Zion Coffee Roasters

Red Apple Barn Show

2010-09-12T19:12:00.000-07:00

Evening, Coffee Fans;
WE had a great day at the the Red Apple Barn in Phillipston, MA. It was our first "Trade Show" which was actually their annual Family Day. We roasted up a bunch of Colombian Spectacled Bear coffee and although didn't sell out, we met a lot of people from the local area who seemed astounded that there was coffee being roasted right in Gardner, MA. We had airpots of brewed coffee and everyone who tasted it was amazed at the freshness and taste. Just remember: Once you try our coffee, you'll never want "the other guys" again. More later. Kevin

Email Sign Up--Free Coffee

2010-06-26T12:37:00.000-07:00

Hello, Coffee Fans---Very shortly, I'll be posting some information on Facebook that will allow 25 very special people to win a FREE pound of Costa Rican Cafe Vida coffee.
Stay tuned for more !!!

May Special

2010-05-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh....Spring is in the air...and, according to my neighbors, they tell me they love it when I'm roasting beans as it just permeates the neighborhood with the smell of fresh coffe. It is absolutely the best odor in the world !!!
But seriously, folks, have you ever had any fresh brewed coffee that's been roasted within seven (7) days of receiving it? I have a local customer who orders from us on the phone, and within 24 hours he has freshly roasted coffee ground and in his hands. He was a supermarket customer, buying one of the store brands. When we first started discussing coffee, he had a hard time believing that we'd charge $10.95 for Costa Rican coffee. He was used to paying $8.95 for a pound of their coffee. The thing that sold him was when I brought a pound over to his house and he opened the bag and almost fell down when he smelled how fresh our coffee was. I explained to him the timeline of the roasting/shipping cycle of their coffee vs. ours.
Of course, he still was a hard sell on the price, but I told him I'd work with him. Once his wife got a taste of the coffee, she told him to pay me the full price for a pound.
Very simply, she told him that it was the best tasting coffee that she's ever had, and there wasn't any real reason why we should be paid any less for our work.
So, that's one story of how the quality of the green bean supplier flows downward to our small roasting company and how it's a "win-win" for you, the end user.
This month we're offering a Fair Trade Organic Sumatra Mandehling. Originating for Indonesia, the taste is described as such: very sweet, fruity, rich, round, raspberry, heavy body.
If you're looking for a coffee with a unique taste, then try this one.
And remember, we only charge $3.99 to ship 1 lb. anywhere in the USA.

April Newsletter

2010-04-24T11:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday, Everyone;
Just released our April newsletter, where we published an article about the roast cycle of the coffee bean from green to gulp. It's quite the amazing process.
We're also running a Baratza Maestro grinder/1 Lb. free of Costa Rican Cafe Vida Coffee promotion through the end of the month (and even longer, if you like :-)).
Keep checking our website as we are making some nice changes to its' appearance.

New Beans

2010-02-15T18:21:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone--Just wanted to let you know that we received in some African Kenya AA beans this week, and I roasted up a small batch to see how it tasted, and it was awesome. This coffee from the Kichwa Tembo plantation tasted just like the cupping notes state: Graham cracker, grapefruit, acidity, raisin, lemon, chocolate
We also have in a nice Tanzania Peaberry. Tanzanian coffees are grown on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, under the shade of banana trees, truly an exotic location for this east African coffee. Tanzanian coffee is somewhat similar to the coffee of its neighbor north of the border (Kenya for the geographically challenged), bright, clean and aggressively complex. The cupping notes describe the taste the best: Floral, sweet, peaches, green apple, baking spices, citric, delicate body. It's not overpowering, but packs enough taste to want a second cup.

2010-02-06T19:53:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our blog. We're a small coffee roasting company located in Central Mass. We're constantly studying the origins of the coffees of the world and find that roasting coffee is one of the most fun and challenging small businesses. We would appreciate it if you would visit our site, view the different types of coffee we carry, and let us know if we can answer any questions for you.