So, I was wandering around the office yesterday, looking for inspiration for a new post, when I stumbled across a citrus cream cheese coffee cake recipe on the back of a Jack Frost Sugar package. “Huzzah!” I thought to myself. I grabbed the package, took it to my desk and immediately began jotting down the recipe. Much to my surprise there is no actual coffee in coffee cake (apparently everyone else in the office knew this), which came as a huge let down because I have a whole pound of espresso waiting at home to be used in a recipe. But, oh well, coffee cake goes with coffee and we have plenty that around here, so I decided to carry on with the project.
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It was brought to my attention yesterday that two of our employees here at CBD look like Muppets!

This is how it went down…
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This past week I had the opportunity to travel to Ireland and I must say that it was the trip of a lifetime! The people were friendly and the scenery was breathtaking… I would definitely like to go back some day.

But, enough about that let’s get to the topic at hand… Irish coffee! (more…)

Welcome to the new and improved Coffee Bean Direct Blog! In honor of our 5^th Birthday we are rolling out a new look and taking our blog in new and exciting directions. One thing we have noticed over the years is that everyone has questions about coffee and how we roast it…so from now on consider  this the spot for satisfying all of your coffee knowledge questions! We want to give you a glimpse into the where, how, and whys of the coffee business with entertaining information and interesting facts. (more…)

Coffee Bean Direct is now roasting Puerto Rican Hacienda Monte Alto. It is a very high-quality estate coffee that we are roasting light to preserve its excellent flavor characteristics. Also available in 1lb bags.

We are getting a tremendous response for our Acai Wulong Tea. This flavored tea uses wulong tea leaves as its base and we add real acai berry and flavoring.

Finally, we have secured another supply of Colombian Mesa De Los Santos coffee. We are currently roasting this coffee as a City Roast and a Dark (french) Roast.

February Valentine coffee flavors are now online. Additional flavors are available in 1lb bags. You can also get a special Valentines Day Coffee Sampler containing even more unique flavors.