The NEW SEASON is upon us!

This week has been an exciting week, as all those that have had the (mis)fortune to visit me at the market already know... The new season is upon us!!! Undoubtedly my favourite time of year, I have been very impressed by the Brazilians I have been drinking, all the more so because I don't normally go for them!

Back in my B.C. days (before coffee) I remember finding an instant I could taste a difference in and that was from Brazil, but when the world of real coffee came knocking, I found the lighter body too little and headed off to the realms of Indonesia and Pacific coffees quickly. My favourite is still a good Sumatra, though Sulawesi and Papua New Guinea are also excellent, powerful coffees.

This last week or so then, has been a very pleasant surprise. Not only have I bought a whole host of new coffees into the fold, mainly due to my enthusiasm, but I have been loving the soft acidity and slightly heavier than expected body in some of the recent Brazilians, most noticeably a new crop Santa Terezinha from the much favoured Cup of Excellence program, but the Sitio Du Tileco which is back, and I've still not got around to tasting the Bourbon Cachoeira Natural Pulp.

I've been swamped with some new coffees from a different source as well as a few additional packs from a current one, leading to me needing to drink a few kilos before it stales! If that wasn't ever evidence that you need a burr grinder to make sure your coffee lasts as long as it can then I don't know what is. Have you got one?

Lastly, as you may have noticed, the website is going through some changes, email addresses will be changing and things should be taking a more interesting turn. You will be able to buy in one click the coffees I am talking about in wholebean form, or visit the full list through the links at the bottom of the page.