Kivu.
Did you know that only 10-15 percent of coffee grown in the Democratic Republic of Congo is arabica beans? Congo’s government is unstable and the future for high quality coffee in the region is uncertain. However, we’re thrilled with the selection of Washed Arabica from the Kivu region that we’ve acquired. This coffee crop is […]
Ethiopia Sidamo Washed, City Roast
The luxury of roasting coffee on a small 12lb. roaster allows me to experiment constantly on different roast profiles and flavor profiles. Just a few seconds more or less of roasting can change a coffee from good to awesome, or very good to very bad. Truly. Coffee Roasting is like pregnancy and child rearing. Let […]
