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Otis Redding – Coffee and Cigarettes 1966

 

 

News article on why coffee prices are likely to increase after hitting a 13 year high on the stock exchange. This news reel includes interviews with Bobby Kerr from Insomnia and Buzz Fendall from The Bald Barista .

TV 3 News 25th August 2010 – Prices of coffee set to increase

Would you pay €134 (US$170.20) for a pound of coffee?

Well that’s what Panama’s geisha coffee sold for at an auction recently, the highest record ever in coffee auction history.   It was bought in an online auction by Japanese bidder Saza Coffee for more than 100 times the average coffee price.

Panama is the only country in the world that produces Geisha Coffee and quantities are very limited.

What is a Speciality Coffee?
The term Speciality Coffee was first used by Erna Knutsen of Knutsen Coffee Ltd in Tea and Coffee Trade Journal in 1974 to describe best flavour beans that are produced in special microclimates.

Underlying this was that specialty coffee beans would always be well prepared, freshly roasted, and properly brewed.

The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe defines speciality coffee as:…..   (Read more)

 Coffee In The Morning (Kisses In The Night) – The Boswell Sisters

A tribute to Conrad Nagel, popular matinee idol of the 1920s and ’30s.

Some dates for your diary.

28th September 2010 : Avonmore Latte Art Competition
Each competitor must prepare 2 identical warm Cappuccinos, 2 identical warm Espresso-Macchiatos and 2 identical warm milk and coffee based beverages of choice (Designer Beverages) using any tool or decoration ingredient for the surface of the beverage.

29th September 2010: Coffee in Good Spirits Competition
Each competitor must prepare in 8 minutes, 2 identical warm Irish Coffees and 2  identical warm or cold coffee and alcohol Designer Beverages.

29th September 2010 :  Coffee Cupping Competition
8 triangles are set on the table. In each triangle two cups contain the same coffee and one cup contains a different coffee. The competitor must identify the odd cup in the triangles.

For Competition rules checkout details on SCAE Ireland website 

The original COFFEE SONG composed by Ray Smith & Tony Colton recorded by there first band Poet and The One Man Band

 

The Cream – The Coffee Song

Osibisa perform “The Coffee Song” on UK television (1976)

Edmundo Ros & his Orchestra – The Coffee Song

Congratulations to Richard and his team on their First Birthday this Friday, 13th August.   Richard’s place, the Dublin City Coffee Company, has become a well renowned coffee stop with prime location on Stephen’s Green West, just beside the Luas Line stop. They are celebrating in style and giving away a range of fantastic prizes including:  

• A Free Coffee/Tea every Friday for one year
• Coffee Hamper and Gift Sets
• Sam’s Cookies Hamper of sweet things
• Sugarloaf Bakery Hamper
• Dinner for Two at Dandelion Restaurant
• Champagne, Wine
• Gift Certificates for the Grooming Rooms
• €1 hot drinks bought on 13th August.

To enter just leave your details with Richard and best of luck!

The Bottle Rockets – Coffee Monkey

Best of luck to all at the AIB Ladies Irish Open today in Killeen Castle (6-8th August 2010).   With a prize fund of €500,000 and players from both sides of the Atlantic it promises to be a great event! 

Some of the golfers include world ranked 3rd, Suzann Pettersen, Anna Nordqvist ranked 6th, Laura Davies, current European No. 1, Catriona Mathew MBE, reigning Ricoh British Open Champion, Sophie Gustafson, past multiple winner of the Ladies Irish Open, Maria Hjorth and Helen Alfredsson.  From the USA comes  extrovert Christina Kim, fellow team members Angela Stanford, Brittany Lang, Kristy McPherson and Brittany Lincicome.  

Fantastic to see also that Killeen Castle is the venue for The 2011 Solheim Cup.