Halloween Coffee Beans in Vermont

Happy Halloween! Here in Vermont, children are getting ready to cover up their Halloween costumes with winter coats to combat the cold. It kind of takes away the fun doesn't it? Maybe they need to design over-the-coat costumes?

Or maybe I should stick to what I know best–gourmet coffee beans and the specialty coffee that we make here at Brown & Jenkins in Cambridge, Vermont. Although I have to say, I think parents would enjoy trick or treating a lot more if they got a cup of fresh roasted coffee whenever they knocked on someone's door! No worries–I'll brew the coffee, and I won't even make you don a costume. Unless you really want to!

So what about Halloween coffee beans? Do we really roast orange colored coffee beans? Maybe ones with a ghoulish scream at just the proper time to indicate they have attained the perfect roast? No, I'll leave that to J.K.Rowling for her next book.

What we do here is to roast some high quality gourmet coffee beans and then infuse them with seasonal flavors. How do we do this? According to our artisan roaster, Glenn, the secret to making flavored coffees that don't sacrifice great coffee characteristics for flavor is to use full bodied Brazilian beans. We start with a good grade coffee, and build from there.

I've know some snobby gourmet coffee aficionados who refuse to drink flavored coffees. Well, I think they are missing out on some great seasonal offerings like Apple Crisp Coffee, Pumpkin Spice Coffee and even something as simple as a Harvest Blend (not flavored, but great!). The Harvest Blend is a blend of Central and South American coffees.

Don't be afraid to try something new in your mug this season! Halloween requires a little bit of daring.

Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen