Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

I got a package in the mail yesterday.  A package filled with happiness.  For Mother's Day, son #3 enrolled me in a "coffee of the month" club ("the gift that keeps on giving," as Cousin Eddie would say), and the first shipment has now arrived.
I am extremely fond of coffee, as my family well knows.  I'm a coffee lover--a "coffee achiever," if you will (does anyone out there remember those commercials from years back?).

I make a small pot of Maxwell House Lite (1/2 the caffeine) first thing every morning.  I would share it with my husband, but he is one of those alien creatures who not only doesn't drink coffee, but feels ill if he tries (which he did a couple of times, in an effort to become my "coffee buddy."  Isn't that sweet?).  Then I occasionally have a cup or two in the afternoon.  And I usually brew some just before we pop the DVD in on "movie nights," hoping it will keep me from dozing off during the...zzzzzzzzz.  What happened?  What was I saying?

You know how people say that if they drink coffee too close to bedtime, it'll keep them up all night?  That never happens to me.  I usually drink half-caf at home, but I don't know why I bother.  I think my body can handle all the caf I want to put into it.

If you've read this blog much, you might already know that I'm a real Dunkin' Donuts fan, and that I also fell in love with European-style coffees when I went on some trips with my husband--especially the cafe au lait served in France.  But now I have two new types of coffee on my ever-growing list of BEST COFFEE EVER!

One is called "Mocha Matari," which I tried last night (drinking two fully caffeinated cups and then going to bed and sleeping like a baby!).  This one is naturally organic and comes from Yemen.  The bean is left in the husk for a longer period of time, which results in hints of citrus and chocolate and creates a medium brew that is perfect for breakfast or after dinner.  I LOVE this one.  It is so smooth and delicious that I may never go back to Maxwell House Lite again.

The other is called "Guatemala Coban," which I'm sipping now, as we speak.  It comes from the Antigua region of Guatemala, a country which is often referred to as the "jewel of Central American coffee production."  The bean is roasted on the darker side, which gives Coban a lively flavor--clean, mildly sweet and citrusy, with a smooth, cocoa finish.  I LOVE this one, too.

I don't know which of these two gourmet coffees is my favorite, but I think both of them have my pedestrian go-to brand beaten by a country mile.  They both have a slight hint of chocolate flavor, and it just doesn't get any better than that.  And there is none of that acidy taste that coffee often has--just pure deliciousness.

My son ordered my gift from a company called Amazing Clubs.  I don't know how good their other products are, but their coffee is definitely amazing.  I look forward to shipment #2!


(To give adequate descriptions of the two coffees, I did some paraphrasing and some direct quoting from the Amazing Clubs brochure.  Just wanted to give credit where credit is due.)

3 comments:

  1. I am the same way as you, Mom, but with Mountain Dew. I can drink an ice cold can of Mountain Dew right before bed and sleep like a rock.

    I'm glad the first two coffees are so good. Hopefully the rest are just as good!

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  2. It will not go to waste, that's for sure! (I'm just afraid I'm going to become a coffee snob.)

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