Costa Rica Don Jose , our newest Limited Micro-Lot offering was just reviewed by Coffee Review. After a thorough evaluation, our Costa Rica Don Jose Micro-Mill coffee recieved a 90/100 score. We are super excited to earn an assessment of "Outstanding" for this coffee. This is what Coffee Review had to say about it:
Blind Assessment: Gentle, balanced, quietly complex. Spicy, rose-like flowers, fresh cut fir, hazelnut, a hint of nut-toned chocolate in the aroma and cup. Softly bright acidity; lightly plush mouthfeel. The chocolate and spicy floral notes in particular carry into a smooth finish.
Unfortunately due to a logistical delay, the full review will not be published to their website until later this month. However, we were given the go ahead to share the awesome news with our customers. When it is published, we will definitely let you know. As of writing this post, less than 25 bags of this coffee remain. Don't miss out on this very delicious offering. Be blessed!
We loved our new Rwanda Nyamasheke Limited Micro-Lot Coffee so much that we decided to send it Coffee Review for evaluation. Coffee Review conducts blind, expert cupping of coffees & reports the results using a 100-point system much like you see constantly in the wine industry. They evaluate & measure the coffee's Aroma, Acidity, Body, Flavor & Aftertaste assigning a score to each criteria. After a thorough evaluation, our Rwanda Nyamasheke received a 95/100 score, earning an assessment of "Exceptional." We are really happy about results of review to say the least. This is Coffee Review had to say about it:
Blind Assessment:
Extraordinarily lush, nectar-like fruit – cherry, black currant, nectarine – balanced by a crisp, roasted cocoa nib and roasted malt notes. Balanced, lively acidity; full, plush mouthfeel. Flavor simplifies but remains resonantly present in a long, rich finish.
To read the full review, click HERE
Overall we are really happy about the results, but will continue to strive to offer the highest quality coffees for our customers & community. Be blessed.
Bob Dylan might of said five simple words, but actually he said 10,000. Times are a changing for us here at BeanFruit Coffee and we wanted to share the latest with you. We work really hard to source & roast some of the finest coffees available in the world. We currently sell our entire line of coffees at a retail price of $12. We initially decided to go with flat pricing to keep everything simple & easy. We currently offer some great coffees, but there are some exceptional coffees we've tasted, but couldn't possibly offer because of the cost barrier. I can't tell how many times I've blindly cupped some knock-your-socks lots of coffees only to not offer them because of price.
To push the envelope further & no longer pass up on those potential candidates, we are planning to introduce tier pricing. After getting some positive feedback from a few of our awesome customers, we decided to finally take this next step in our business. Our tier priced offerings will mainly consist of limited micro-lot coffees that we run across & will be priced at $13 and up per 12oz bag based on its initial cost. By doing this, we get to share some amazing coffees with you without having to turn them away completely. Not to worry, our main blends like Crimson Stamp, Old Route 4 & some of our other Single Origins will remain the same the price of $12.
In conclusion, we are really excited about this change. We really want to serve you to the best of our ability & look forward to offering you some exceptional coffees. Look out for our micro-lot offering updates via Facebook & Twitter. Be blessed.
For the last 5 months I have been honored to be involved in a local project & it is really awesome to see it come to fruition. Yesterday was the Grand Opening of Gathering Grounds Coffee Shop. Located on the campus of the Rankin County School District Office (1220 Apple Park Place, Brandon, MS 39042), Gathering Grounds will serve as an employment training lab for students in RCSD's Special Education Transition Program. The shop will be run by students from across the district & will provide an avenue to assist students in developing social skills & becoming self-advocates for employment oppotunites.
A few months ago, we had a coffee tasting on the campus & developed a propriety Gathering Grounds Blend to be used at the shop. In addition brewed coffee & packaged baked goods, the front of coffee shop will feature original student artwork for sale. The intention of the school district to increase disability awareness & to spotlight the abilities, gifts and talents of all their students.
Your support is critical to the success of this shop. Each purchase you make is invested back into the school district to buy supplies & fund other projects to impact the lives of the students involved. We are super excited to be a part of this & ask that you support these amazing students. Be blessed.
Proper water-to-coffee ratios is very important to creating a great cup of coffee. I've found that using weight to brew coffee offers consistent accuracy. I weigh both the grounds & water when brewing. I know that sounds like a lot, but it's really easy with the help of decent kitchen scale. I don't use
volume measurements because there is so much variability. I give you the coffee scoop:
These are 4 coffee scoops that I've collected over the years. Below each scoop is the approximate weight in grams that each scoop holds. As you can see, these commony used coffee scoops range from 6 grams to 20 grams. That makes a
huge difference when trying to nail the right amount for your brew. When I'm asked, "how many scoops" I honestly have to guess because I just don't know what size scoop my customer is using.
To deconstruct this even further, the roast degree affects weight as well. A scoop full of light roast coffee weighs more than a scoop of French Roast. Dark roasted beans expand more due to carmelization during the roasting process, but are less dense than their lighter counterparts. Darker beans take up more space, but weigh less.
In conclusion, simply consider investing in a good digital kitchen scale. They are very inexpensive & once you start using them, they are invaluable. I use ours to make coffee & for recipes in the kitchen. I don't know about you, but I just feel more confident about the outcome of a dish when I've taken measures to reduce error. Worth the weight? I absolutely think so. Be blessed.
We are really excited to announce that starting today our fresh roasted coffee will be served at Parlor Market. Located in historic downtown Jackson, Parlor Market has won much acclaim for their great food including awards from Mississippi Magazine & Jackson Free Press. They are well known in the Jackson metro & a huge advocate of sourcing from local producers. We are absolutely honored to have our coffees served at such a well renowned establishment. The next time you stop in Parlor Market for lunch or dinner, be sure to complete your meal with a great cup of coffee. We promise you will enjoy. Be blessed.
We are currently in our cupping season & getting close to releasing our new line-up of coffees. This is always an exciting period for us. I’ve personally cupped around 25 coffees so far with more coming in shortly. What’s unique about this cupping cycle is the number of Fair Trade Organic coffees that really jumped off the cupping table.
As many of you know, we are Mississippi’s only Fair Trade Certified Roaster & work to source high quality Fair Trade Coffees when they are available. Quality is key. Regardless of certification, if the coffee doesn’t score well, we do not buy it.Typically I get 1-2 lots of FTO coffees that actually get through the initial cupping phase for a 2nd consideration. This year I was delighted to see 5+ coffees scored exceptionally well. This was a huge improvement compared to last year. I haven’t made a final selection on these coffees but wanted to share our current findings. Regardless, 2012 is a great year for Fair Trade Coffees in our opinion. Be blessed.
I really enjoy a good cup of black coffee. It is one of the most simple, yet delicious ways to coffee. In a sugar saturated culture, like the one we live in, the black coffee drinker is getting more and more scarce. It seems that black coffee is starting to be reserved only for coffee purists. I can't blame the general public though. With so much stale, bad tasting coffee lining the shelves of grocery stores & the expert marketing of sugary additive producers, customers shutter at the very idea of trying black coffee again.
Coffee on the surface is pretty simple: take this brown, ground up stuff, add hot water, strain, sha-zam!! Coffee! I beg to differ though. Coffee is one of the most complex beverages that exist. Need proof? Here is a list of the few things that can affect the way your coffee tastes:
- Weather Conditions
- Process (washed, natural etc.)
- Variety
- Terroir (the land where it's grown)
- Elevation
- Storage
- Transport
The list goes on and on & the coffee hasn't even been roasted yet!
Why did I say all that? The production of high quality coffee is such a painstaking endeavor & with the right amount of care yields an awesome result that requires no other influence to be enjoyed. Especially nothing from the likes of a plastic bottle with artificially laboratory produced chemicals that you cannot pronounce with the promise to make your coffee taste like a candy bar. I'm sorry, I like Almond Joy & I love a good cup of coffee. However I think the two yield better results independently, not together respectively. Coffee is very akin to good produce. I have yet to desire a need to "doctor up" fresh, carefully picked Mississippi grown peaches. Why? They are so good on their own & require no foreign input from me to be enjoyed. With proper preparation, high quality coffee needs nothing either to be appreciated.
If using condiments help you to enjoy your coffee more, that's fine. However, I urge you to at least taste every cup of coffee prior to adding them. If you know that the coffee you regularly buy gives you no inclination to consider drinking it black, throw it away. It's not worth your time or money. There’s too much high quality coffee available to settle junk. If it is worthy, please give the coffee an opportunity to impress your taste buds before making the decision. I genuinely hope that your expectations are exceeded. Be blessed.
Two new coffees added to the line-up today. The first new offering hails from Sidamo, Ethiopia. Our Ethiopia Sidamo Guji Oromo is Shade Grown & is a natural or sundried coffee with notes of Strawberry, Raspberry & a milky cocoa finish. Those of you who loved our “Ardi” offering last year, you will definitely be a fan of this one. It’s one of those clean fruit bombs that were amazing on the cupping table this year.
Our second offering comes from El Salvador. We loved this coffee & it was another standout on the cupping table. Our El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas is pulp-natural coffee with notes of Dark Chocolate, Pear & Almond. The texture of this coffee is very creamy & is a treat for those of you who enjoy kicking back with your French Press on a cool Saturday morning. Cerro Las Ranas actually means “hill of frogs” in Spanish & the name comes from a lagoon on the farm that is home to a variety of frogs. This farm has environmental preservation at the forefront of its mission & is even a member of the Rainforest Alliance.
Be sure to grab a bag or two of these while they are available! Check them both out here.
The Fondren district of Jackson, Mississippi houses some of my favorite stores: Swell-O-Phonic, Campbell’s Bakery, and Brent’s Drugs just to name a few. Right in the heart of Fondren sits one of the few single independent coffee shops in the Jackson area. It’s one of those places that really feel like a true “third place” & host events like Sneaky Fest. To reduce details & because I am so excited to finally make this announcement, I am honored to say that BeanFruit Coffee is headed to Sneaky Beans!!
Yes, you heard right BeanFruit Coffee will be available at Sneaky Beans in Fondren. To make the deal even sweeter, Sneaky Beans will now be offering single cup coffee via Clever Coffee makers. What does that mean exactly & how does that benefit you? Traditionally most coffee is brewed in batches using a commercial drip coffee maker into a thermal container & dispensed as it’s sold to customers. Single cups are made from scratch & right on the spot. So the coffee isn’t ground or brewed until your order placed, making it an absolute fresh cup of coffee made just for you. Not only does it make your cup more personal but it also allows the coffee’s characteristics to shine that much more. Sneaky Beans will be the first coffee shop in the Jackson area to introduce this premium brewing experience & we are excited to be a part of it. Along with coffee, we are planning to do coffee tastings, workshops & more at the store in the near future.
In conclusion, I want to say thanks to Byron Knight at Sneaky Beans for allowing us an opportunity to serve their customers. It is really an honor. I also want to extend an extra special thanks to Caitlin Cox. She has been very instrumental & helpful with this transition. She not only can play the drums like it’s nobody’s business, but she has a selfless heart to support & improve her community. People like that are very rare nowadays & definitely deserve our admiration. Be blessed.
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