Mad Hatters Tea Party Crashed by Coffee Lovers!

Coffee vs Tea....not a choice with us...it's coffee!

Coffee was discovered in the ninth century! Tea was discovered much earlier. Does not matter which came first, but which one is more important?

It all depends on your palate. What each beverage does for each is what matters. But our choice is coffee. We do not think that crashing the Mad Hatters Tea party would be wise, but the Cheshire cat might be quite energetic if he switched to coffee!

We like this coffee joke:

A man walked up to a vending machine, put in a coin, and pressed the button labeled, "Coffee, double cream, sugar." No cup appeared. Then two nozzles went into action, one sending forth coffee, the other, cream. After the proper amounts had gone down the drain where the cup should have been, the machine turned off. "Now that's real automation," the man exclaimed. "This thing even drinks it for you!"

More coffee humor and jokes below.

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We experiment with mixing different coffee beans and blends for the best flavors!

Twenty coffee makers in 30 years confirms our coffee palate.

After learning about the coffee growing process, we can now appreciate coffee even more. The process is lengthy and explains why coffee is relatively expensive. When coffee blends are premixed your cost goes higher.

We have learned to buy at value prices different blends and flavors of coffees to arrive at the best flavors.

What we would like to hear from you is where do you find the best coffee? What coffee blends you use, and what tips you have to make the best coffee. A blend that would make Starbucks turn over your recipe for their featured coffee?

We frequent restaurants and fast food establishments that offer good coffee. There is nothing like a great cup of coffee after an appetizing meal. If we find a place that serves bitter coffee or one that does not satisfy the palate, there is a very good chance we do not return.

Have a seat, get a cup of coffee and join us!

Describing coffee flavors is like all the terrible things we are told we should not eat. While we all have different palates, describing coffee tastes is very difficult!

When familiar flavor is added to coffee blends, it makes it easier to say...has a vanilla flavor! The question is...vanilla flavor, how do we know that vanilla flavor is the same to all taste buds? Only living in someone else's taste buds would we know, but that is another lens.

Check out the Bonanzle.com booths below that offer coffee, and coffee products, plus other booths with a bit of everything!

When our morning starts with coffee, it's uphill, but with several cups it's like this hat I wear!

New Table of Contents

Coffee, coffee and more coffee!

"How long has the world
been drinking coffee?"

History and facts about coffee

Taking for granted where coffee originates!

We drink lots of coffee, and enjoy every minute! The cowboy mug you see is our favorite!

COFFEE HISTORY

Coffee dates back to the ninth century. Ethiopian shepherds were the first to notice the effects of caffeine from the seed in the berry which is produced. The berry from which coffee comes, is red or purple. The berry looks much like a cherry, grows on evergreen bushes and is a huge export item grown in different parts of the world.

The flavors that our palates taste result from the species of beans and the roasting process that develops the flavors we know.

Species include
Arabica
Benghalensis
Canephora
Congensis
Excelsa
Gallieni
Bonnieri
Mogenti
Liberica
Stenophylla

We do not order our coffee flavors by these names, but the species are related to the region in which they are grown. We have to assume that the geology of the soils in which they are grown have much to do with flavors, in addition to the roasting process.

Brazil is the leading coffee grower in the world.

Bean plants are grown in shade or full sun. Shade growth is slow for obvious reasons, but from what we have read, produce optimum berries. Since this is a major venture for the coffee industry, most of the berries are grown in full sun. Most berries produce two seeds.

Berries are then harvested by hand, sorted, and the berry covering removed. They are dried, fermented, washed, then roasted. Roasting the beans is where the flavors produce the intensity or taste of coffee.

We always wonder how anything ever gets its name, and in the 1600s, the name for this beverage was named coffee. Like with anything that produces flavors that the palate or body enjoys, word spread rapidly about this beverage after the shepherds took their first swig!

There are studies which show the health benefits of drinking coffee, and like most things we eat or drink have the downside, but appears the benefits outweigh the lesser benefits of drinking it.

The method in which you prepare coffee yields the caffeine count. Drip coffee produces the greatest caffeine content.

Understanding better the process of growing and processing coffee, we understand why the cost of coffee is what it is! It still beats the cost of fuel!

It would an interesting project to grow coffee and go through the process from bush to coffee grounds, and we would like to hear from anyone that does it for their own consumption!

The mug above is one our designs imprinted on zazzle products. Cleo is pro coffee, and has the bean bush on her head to prove it! She is the coffee fashionista!

Does coffee give you a kickstart in the mornings?

What affect does coffee have on you?

Some people say coffee is the only beverage that gets them going in the morning. Some say it has no effect.

Does caffeinated coffee get you going in the morning?

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No, it just tastes good

Woodyswag says:

NOT US!! We love the real coffee beans and grind them everyday.

Paula
Woodyswag Recycle 4 U
Think and Go Green for our Planet

Posted September 22, 2008

poutine says:

Not at all, I need the Real Thing.

Posted August 23, 2008

Yes, it gives me an alert, go for it day!

BargainHuntersWebMall says:

Starting the day without coffee... is like shoes without socks, paper without pens, day without night and SHOPPERS WITHOUT BONANZLE!!! Decaffeinated, nah, I like it like I like Bonanzle... the real thing.

Posted December 03, 2008

BusyQueen says:

You know it does! :)

Posted August 07, 2008

Colorfulscene says:

If I could, I'd run an IV line from the pot straight to my arm- Love coffee!!

Posted July 06, 2008

sellingnicestuff says:

Without a kickstart in the morning, got to have the caffeinated stuff!

Posted June 02, 2008

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Do you mix coffee beans?

If so, what blends do you use.

We use regular ground coffee to mix our variety of beans to test different flavors. Some folks argue that it makes the coffee bitter. We argue that 3/4 regular coffee with 1/4 of mixed flavors adds pizazz to the flavor.

What mixture do you use?

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No mixture, just like full blend of this type of coffee!

BusyQueen says:

I use Folgers with creamer and sugar.

Posted August 07, 2008

Classicvideogamesplus says:

I just use Folgers. Not one for mixing coffee.

Posted July 07, 2008

This is our mixed blend