Monthly Archives: October 2007

Coffee Knowledge Seminar

In August – Chris and Russ were in Brazil visiting the Sete Cachoeiras coffee estate. While there, they took some great photos of their tours and Russ decided to describe

Numi – Journey into flowering tea

We recently had a representative from Numi come to Calgary to give us some more training on their great products. I noticed a DVD with a video on flowering tea

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Buying Trip to Brazil

Russ & I had the pleasure of taking some of our staff down to Brazil last month on an educational buying trip. We met farmers committed to more then just

Gallery Series: El Salvador COE

Gallery Series, refers to those one-of-a-kind coffees with extremely special or exciting flavor qualities, that when we cup them, we recognize as extraordinary. Like other organic food products, the flavor

Single Estate Espresso in Brazil

My brother and I just got back from a green coffee buying trip to Brazil. While we were there we had the pleasure of enjoying a coffee at an amazing

Joel taking a turn with a nice pour!

I used to be the best in the building, but very quickly John & Joel are pulling away from me!! I had better start practicing! Good job guys.

Bolivian Specialty Coffees

  Bolivian coffee is truly a hidden gem of specialty coffee. I was very surprised at the quality of coffee being produced, in these small farms high in the Andes Mountains.  Growing

Bolivian Cup of Excellence 2007

Well it was the final day of the 2007 Bolivian Cup of Excellence competition. There was no better way to end off my journey than by seeing all of the

Belo Ethiopia – On-line Auction ends Oct 17

Check out this link: “Fifth Avenue Club – Belo Auction”It is an on-line auction that one of our coffee customers has organized. Darren from Fifth Avenue Club & Juice &

COME AND GET EM !!!!!!!! (while quantities last that is)

Well I am very happy to say that Fratello Coffee’s new Gallery Series is here, and here to stay. Our launch of this exclusive line is starting with, but won’t