"............So there we have it the has bean oscars............"
So don your tuxedo, borrow the diamonds, and frock up for the first ever Has Bean Coffee Oscar awards.
Voted by you the public, here are the categories:
Best In My Mug
Best “the other category”
Best Brew Guide
Best Wholesale Video
Best In My Mug category: strongly contested, with In My Mug now in its 175th guise, so more to choose from and more bloopers to endear to the heart. But the runaway winner with over 44% of the vote – it’s episode 167, filmed on Finca Alaska in El Salvador.
http://www.inmymug.com/?p=677
Best “the other category”: videos that don’t fit into any other category; the one offs, the fun videos. The uncontested outright winner with a whopping 69% of the votes is the roastery tour!!!
http://www.hasblog.co.uk/the-roastery-tour-video
Best Wholesale Video: this was conclusive again. The three other contenders all had the same numbers of votes in, but with 51% of the vote the award goes to Fairer Than That. A shock result for me, but a very happy one.
http://fairerthanthat.com/
Best Brew Guide: some tough competition here, with the Chemex and the cupping guides both doing well. But again, the result’s clear and decisive, and with 52% of the votes it’s the first guide we did: the Aeropress video.
http://www.hasblog.co.uk/a-brewing-guide-episode-1-aeropress
So there we have it – the Has Bean Oscars.
Written on March 19th, 2012 | Posted in News, Video | No Comments »
"...............Dont know if you have noticed, but its CHRISTMAS !!!!!............."
Dont know if you have noticed, but its CHRISTMAS !!!!!
We want to wish you all a very merry one in the only way Has Bean coffee knows (in a video)
This is last years card, with Roland in the Roland cart. But I am sure many of you may not have seen it, so its brand new, shiny new 
Written on December 18th, 2011 | Posted in News, Video | 2 Comments »
"...........a tiny 80kg lot of the special reserve selection from Ernesto Menendez..............."
And were there. 12 days of blogging, and the final piece of the jigsaw (maybe)
Well were here and this one is a bit special, a Christmas day kind of coffee? A tiny 80kg lot of the special reserve selection from Ernesto Menendez. He hand selects these lots to make sure the very best of his years production is offered under his special reserve brand. We are lucky to have this, we don’t know how much there is out there, but we know not a lot.
In the cup there is the big hit of spice tied with an underlying sweetness, think 100s and 1000s chocolate sweets and a super complex acidty of oranges and peaches.
It is a rare rare rare cup, and something you HAVE to try.
Written on December 15th, 2011 | Posted in New Coffees, News | No Comments »
"...........so we are nearly there, one day to go, and today, we introduce some lovely tampers for you at a great price........."
So we are nearly there, one day to go, and today, we introduce some lovely tampers for you at a great price.
Made in the UK by craftsmen, these are available in 53 mm and 58 mm and in a light wood and a dark wood
You should really check them out here. I think they are not only lovely but great value too
On a side note as I am not blogging but marketing at the moment, you need to know that in my mug this week will be amazing. I have a good feeling EVERYONE will be happy. If you do not subscribe can I urge you to immediately. That is all
Written on December 14th, 2011 | Posted in News | 2 Comments »
".........a new coffee a new day, its been a marathon ten days but this is an old favourite coming back for a very short time..........."
I’m struggling with links to these 12 days of christmas so 10 sergios a leaping seems appropriate.
A new coffee a new day, its been a marathon ten days but this is an old favourite coming back for a very short time. Owned by Sergio who has become a good friend (and I hope to get the normal christmas email any day soon) who has made this micro lot “Parcela el Pollo” which I thought was packet of chicken but parcela can also mena small plot/area. The ‘chicken plot’ is situated at the very highest point of the farm which is 1770 metres above sea level. It’s a mix of Bourbon and Catuai varietals, which are hand picked, fully washed and sun dried.
In the cup expect big toffee sweetness and viscosity, paired with brown sugar and a super clean finish. Lovely grape like acidity, tight but complex. A great espresso and lovely filter brewed coffee.
you can buy it here
Written on December 13th, 2011 | Posted in New Coffees, News | No Comments »
"..........Torstein is a great host and a top guy and talented barista who uses his skills of presentation and as a coffee professional......."
So the days of christmas continues (were nearly there and I’ll let you be).
Todays is a DVD stocking filler for the home barista that wants to learn some more, priced at a stocking filler price.
If you have a small home espresso machine, chances are that you can make better coffee at home than in your favourite coffee shop! The Kitchen Barista film will teach you exactly how to do make it happen. It’s a 45 minute long DVD guide, designed to teach you all you need to know – in a 7-step, super-simple guide!
You can buy it here and you should a great 45 min watch that you will keep going back to, Torstein is a great host and a top guy and talented barista who uses his skills of presentation and as a coffee professional to show you how to get the best out of a home set up.
Buy it here
Written on December 12th, 2011 | Posted in News | No Comments »
