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Coffee Was Discovered by Dancing Goats in ETHIOPIaLegend has it that an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi discovered coffee when he noticed his goats dancing after eating coffee cherries!2. Coffee Beans Aren’t Actually Beans They’re seeds of the coffee cherry, but we call them "beans" because of their shape.3. Espresso…
Why v60 pour over taste better than drip
We at Proud Mary’s Coffee have tested the V60 Pour-Over Over vs. Drip Coffee and here is what we found.At Proud Mary’s Coffee, we’ve put the V60 pour-over to the test against a drip coffee machine and the Keurg coffee machine with our Colombian Supremo, Our Honduras Santa Maria Roast…
Top 10 Brewing Tips
Always brew with freshly roasted coffee:Always brew freshly roasted whole-bean coffee and grind on demand. The optimal timeframe to brew and enjoy your coffee is 7 – 30 days past the roast date.Buy specialty coffee from a local supplier:Buying specialty coffee from a local supplier can make all the difference…
Decaf Coffee Explained
How is the coffee decaffeinated?To begin the process, normal green beans are soaked in hot water to dissolve the caffeine. This process also dissolves other components in the bean which create coffees amazing flavour and aroma such as sugars. So how is the good stuff in coffee kept without the…
Roast Profiles
Why we have different roast styles for filter and espressoOn the shop section of our website, you may have noticed that some coffees appear to be listed twice…This is because we believe that coffee should be roasted to obtain maximum flavour and enjoyment and this will depend on how the…