Summer months are supposed to be quiet. Hardly. We've been busy little bees!



First off..We won the Nicaragua Lot # 5 from Jaime Armando Lovo - Santa Isabel Estate. YES!

We were glad the we finally got to get our hands on some Cup Of Excellence coffee for our customers. We have had some great coffees before from the Santa Isabel Estate, its nice to know his special selection of coffee scored extremely well for this auction. Being ranked number five after all the National and International juries is outstanding. This coffee has been consistently scored in the nineties!

I can't wait to get this coffee in. It is supposed to arrive in the US in about six to eight weeks. We'll do a few sample roasts and figure out how to achieve the best roast from this coffee. It makes me feel like the Mad Scientist in the lab coat. As I rub my hands together going "MuuuhHaaaaaah!!!" and plotting our schemes for world domination.... Wake up Tim!! Stop daydreaming! Ooops! Better fall in line before Mary slaps me upside my head for being silly. Well, we try to have fun and have fun with our customers.. So shoot me! Better not say that too loud, she might take me seriously.

Speaking of lab coats... Last week we were hard at work roasting and cupping coffees for the 2007 Karnataka Espresso Blending Challenge. I've finalized my roast levels and tweaked my blends. I shipped them off and hope for the best. We entered six different blends. I think I heard that Sherri Johns will be one of the judges. She's a busy lady too. She just got back from being the Head Judge for the International Jury of the Honduran Cup Of Excellence. That auction will be coming on July 10th.

Now its time to put the lab gloves on. I have to make our roastery presentable. We are hosting a training session for ESI next week. I believe the training will be on the La Marzocco GB/5 and a Franke Superautomatic - I just can't remember which one Ryan Haney told me about. That reminds me; I have to go and purchase a Female L-6 connector to power these units up. So... I'll make this short.

I'm off to the hardware store. Wish me luck. Mary hates it when I go. She says my eyes glaze over and I become the "kid in the candy store." Of course, I'm a guy; we want all the Toys!