Coffee Bean Direct Blog

Smoked Coffee

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Hi everybody

I just wanted to take a few minutes to let everyone know that we have just received our latest batch of smoked coffee! We start with a custom blend of our wonderful beans, send them out to our smoke house then, when they return, we bag and ship them. After the pain staking task of getting the smoked taste just right (we had to try some gross versions before we got it where it needs to be), it’s actually a perfect blend of smokiness and coffee type goodness.
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New Coffees & Teas

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

We finally have a new supply of CO2 Decaf Organic Fair Trade Colombian Sierra Nevada and CO2 Decaf Organic Fair Trade Sumatra Mandheling. These are very popular OFT Decaf coffees that tend to sell out quickly.

In addition, we have added several new CO2 Decaf black teas: Spiced Chai, Mango, Orange & Spice, Passion Fruit, and Peach. Due to popular request, we are now offering a Lemon flavored tea (also in decaf).

Remember that our New Year’s Blend and Monthly Flavors will be available only until January 31.

New Coffees for January 2009

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

2009 is here, and it’s time to roll out some new coffees! First is our New Years Blend, which is a hearty full-bodied coffee great for starting your day. Our January 2009 special coffee flavors are: Chocolate Almond, Egg Nog, and French Toast. All flavors come in decaf as well.

We are reverting back to our standard pre-holiday telephone hours. 7:30AM – 5:00PM EST Monday- Friday. UPS has also reverted to their standard pre- holiday shipping schedules.

Its official: Our most popular coffees of 2008 were Italian Roast Espresso and Colombian Supremo. Smoked Coffee was our most successful new coffee.

Even though the Holiday Season is nearing its end, remember that we offer all of our gift baskets, samplers, gift cards, and gift boxes all year round.

Updates: 11-14-2008

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Our November 2008 Roaster’s Blend is now available. It is a well- balanced light roast coffee that was quite a hit with our staff.

All 1 lb coffee bags and 5oz teas are now available in optional Holiday Gift Packs. Each coffee gift box contains a 1 pound bag of coffee, a bag of chocolate covered espresso beans, and a ceramic coffee mug. The tea boxes include a 5oz bag of tea, a box of t-sacs, and a mug. Simply select the “gift box” option at each 1lb coffee listing on our website. Tea boxes can be selected on all of our normal tea listings.

As we speed into the Holiday 2008 season, we have rolled out a gift section on our website suggesting popular gift ideas.

Updates- Late August 2008

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Organic Fair Trade Ethiopian Yirgacheffe. This has always been one of our most popular Organic/Fair Trade coffees. We also have a dark roast variety.

Our Smoked Coffee has been a huge success, and we are getting great feedback from everyone who has tried it. Due to this positive response, we are making this unique bean a permanent addition to our lineup.

Remember that our August flavors and Roasters Blend will be available until the end of Labor Day weekend.

On that note, remember that we will be closed Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. All orders placed over the long weekend will begin shipping on Tuesday, September 2.

New Coffees for August 2008

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

After months of blending & testing, we are finally rolling out our new SMOKED COFFEE beans. It’s exactly what the name says: we take a special blend and get it smoked at a real smokehouse. It’s also available in 1lb bags.

The August Roaster’s Blend is now available through the end of the month. This month’s special flavors are Buleberry and Hawaiian Hazelnut. All are available in Decaf.

Announcing SMOKED COFFEE

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Coffee Bean Direct is proud to offer a new bean unlike anything else: Smoked Coffee! This coffee contains no liquid flavoring- it is 100% flavored in an actual smokehouse.

We have spent many months developing this special bean. After countless test batches, we have finally found the perfect blend and roast to be used for smoking. It took us even longer to discover the best smoke method, time, and wood type to use with this bean.

Once we roast this custom blend, the coffee is taken to a local (and nationally regarded) smokehouse to have the beans slow-smoked. We bag and ship the finished smoked beans from our roasting facility.

The resulting coffee is pretty much unlike any we have ever tasted, or produced. The smoky flavor is subtle from the first sip, and comes out in a big way in the aftertaste. It is smooth enough to be taken black, but strong enough for milk and sugar.

New Coffees for April 2008

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

A new month arrives, which could only mean new coffees from Coffee Bean Direct! Our March 2008 Roaster’s Blend and Flavors will be discontinued at the end of the week.

The April 2008 Roasters Blend takes South American beans of different roast levels and blends them to make an overall balanced cup. The new Flavors for April include Spring Breeze and Cinnamon Cloud. As always, our flavors come in Decaf as well.

Our April Specials will be available until the beginning of May. Enjoy!

Updates- Late January 2008

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

We are finally settled in our new roasting facility, and are back on our regular order processing time. Thanks go out to all of our customers for their patience and understanding during this period. You’re the best!

Check out our newest coffee offering, Organic Colombian Mesa De Los Santos.  Its a great light roasted coffee bean & certified by The Rainforest Alliance.

February coffee flavors are now available.  Formulated with Valentines Day in mind, these coffees emulate popular seasonal candy flavors.  They are: Cinnamon Red Hot and Chocolate Cherry Cordial.  Both also come in decaf varieties.  These flavors will be offered until the end of February.

We have big plans for 2008 in terms of coffee/tea selection as well as exciting new product offerings.  Keep checking back throughout the year as we roll out new products & services! 

New Coffees for December

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

December Coffees are now available!  Though we brought them out a few days early, we will still offer the November coffees until the end of the month (Friday, Nov 30).

This month’s blend brings an assortment of coffees from around the world together to produce a very mild, soothing cup. The mix of light and medium roast beans creates a moderate body with a very mild acidity. 

The new flavored coffees for the month are Candy Cane and Mistletoe.  Candy Cane tastes pretty much like the classic holiday treat, flavored on light-roasted beans.  The Mistletoe is a unique blend of cranberry and vanilla flavors.  Both flavors got a tremendous response last year, and come highly recommended.  All monthly flavored coffees are available in decaf.