If you’re a Lake City Coffee drinker, then you’re not the average American coffee drinker. American Coffee Drinkers The following statistics come to us from the recently released National Coffee Association’s 2018 report on coffee trends. Overall, most of the numbers have been on a small but steady increase since 1999. 64% of Americans drink … Read more
What is the number two-traded commodity in the world? Coffee. What is the most consumed drink in the world? Coffee. What do two thirds of Americans drink every day? Coffee. What is one of the most popular trade school option in the world? Culinary Arts. And guess what is not taught in these culinary arts … Read more
Is too much coffee bad for you? Well that depends on who you listen to. Scientists, Researchers, & Doctors Scientists report that 90 minutes of direct sunlight in the Mohave Desert in August may cause sunburn. Furthermore, researchers have proven that Hawaiian surfers with open bleeding wounds may attract sharks. Not surprisingly Doctors also tell … Read more
How you drink your coffee might say something about you. There’s no shortage of coffee statistics. If you’re an American, you’re most likely a coffee drinker. In fact, 54% of American’s drink coffee daily. As a coffee drinker, you probably make your own coffee, since only 1/3 of American coffee drinkers regularly frequent a coffee … Read more
Have you ever heard anyone say, “Cheap coffee is just as good as expensive coffee”? As a master coffee roaster, I can confidently say that I agree. Generally speaking, cheap coffee is every bit as good as your typical expensive specialty coffee. That seems counter intuitive doesn’t it? Cheap Coffee The trick to figuring out … Read more
I love gourmet coffee. No, seriously, I do. And I’ll bet that you do too. I mean real soul satisfyingly smooth fresh roasted coffee beans, like they used to make 100 years ago. Back then; coffee was smooth, naturally sweet, with subtle flavors. The coffee was so good, that you’d never even think of buying … Read more
Walking up to the coffee bar, a middle-aged man asked for a cup of coffee. The young gal behind the counter asked, “For an extra dollar, you can feel good by supporting the poor farmers with our special fair trade coffee”? He simply said, “No thanks, the regular will be fine.” Then she asked, “For … Read more
I am blessed to be in the world’s second largest commodity market, which is dominated by major corporations who don’t give a hoot about their customers or the crappy coffee that they sell. Any time there exists a huge old industry who’s doing a piss-poor job of serving their customers, then there also exists a huge opportunity. This leaves me totally blessed to educate people about what real soul satisfyingly smooth coffee can taste like.
If you want truly fresh roasted coffee beans, then your best bet is to order online directly from the roaster, like Lake City Coffee. We roast and ship the same day. That means your coffee is sitting on your table 24-48 hours after roasting. The difference between fresh roasted coffee beans and stale industrial coffee is nothing short of amazing.
Best Way Of Making Coffee Brewing a great cup coffee starts with figuring out what is a great cup of coffee. Some people like bitter coffee. Some like burnt coffee. Some don’t care. Yet others think a great cup of coffee should be smooth, never bitter, never burnt, with real coffee flavor, and subtle hints … Read more
Real coffee drinkers like it black as the ace of spades, thick as maple syrup in January, and with more caffeine kick than a rodeo bronco. In fact if you’re the real McCoy, then you probably sneer at people that drink decaf coffee. Yuck But the truth is this. Real coffee drinkers do drink decaf. … Read more