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15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee

2009-11-20T13:24:42Z

Want to know 15 things about the coffee you're drinking. Well - maybe not just about your coffee but about coffee. This cool pictorial and fact filled piece is amazing.

Some facts include:

Dancing Goats
Originally Coffee Was Eaten
There's a Bean Belt
Coffee Drinking was banned once very long ago
Coffee grows on trees

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Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog K-Cups Return for the Holidays

2009-11-19T12:35:13Z

Green Mountain Coffee has sent us a few boxes of their Spicy Eggnog K-Cups and we couldn't be happier. Rich cinnamon and nutmeg scents abound, mixed with warm flavors of the holiday season when you drink a cup of the Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog coffee. We look forward to this coffee each year along with the Fair Trade Gingerbread and Holiday K-Cups. We find if you add even a touch more eggnog to the Spicy Eggnog K-Cups it's almost overwhelming.

The Fair Trade Holiday K-Cups will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini B30.

At Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog K-Cups

Win a Two Year Supply of K-Cups from Single Serve Coffee

2009-11-18T12:38:19Z

What could possibly be any better than winning a year's supply of your favorite Keurig K-Cups? Winning TWO YEAR'S WORTH OF YOUR FAVORITE KEURIG K-CUPS, OF COURSE!

That's right, SingleServeCoffee.com is giving away two years worth of Keurig K-Cups from Shoffee.com.

Ok, so you're probably asking, what does SingleServeCoffee.com and Shoffee.com consider two year's worth of K-Cups? Two boxes of K-Cups, every month for two years (shipped from Shoffee.com) - now that's a lot of coffee!

Here's what you need to do to enter:

How do you win? Simply sign up for the Single Serve Coffee newsletter by using the form below, or by following this link. We'll be drawing the winner randomly from the mailing list on December 1, 2009. If you're name is on the list - you have a chance to win!

Make sure you sign up for our newsletter to win, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and also sign up and participate in the Single Serve Coffee Forums.

Bodum Bistro Double-Wall Insulated Glass Cafe Latte Mug

2009-11-17T12:36:35Z

We've always been a clear coffee mug drinker here at Single Serve Coffee. We love how you can see the cream and sugar mix, and we love how the double walled clear mugs from Bodum keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold longer. We also love how no coaster is needed; the double wall of glass prevents condensation on the bottom of the mug. The mugs are made from durable, mouth-blown borosilicate glass is temperature safe and will never cloud in the dishwasher. The mugs are also dishwasher and microwave safe. One word of caution - be careful when you stir with large spoons or the like - the mugs are tough but can break with sharp contact.

At Bodum Bistro Double-Wall Insulated Glass Café Latte Mug

Tassimo $50 Rebate on All Models including the Tassimo T65

2009-11-16T12:35:05Z

We've got quite the single serve coffee deal for you as CoffeeWiz.com is offering a $50 mail in rebate on all models of the Tassimo single serve coffee system. That brings the Tassimo Suprema model normally priced at $169.99 to $119.99 and the $199.99 priced Tassimo T65 to $149.99. We like both of these models, but we really love the LCD display and cup light on the newer T65 model.

From Jim: I just wanted to mention that Tassimo is offering a $50.00 rebate on all their models effective today though the holidays. This is huge .. IMHO .. Anyway thought I would share..

Get the rebate PDF here to print and mail in and find the Tassimo brewers here.

Via SingleServeCoffee.com Forums

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Acquires Timothy's World Coffees

2009-11-13T13:55:19Z

Wowser - we did not see this coming but it appears as if Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has acquired Timothy's World Coffees. Some key highlights from the release and news are:

Acquisition of Canadian Coffee Company to Strengthen GMCR's Leadership in Specialty Coffee throughout North America
Company Raises Sales and Earnings Estimates to Reflect Acquisition -

The acquisition includes the Timothy's World Coffee® brand and wholesale business (but does not include retail operations), and will be maintained as a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, with operations integrated into GMCR's Specialty Coffee Business Unit. GMCR anticipates the acquisition will be accretive to its earnings per share in fiscal year 2010.

Full release after the jump.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Acquires Timothy's Coffees of the World, Inc.

WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that the Company has acquired Timothy's Coffees of the World, Inc. ("Timothy's") from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. for a cash purchase price of approximately $157 million, in U.S. dollars, subject to adjustment.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Timothy's is a premium coffee company that produces specialty coffee, tea and other beverages in a variety of packaged forms. Additionally, Timothy's produces K-Cup® portion packs for the Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing System sold under the Timothy's World Coffee®, Emeril's and Kahlua® Original K-Cup brands. Timothy's became a licensed roaster of Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMCR, in 2000.

Lawrence J. Blanford, President and Chief Executive Officer of GMCR said, "Timothy's is a great addition to GMCR's family of brands. We have been collaborating together since they became a Keurig licensee and know the company is a great strategic and cultural fit. We believe that Timothy's, along with our Green Mountain Coffee brand, will contribute meaningfully to our future success in Canada and throughout North America."

Blanford continued, "This acquisition will provide GMCR with a Canadian presence and a coffee roasting facility in Toronto. It will accelerate GMCR's geographic expansion with a Canadian brand platform that includes manufacturing and distribution synergies. The retail portion of the Timothy's business has been purchased by Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc. and will continue to support the Timothy's brand across Canada. Our acquisition includes a five-year coffee supply agreement with Bruegger's Canadian affiliate and we look forward to our expanding relationship with them as we already supply all of their 290 locations in the U.S."

Blanford concluded, "Timothy's wholesale business and brand is a landmark international acquisition for GMCR - representing the accomplishment of a key goal: to further optimize the Keurig opportunity and our family of brands across North America."

The Company's revised estimates, as a result of the Timothy's acquisition, are provided below. Changes reflect increases over GMCR's previous estimates provided on November 11, 2009 in the Company's 2009 fiscal fourth quarter and year-end earnings release and conference call:

Revised Estimates for Fiscal Year 2010:

Total consolidated net sales growth of 55% to 60%, up from prior estimates of 50% to 55%.

An operating margin in the range of 11.5% to 12.0%, up from previous estimates of 11.2% to 11.7%.

Fully diluted GAAP earnings per share in the range of $1.85 to $1.95 per share, up from prior estimates of $1.75 to $1.85 per share. The fully diluted GAAP earnings per share estimates include $14 million pre-tax or $0.18 per diluted share non-cash amortization expenses related to the identifiable intangibles of the Company's acquisitions and including estimated acquisition transaction expenses related to the Timothy's acquisition which now are required to be expensed rather than capitalized under the new Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncement on business combinations.

Other key estimates, such as system-wide K-Cup Growth rates, remain unchanged from estimates released by GMCR on November 11, 2009 when it released fiscal 2009 results.

Revised Estimates relating to Balance Sheet and Cash Flow for Fiscal Year 2010:

Capital expenditures for fiscal 2010 in the range of $95 to $115 million, up from prior estimates of $90 to $110 million.

Depreciation and amortization expenses in the range of $44 to $48 million, up from prior estimates of $38 to $42 million, and including $14 million for amortization of identifiable intangibles.

Revised Estimates for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010:

Total consolidated net sales growth of 65% to 70%, up from prior estimates of 61% to 66%.

An operating margin in the range of 4.0% to 4.5%, up from prior estimates of 3.8% to 4.3%. The Company anticipates selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of net sales during the first quarter of fiscal 2009 to be about the same as a year ago excluding the impact of the $17 million or $0.26 per diluted share Kraft patent litigation settlement. Operating margins are expected to be similar to a year ago due to the planned increase in net sales of At Home Single-Serve Keurig brewers with no contribution to gross margins.

Fully diluted GAAP earnings per share in the range of $0.12 to $0.16, up from prior estimates of $0.11 to $0.15 per share. The fully diluted GAAP earnings per share includes estimated acquisition transaction expenses related to the Timothy's acquisition which now are required to be expensed rather than capitalized under the new Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncement on business combinations. This compares to the prior year fully diluted GAAP earnings per share of $0.37 per share and non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share of $0.10 per share excluding the impact of the $17 million or $0.26 per diluted share Kraft patent litigation settlement.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides non-GAAP operating results that exclude certain charges or credits and non-cash related items such as amortization of identifiable intangibles related to the Keurig acquisition completed on June 15, 2006, the acquisition of Tully's wholesale business and brands completed on March 27, 2009, the one-time operating income related to the settlement of the Company's Kraft litigation, and the acquisition of Timothy's completed on November 13, 2009. These amounts are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP. The Company's management believes that these measures provide investors with greater transparency by helping illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to the Company's results of operations and financial condition and comparability between current and prior periods. Management uses the measures to establish and monitor budgets and operational goals and to evaluate the performance of the Company.

GMCR routinely posts information that may be of importance to investors in the Investor Relations section of its web site, including news releases and its complete financial statements, as filed with the SEC. Today the company posted a set of slides on its web site with more information on the Timothy's transaction, and they can be viewed by clicking on this link: www.gmcr.com/GMCR/downloads/091113-announcement.ppt. In addition, you can access the slides by going to www.GMCR.com, clicking on Press Room, and scrolling down to Recent Releases, where you will find a link. The Company encourages investors to consult this section of its web site regularly for important information and news. Additionally, by subscribing to the Company's automatic email news release delivery, individuals can receive news directly from GMCR as it is released.

About Brueggers Enterprises, Inc.

Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. and operator of Bruegger's Bagel restaurants, primarily in the United States, is a leader in the fast casual restaurant segment. Founded in 1983, Bruegger's is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, operates 290 neighborhood bakery-cafes in 24 states and the District of Columbia, and supports its neighbors in every community it serves. Bruegger's menu in these stores features a Fair Trade CertifiedTM coffee from Green Mountain Coffee®. Brueggers completed the purchase of Timothy's retail operations prior to GMCR's acquisition of Timothy's wholesale business and will continue to manage Timothy's retail business of 139 restaurants (both franchised and corporate-owned locations) across Canada, under the Timothy's World Coffee, Michel's Baguette® Bakery Café, and mmmuffins® retail banners as well as Levain World Bakery.

About Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR)

As a leader in the specialty coffee industry, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. is recognized for its award-winning coffees, innovative brewing technology, and socially responsible business practices. GMCR's operations are managed through two business units. The Specialty Coffee business unit produces coffee, tea and hot cocoa from its family of brands, including Tully's Coffee®, Green Mountain Coffee®, Newman's Own® Organics coffee and Timothy's World Coffee®. The Keurig business unit is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems. K-Cup® portion packs for Keurig® Single-Cup Brewers are produced by a variety of licensed roasters, including Green Mountain Coffee, Tully's Coffee and Timothy's. GMCR supports local and global communities by offsetting 100% of its direct greenhouse gas emissions, investing in Fair Trade Certified™ coffee, and donating at least five percent of its pre-tax profits to social and environmental projects. Visit www.gmcr.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein are not based on historical fact and are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the applicable securities laws and regulations. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "feel," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "should," "would," and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Owing to the uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, actual results could differ materially from those stated here. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact on sales and profitability of consumer sentiment in this difficult economic environment, the Company's success in efficiently expanding operations and capacity to meet growth, the Company's success in efficiently and effectively integrating Tully's and Timothy's wholesale operations and capacity into its Specialty Coffee business unit, the Company's success in introducing new product offerings, the ability of lenders to honor their commitments under the Company's credit facility, competition and other business conditions in the coffee industry and food industry in general, fluctuations in availability and cost of high-quality green coffee, any other increases in costs including fuel, Keurig's ability to continue to grow and build profits with its roaster partners in the At Home and Away from Home businesses, the impact of the loss of major customers for the Company or reduction in the volume of purchases by major customers, delays in the timing of adding new locations with existing customers, the Company's level of success in continuing to attract new customers, sales mix variances, weather and special or unusual events, as well as other risks described more fully in the Company's filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements reflect management's analysis as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake to revise these statements to reflect subsequent developments, other than in its regular, quarterly earnings releases.

Terra Keramik is Now Artazza - Cool Coffee Mugs

2009-11-12T12:26:09Z

Terra Keramik has rebranded their line of amazing coffee, espresso, and cappuccino mugs and is now called Artazza. We like the new name, and wish them the best of luck as their coffee mugs are some of the best we've ever had the pleasure of drinking coffee from. You can read our earlier review of their coffee mug here.

At Artazza - Coffee Mugs

Review: Timothy's Winter Carnival K-Cups for Keurig

2009-11-11T12:45:26Z

We recently dug through our K-Cup stash and decided to revisit some Pumpkin Spice K-Cups we had left-over from a previous season, so we figured why not review another seasonal K-Cup which has been hiding in our ever-growing repertoire? This time around, it's Timothy's Winter Carnival K-Cups which grabbed our attention. We purchased these K-Cups for our own review purposes last season during a trip to Tweed & Hickory, and since Timothy's has yet to officially announce this flavor's re-launch this year, we decided to review what we had on-hand.

Upon brewing, you're greeted with a refreshing aroma of maple syrup and butter toffee which lingers in the room. Tasting notes yielded hints of caramel as well and had us wishing we hadn't ravaged our Spring supply of maple candies earlier this year. We can only imagine this coffee + a slice of maple butter pie would be nothing short of pure bliss. Please pardon us as our minds wander for a bit... mmm, maple butter pie (insert Homer Simpson drooling sound here). Timothy's also notes some "custard notes" in the flavoring, but we didn't really notice any during our tests.

We remember our childhood trips to various Winter carnivals around the region and each experience was like this coffee... unique. Some carnivals had hot cocoa & traditional fare while others were like a maple camp and served various treats such as freshly-made maple taffy, maple fudge and maple hard candies. It's only fitting that this K-Cup keep with its namesake and incorporate a Winter Carnival theme in its flavoring.

The body is medium-brown until you hold it up to a light source to reveal dark crimson red hiding within. This coffee surprised us with its very neat finish after an initial hit of acidity. It's also one of the best K-Cups we've seen so far for those not wanting a lingering aftertaste as there's practically none present here.

Aroma - 9 - Strong maple/caramel nose quickly fills the room during brewing. Reminiscent of maple treats served during some Winter carnivals of our childhood.
Acidity - 7 - Sharp bite at first but eventually levels off. Could use a bit more flavoring.
Body - 9 - Medium body with crimson red notes when held up to a light source.
Flavor - 7 - Sweet maple taste, with hints of toffee & caramel strongly present. Good mix of flavors overall.
Mouth Feel - 8 - Very smooth & dare we say almost creamy. Barely any aftertaste.
Coffee Drinker - Suited best for casual coffee drinkers & those looking for something unique.

Overall Rating: 90 - Exceptional

Overall, this is very similar to Timothy's seasonal Sugar Bush Maple K-cups, although the flavoring isn't as muted. Added bursts of toffee/caramel help kick things up a notch and give this K-Cup the edge over its Maple-only counterpart. Add some butter toffee creamer and this quickly turns into a very indulgent cup of coffee. We like it so much that we might even give it a try as an iced latte someday.

Timothy's Winter Carnival K-Cups will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini B30.

This is a seasonal K-Cup usually available in the late winter months via most online retailers or www.timothys.com.

Read how we review and rate single serve coffee and other single serve coffee beverages here.

3,604 Cups of Coffee Used to Make Picture of Mona Lisa

2009-11-10T12:39:32Z

If you've got a ton of time on your hands and let's say 3,604 cups of coffee lying around - you might be able to brew up something like the Mona Lisa. The big question on our mind is not WHY - but who drunk all these crazy cups of coffee, and what coffee maker did they use to make all of them.

What we do know is the painting measures 20 feet high and 13 feet wide and took a team of eight people three hours to complete. It was created for The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia, and seen by 130,000 people who attended the one-day coffee-lovers event.

At SingleServeCoffee.com Forums

Peet's Buys Diedrich - Finally Gets Into the K-Cup Business

2009-11-09T12:32:39Z

CNN Money and others are reporting that Peet's had indeed offered to buy Diedrich Coffee. Last Monday Peet's announced its offer to buy Diedrich for about $213 million in cash and stock, and plans to use its established grocery distribution system for selling its own bagged coffee, and to use that same channel to push more Diedrich K-Cups and eventually perhaps even Peet's K-Cups.

Peet's also plans to eventually sell its namesake coffee in K-Cup forms, joining the fast-growing segment. Shipments of K-Cups are up 60% through its first three-quarters to $1.18 billion units, according to Green Mountain Coffee, while shipments of the machines needed to brew the cups are up 144% during that time.

By acquiring Diedrich, Peet's will also get the infrastructure needed to get set up those capabilities.

Very exciting news indeed, but let's hope they keep the Diedrich coffees and brand around. We love a the variety of K-Cups available, and hope they expand and enhance the K-Cup world of single cup coffee not just replace Peet's coffees for Diedrich coffees.

At Peet's Deal For Diedrich Could Froth 'K-Cup' Business

Tassimo T65 Single Serve Coffee Maker Arrives for Review

2009-11-06T13:24:48Z

Tassimo has sent us one of the new Tassimo T65 T-Disc single serve coffee makers to review. Right away you can see the difference in the attractive packaging, and how the removable cup stand will allow you to use larger travel mugs. We also love any appliance in our kitchen that features a cool blue led light - and the T65's illuminated cup stand is the bomb. We'll have a full review soon, but details on this new brewer are below.

The T-65 Tassimo Bosch single cup T-disc brewer features a new Multilingual LC display. We're pretty sure the multi-lingual display will help Tassimo launch into new and existing markets without the need to localize the machines for each market saving money. There's also a new set of lights for cup stand illumination.

Key new features of the Tassimo T-65 Single Serve Coffee Maker (read our T-45 review for all the features of the Tassimo system):

Multilingual LC display
- User-friendly visual and linguistic instructions
- Guides users through all functions and service steps in five languages (English/ French/German/Italian/Spanish)
- Ultimate ease-of-use through self- explanatory instructions
- Explanations for every step of use
Cup-stand light
- Three lights above the cup stand for illumination
- Switches off automatically when brewer is not in use for more than five minutes
- Highlights drink appearance

At Tassimo

Review: Senseo 10 Percent Kona Coffee Blend Pods

2009-11-05T12:59:13Z

Senseo was kind enough to send over a sample bag of their new 10% Kona Coffee Blend coffee pods to review, and we're glad they did. We've been anticipating how good these coffee pods would and could be, and are pleased to say up front - pretty darn good (think Larry David saying that). Kona Coffee tends to be milder and easier on the stomach and palette, and the 10% Kona Coffee blend coffee pods are no exception.

We fired up our original Senseo single serve coffee maker (yes the one we launched the site with just over 5 years ago), and used the double cup setting. The coffee produced had the classic Senseo froth, and the aroma was mild.

Aroma – 7 – Nothing great here but nothing bad either - not very strong.
Acidity – 7 – Low acidity and easy on the stomach.
Body – 8 – Medium body with a milder finish.
Flavor – 7 – Round and almost sweet with an aftertaste of rich flavor.
Mouth Feel – 8 – Smooth - what else is there to say this is good stuff.
Coffee Drinker – Suited for any coffee drinker from light to dark. We think you'll be pleased.

Overall Rating: 88 – Good

Overall we think you'll like the Senseo 10% Kona Coffee Blend coffee pods, and we think the wide range of coffee drinkers that will enjoy this coffee makes the Kona blend coffee pods a winner. The 10% Kona Blend coffee pods from Senseo will work in your Senseo, Bunn My Cafe, Melitta One:One, simplehuman, Krups 1010 , GPOD, Home Cafe, Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic, Melitta MES5B Javapod, and other single serve coffee pod makers.

At Senseo US and Senseo Kona Pods

Read how we review and rate single serve coffee and other single serve coffee beverages here.

Contigo Double Wall Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Travel Mug

2009-11-04T12:46:19Z

We've been on the hunt for a new travel mug, and we like the look and features of the Contigo mug. The Contigo Travel mug features a patented autoseal lid, and is 100-percent leak-proof and 100-percent spill-proof. You do have to press to sip, and when you release the mug seals. Vacuum-insulated technology keeps beverages hot for 4 hours, and cold for 12 hours. Also, the contoured body makes this mug easy to hold, and it fits most standard car cupholders

At Contigo Double Wall Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler

Cafe Escapes Chai Latte and Cafe Mocha K-Cups

2009-11-03T12:40:53Z

Green Mountain has introduced two new Cafe Escapes flavors - Chai Latte (a web exclusive), and Cafe Mocha. We have sampled both of these K-Cups as a result of Green Mountain sending us a few boxes to try out and have the following thoughts:

Cafe Escapes Chai Latte K-Cups - Very sweet, so if you're going to get the most Chai flavor we found making it on the smaller setting and then using a milk frother to get some balance. We did find several of the staff also liked it on the larger setting in a travel mug to sip and enjoy.
Cafe Escapes Cafe Mocha K-Cups - Solid. It's a nice chocolate meets coffee experience with a bit more chocolate than coffee. We think this is one of the best of the Cafe Escapes so far.

There's a mini-site for Cafe Escapes as well, and it's very pleasant with ethereal background music. It's nice to see Green Mountain Coffee continue to expand the Cafe Escapes line - now where is my Caramel Macchiato?

These K-Cups will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini B30.

At Cafe Escapes

October 2009 Monthly Round-Up for Single Serve Coffee

2009-11-02T10:36:45Z

Another October and another month of amazing single serve coffee news and reviews. We had a slew of coffee reviews this past month, and expect more in the coming weeks. Also expect our Mid-Month Single Serve Coffee Deals as well in November. You can also follow Single Serve Coffee each month on Facebook and Twitter for the latest single serve coffee news, reviews, and deals.

Breville

Breville BKC700XL Gourmet Single Serve Coffee Maker - Now with Quiet Brew Technology

Coffee Cups & Travel Mugs

Toilet Coffee Mug

Coffee Pods

Senseo Cafe Noir Coffee Pods

General News

BeMoved Coffee Machine - Jump for your Caffeine

K Cup Reviews

Keurig & K-Cups

Krups Nescafe Dolce Gusto

Dolce Gusto Single Serve Coffee Maker Redesigned

Mailing List Promotions

Winner Month of Free Coffee from Single Serve Coffee

Monthly Round-Up

September 2009 Monthly Round-Up for Single Serve Coffee

Nespresso

Reviews

Senseo

Senseo Cafe Noir Coffee Pods

Single Serve Coffee Deals

Single Serve Coffee Deals for October 14, 2009

Single Serve Coffee Machines

T Disc Reviews

Review: Jacobs Monarch T-Discs for Tassimo

Tassimo & T-Discs

Review: Jacobs Monarch T-Discs for Tassimo

Caffe Inn - Concept Nespresso Espresso Machine Made for Super Heroes

2009-10-30T11:52:22Z

Yep - that's right it's a concept designed by Frenchman Charles Teyssier which seeks to replace Tony Stark's super heart with a Nespresso machine coffee heart. Seems like a decent trade off to me, but other than the looks there's not much more here. Then again, Nespresso machines are always the most interesting and best looking espresso machines we see, and we love the round design reminiscent of the new Dolce Gusto design. See all the pictures at the Design Blog.

Via Gizmodo

Save $1 a box by Dropping A Donut House on Someone

2009-10-29T11:48:24Z

To promote their new Donut House K-Cups, Green Mountain Coffee is running a “Drop A Donut House” promotion. Have fun uploading an image of a friend or family member. Then “drop a donut house” on them, which looks like a fun virtual break for both you and your friend. Plus, both of you will receive a code to save $1 per box off of their new Donut House k-cups.

Check out the whacky Donut House K-Cups site at Donut House Collection

Breville BKC700XL Gourmet Single Serve Coffee Maker - Now with Quiet Brew Technology

2009-10-28T11:31:08Z

Breville has updated their K-Cup brewer with the ultra quiet brew technology. This has to be our only complaint about the previous model - it was loud. The Breville Gourmet Single Serve Coffee Maker also features a powerful 1,500-watt heating element brews coffee efficiently fast to five different brew sizes. It has a Sleek stainless-steel design. Also new is the iced beverage function which dispenses a concentrated 3-1/2-ounce shot of tea or coffee. Dilute with ice and add water, milk or sweeteners for an iced tea or coffee.

Accessories include charcoal water filter, My K-CUP for your own roast, measuring scoop, 18 K-Cup variety pack. One of the best features about the Breville Gourmet Single Serve Coffee maker is the integrated My K-Cup and spoon - it's just too cool to pop open the top and store it away.

At Breville BKC700XL Gourmet Single Serve Coffee Maker with Iced Beverage Function

BeMoved Coffee Machine - Jump for your Caffeine

2009-10-27T11:49:19Z

Douwe Egberts has introduced a very high end single serve coffee maker concept that makes you jump and interact to get your coffee. For us - that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, especially after a hard night and just wanting to get a single cup of coffee, but hey it's a concept. We've included the video below, but essentially think of it as a large touch screen super auto-matic coffee maker that has a camera in the front like the Sony Eye for Playstation. By moving around and then doing your selection - you'll get your coffee - maybe.

Via Engadget

Review: Jacobs Monarch T-Discs for Tassimo

2009-10-26T11:46:39Z

We’ve been sampling some of the European T-Discs which started appearing on www.tassimo.com these past few months and decided to continue our tour of Europe with one of Austria’s preferred brands of coffee: Jacobs. As a result, today we’ll be reviewing the new Jacobs Monarch T-Discs which you’ll see are not that different from their previous Kroenung T-Discs.

Upon brewing, faint hints of caramel start to emerge from your typical aroma of medium-roasted Arabica beans. Billed as having an irresistible “verwohnaroma” (aroma) with “citrusy notes”, we can’t say we found any of that present except for the taste which had the characteristics of your average medium roast with the exception of the faintest caramel notes and, we could be mistaken here, perhaps a tiny hint of lemon as well. It seems most European T-Discs have profiles that are becoming more and more identical, so we had a bit of a difficult time differentiating this T-Disc from its Kroenung counterpart or other competitors such as Kenco’s medium roast and Carte Noire’s Petit Dejeuner had it not been for some key factors such as acidity and aroma.

The body is medium-brown with hints of amber when held to a light source; however, it was more opaque that you’re typical cup of coffee... perhaps due to the small 4.5oz serving size (as we’ve indicated in past reviews, small servings are the norm in Europe). There are some very mild sour notes present, but acidity is at a medium level at best and does not interfere with the final flavor. Mouth feel was smooth with a very light oily texture. Finish was quite clean with no aftertaste. It’s been a while since we’ve had some Kroenung T-Discs but the main similarities we can recall between the 2 would be aroma and mouth feel. The Monarch definitely has a slightly stronger aroma yet a more robust taste and higher acidity. We’d be hard pressed to admit which of the 2 we prefer as they’re both equally enjoyable in their own rights.

Aroma – 7 – Typical medium-roast Arabica aroma with hints of caramel.
Acidity – 7 – Medium acidity with some sour notes, but nothing too strong. A bit stronger than the Kroenung T-Discs.
Body – 8 – Medium-brown which reveals hints of amber when held to a light source.
Flavor – 7 – Average medium-roast with slight notes of caramel and possibly lemon.
Mouth Feel – 8 – Smooth with slightly oily texture, clean finish with no aftertaste.
Coffee Drinker – Suited best for medium-roast drinkers who like a slightly stronger flavor without an overabundance of acidity.

Overall Rating: 87 – Good

Overall, we think this is a decent addition to Jacobs’ T-Disc line-up and we hope they’ll make an effort to introduce the remainder of their Austrian T-Discs on the American Tassimo site. As noted earlier, it’s been a while since we had their Kroenung T-Discs and the main thing we remembered distinctly from that variety (other than what we’ve noted above) was the acidity being almost non-existent. If we were to compare, we’d say this is more of the same with a bit more acidity and a stronger flavor overall. If you like the Kroenung T-Discs, you should give the Monarch T-Discs a try.

Jacobs Monarch T-Discs for Tassimo will work in your Braun Tassimo TA1200 or TA1400 models as well as the Bosch Tassimo. You can get a 16-pack for $7.99 USD at www.tassimo.com.

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Now Buy Donut House K-Cups Fresh From The Roaster

2009-10-23T12:19:05Z

A new brand of k-cups, The Donut House Collection, is now available from Green Mountain Coffee. Four new k-cups are being offered, fresh from the roaster, and you can buy them directly from Green Mountain Coffee by clicking here. Green Mountain Coffee was kind enough send us a set of K-Cups of each of the new types - here's our thoughts on these new coffees from Green Mountain Coffee:

Cinnamon Roll K-Cups - yummy and not too much cinnamon
Chocolate Glazed Donut K-Cups - our favorite of the bunch. Lots of chocolate and lots of flavor.
Donut House Coffee K-Cups - what you'd expect yet a little more bold in flavor. We like it - especially with some cream and sugar
Donut House Decaf K-Cups - This is a good decaf if ever there was a good decaf.

At Green Mountain Coffee and Donut House Blend K-Cups from Green Mountain Coffee

Top 10 Best Selling Single Serve Coffee Makers - October 2009

2009-10-22T11:52:18Z

Fall is upon us, and so is our Top 10 Best Selling Single Serve Coffee Makers list for October. Keurig is now dominating the top two slots, and you'll notice the Senseo single serve coffee pod brewer is now missing from the list. Why? There are still no Senseos available at retail in any quantity that we can find because of their product recall and lack of a product relaunch. The Home Cafe still hangs and trails the long tail of single serve coffee at number 10. We're wondering when the new Tassimo TAS 65 will start to appear on the list - but so far it's older Bosch sibling is still the most widely available Tassimo model.

Do you think these coffee makers represent the best selling or the best? What single serve coffee makers do you think should make a best of list regardless of sales? Sound off in the comments and let us know.

If you'd like to see a list of all the single serve coffee makers we've reviewed - check our Single Serve Coffee Maker Reviews roll-up. You may also want to check out our Cost Per Single Serve Coffee Cup: Coffee Pods, Keurig K Cups, Tassimo T Discs, and Nespresso Coffee Capsules article.

Nespresso Concept D290 Spotted on Curb Your Enthusiasm

2009-10-21T11:58:39Z

That's right people - Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David sip Nespresso while filming Curb Your Enthusiasm. Thanks to Shawn for spotting the Nespresso D290 on one of our favorite shows.

From Shawn:

Just got around to watching Season 7, Episode 3 of Curb Your Enthusiasm (the one where Larry has the big Seinfeld Reunion Show idea). In the scene where Larry is trying to convince Jerry to do the reunion show, there's clearly a Nespresso Concept D290 (or maybe it's a C290?) along with some Nespresso Lungo capsules on the counter top behind Jerry's sofa.

At Nespresso

Nespresso Singatoba Special Edition Espresso Capsules Review

2009-10-20T11:34:41Z

Scott over at SingleServeEspresso.com has a full review of Singatoba. Singtoba is this season's Special Club Capsule from Nespresso, hailing from the island of Sumatra. The 100% Blue Batak Arabica beans are sourced from the northern part of the island and goes through a ferment and wash type process that has it acquiring both flavor complexity and its characteristic blue hue. Nespresso seems to have gone all out here and split roasted the coffee, light roasting some portion of the blend to keep the fruity and earthy notes, while dark roasting a portion of the batch to develop the body and the strength of the espresso.

Click on through for Scott's full review, but we also really love the deep earthy notes along with a roast profile that medium to dark coffee drinkers will love. Great stuff - and thanks to Nespresso for sending us our Singtoba capsules to try as well.

At SingleServeEspresso.com

Pumpkin Spice K-Cups and Coffee Pods Round-Up

2009-10-19T11:30:34Z

Fall is upon us and so is a ton of different Pumpkin Spice single serve coffees to pick from. Each year we kick back and sample in the best, and make sure to stock up on a few extra boxes for the winter months as well. If you're looking for some advice on what's good for pumpkin spice k-cups or coffee pods then look no further then this review and news round-up.

Now - where is that whipped cream for my pumpkin spice single serve coffee latte...hmmm...

Dolce Gusto Single Serve Coffee Maker Redesigned

2009-10-16T12:03:13Z

There's a completely redesigned Dolce Gusto in town, but it's in a town in Europe. Single Serve Coffee reader Cliff wrote in about this crazy post over at Fubiz (a french site) about the new Dolce Gusto single serve coffee maker design. We love our original Dolce Gusto (read our full review here), and we look forward to this alien like cousin to visit our kitchen soon. No word on North American pricing and availability, but click on through to Fubiz for a video of the Dolce Gusto redesign as well.

At Fubiz™

Gloria Jean's Holiday Traditions K-Cups for Keurig

2009-10-15T11:16:42Z

The weather is cold and frightful - wonderfully delightful here in Boston, and it makes us think about the upcoming holidays post Halloween. Gloria Jean has a very tasty Holiday Traditions K-Cup, and we think we're ready for it despite it being October. The Holiday Traditions K-Cups will produce a flavorful coffee with undertones of milk chocolate fudge and caramel. Now - these aren't available yet - but will be released around October 21st, so pre-order and then kick back for the holidays.

Gloria Jean's Holiday Traditions K-Cups for Keurig will work in any Keurig models.

At Gloria Jean's Holiday Traditions K-Cups for Keurig

Single Serve Coffee Deals for October 14, 2009

2009-10-14T11:42:18Z

We've got some really interesting single serve coffee deals for you this week. There's lot's of free shipping and of course good deals on buying multiple coffee pods or k-cups.

ACSJava has the Keurig B40 for $89 dollars. You need to use the coupon code KEURIG at checkout.
CoffeeGiant.com has buy 6 boxes of Timothy's K-Cups get the 7th Box Free
Maybe one of the best deals - Sign up for the CoffeeWiz.com Newsletter and get Free Coffee for a Year
Green Mountain Coffee has Free Shipping when you order 4 boxes of K-Cups
Amazon.com has Senseo Douwe Egberts Blend Coffee Pods, 16-Count Packages (Pack of 4) for $19.99
BetterCoffee.com has free shipping on orders over $75 and standard shipping is $5.95
Shoffee.com has a $6.29 box of mystery K-Cups - we dare you to try it
The Coffee Artisan has FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75
Cool Beans Pods has FREE SHIPPING on K-Cups and Coffee Pods for orders over $50
Alpinevalleycoffee.com offers free shipping with orders of $30 or more, free 8 count sample packs with every 3 boxes of k cups ordered, and discounts available depending on how many boxes you order ($1/box for 3, $1.50/box for 6, and $2/box for 8).

If you know of a great deal make sure and use our news/tips link in the right hand column. We'll keep you posted as we find more Single Serve Coffee Deals.

Senseo Cafe Noir Coffee Pods

2009-10-13T11:32:21Z

We've yet to try the Cafe Noir Senseo coffee pods, but many readers and reviewers claim an almost french roast like flavor with a full body. We're game, and think it's nice to see Senseo having a full roundup of coffee pods instead of just light, medium, and bold.

The Senseo Cafe Noir Coffee Pods will work in your Senseo, Bunn My Cafe, Melitta One:One, simplehuman, Krups 1010 , GPOD, Home Cafe, Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic, Melitta MES5B Javapod, and other single serve coffee pod makers.

At Senseo Cafe Noir Coffee Pods

Review: Timothy's Kahlua Original K-Cups for Keurig

2009-10-12T11:17:36Z

A sector which had only casually been explored in the past by other manufacturers has now seen full-fledged acceptance in the single serve coffee scene with the introduction of Timothy's Kahlua Original K-Cups. The sector in question is of course liquor-flavored coffees and this marks the first time a brand-name liquor flavor is introduced on the K-Cup market (previous versions only alluded to the brand, but never had its logo displayed). Seeing as how Kahlua is coffee-flavored liquor, it only makes sense to add it to coffee itself. For those of you who are still wondering, no... there's no alcohol content in this product.

Timothy's was kind enough to send us these K-Cups for our review, but despite them describing this as a K-Cup that combines "delicious notes of rum, vanilla and caramel", we were hard pressed to find any presence of vanilla and only noticed faint traces of rum in the aroma. It reminded us somewhat of Kahlua's scent, but the one note which stuck out above all else was the strong & unexpected scent of toffee. It filled the room and was quite pleasant. The same could be said of the taste which once again, yielded strong toffee & caramel flavors rather than the namesake taste of Kahlua coffee liquor.

Since this is a light roast, the body was light as well. Coloring was dark brown with hints of amber once we held the cup up to a light source. Acidity was practically nil which allowed the full flavors of the coffee to blend through uninterrupted. Mouth feel was a tad watery, but still smooth and the aftertaste was once again dominated with notes of toffee. Maybe Timothy's should have named this their "Toffee Coffee K-Cup" instead?

Aroma - 8 - Strong notes of caramel & mostly toffee, mild Kahlua scent with faint touches of rum.
Acidity - 9 - Barely any acidity present, very mild & definitely not overpowering. Allowed full flavors to come through during tasting.
Body - 7 - Light body due to the nature of the roast with colors of dark brown & hints of amber when held to a light source.
Flavor - 7 - Mostly toffee & caramel with faint notes of rum. Would have scored higher if more Kahlua flavoring were present.
Mouth Feel - 7 - Slightly watery, yet smooth. Medium aftertaste of toffee kept lingering in the finish.
Coffee Drinker - Suited best for light-roast coffee drinkers & those who prefer flavored coffees

Overall Rating: 88 - Good

Overall, we were rather disappointed that the Kahlua flavoring wasn't more predominant and feel Timothy's could have spent a little longer perfecting the final flavor. That being said, we still liked the remaining flavors and have to admit they made for a rather tasty toffee-flavored K-Cup. The toffee flavor was even further enhanced & paired extremely well when we added some butter pecan flavored creamer. If you're looking for the pure taste of Kahlua, you're likely to be disappointed, but if you're searching for a toffee coffee, this K-Cup should be right up your alley. It might even make for a decent iced-latte as well.

We can't help but wonder if other brand-name liquors will start partnering with Timothy's or other K-Cup manufacturers in the future. Could we possibly see Bailey's Irish Cream K-Cups hitting the shelves soon? Maybe a nice Disaronno Amaretto K-Cup or even a Grand Marnier K-Cup? The possibilities are almost endless & we can only hope such things are coming down the pipe.

Timothy's Kahlua Original K-Cups will work your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini B30 Timothy's Kahlua Original K-Cups are available from Timothy's and Amazon.com. You can also buy a 24-pack for $10.99 USD at www.coffeewiz.com.

Once again, we would like to thank Timothy's for supplying us with these K-Cups for this review.

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