Vanuatu Sunset update

Vanuatu!

It’s been over six months now since I launched the ‘Vanuatu Sunset’ blend to support my son Joel in a year of mission work with Uni students in Vanuatu.
Joel is having a great time in Vanuatu, and is clearly contributing significantly to gospel work at the Uni. He’s also being stretched in a number of areas, doing things that he never thought he would!
You can catch up with his progress on his vblog

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Coffee and ministry - like love and marriage

If you’ve browsed this blog at all, you will know that it’s comes from my love of combining my passion for Jesus with my passion for coffee. I figured the best way to justify my coffee ‘habit’ was on ministry grounds…

So last Saturday saw another great opportunity.

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A Rainforest Blend - update

This is what this hobby is all about.
A simple attempt at a simple blend of ethically sustainable coffees and being wonderfully surprised at an unexpected, indeed, a serendipitous outcome!

Comment | Posted: 20 July 08
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A 'rainforest' blend

Just when I said I was going to put blending on hold for a while… I get the urge to try and come up with a simple blend that will not only be great to drink but give you warm, fuzzy feelings inside of another kind…

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Ridgeback Estate Coffee

Challenging my disdain for Australian-grown coffee again, I have the chance to chance to roast up some promising beans from Ridgeback Estate in far north Queensland.
The description is promising and the sample roast looks good…

Comment [2] | Posted: 27 June 08
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Costa Rica Rio Negro RFA

As single origins go, I reckon most Centrals make great blending beans!
But there’s always the exception, and this bean might be one.

I bought a bag after speaking with a good roaster friend who happened to visit a farm this coffee comes from last year. He spoke in glowing terms about this Central American coffee, so when stock arrived…

I would characterise this Rainforest Alliance coffee as having a dark chocolatey tone, with a full body, good acidity and with some fruit on the finish…

Comment | Posted: 14 June 08
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Colombian RFA Excelso Kachalu Organic

Colombian coffee has the reputation of tasting, well, just like coffee – nothing outstanding, but just nice coffee.

But that is changing, and some fantastic coffees are coming out of Colombia these days. This is one…

Comment | Posted: 3 June 08
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Coelho's Gold Monsooned Malabar

If you have never come across a Monsooned Malabar before, this is a very unusual bean.
This a high quality coffee grown in a hilly range in India called the Western Ghats under ideal coffee-growing conditions.
Then the monsooning process start…

Comment [3] | Posted: 3 June 08
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Coffea Arabica