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Hello and welcome to volume Two edition Ten of the Has Bean newsletter. If you missed any of the earlier ones they can be found at www.hasbean.co.uk/news.htm

1. New Additions.

We have more new beans from familiar origins but with unusual twists. Our long search for a quality peaberry is over, and a new Kenyan that is one of the finest we have found. We have also managed to source some quality Cona Vacuum pots.

Kenya AA "Gulmarg Estate" (ref 103), Cost: £3.05 per 250g bag

It’s been a good year for Kenyan coffee at Has Bean. We have been spoiled with some exceptional origin coffee. But the problem is they never hang around for long. I spend more time looking for good Kenyan than any other coffee. I think you can judge a roaster on his espresso blend and his Kenyan and I'm pleased to be judged on this one. With Bright fruity flavours that you would expect from Kenyan (berries and blackcurrants) only when this cools slightly do you get the smooth creaminess that envelopes your tongue. This Kenyan is good, so I best start the search for next time as I don’t expect it to hang around long.

www.hasbean.co.uk/offers/kenya.htm

Kenya Peaberry "Eaagads Estate" (ref 104), Cost: £3.10 per 250g bag

I've been looking for a good peaberry ever since we started to sell online. I've been sent many samples, all of them rejected for differing reasons of quality and taste. So when another landed on the desk, I didn’t hold out much hope for anything different. So it came as a surprise to find this cup, I don’t think it’s an over reaction to say, I am in love with this coffee! Zesty fruit running along the taste buds turning as the cup cools into a rich red winey taste with hints of blackcurrants. Old friends of Has Bean will know of my love for Kenya coffee, well I think this sums up why. A tricky one to roast as it turns very quickly from first crack to second, but when it’s right it’s worth the effort.

www.hasbean.co.uk/offers/pea.htm

Washed Ethiopian Wild Grown Bonga Forest Coffee (ref 105), Cost: £3.95 per 250g bag

As the name suggests this coffee is wild grown in the Bonga Rain Forest in Ethiopia. Its hand picked cherries are harvested by independent farmers, and sent for processing as a cooperative. The members of the cooperative are committed to sustainability in price, environment and social improvement. For there labours they bring one of the most unusual coffees we have come across. Rich in body, with hints of spice. It is similar in many ways to Ethiopian Harrar with its earthy mushroom overtones, but with a surprising silky mouthfeel that lingers on and on long after the cup.

www.hasbean.co.uk/offers/bonga.htm

Cona Vacuum Pots

These vac pots are from the world famous Cona brand of vacuum pots. There main features are its all glass body with no metal parts to taint the flavour. The vacuum principle ensures the coffee is automatically infused at the correct temperature and does not boil. It also means the coffee doesn't become over extracted unlike some other methods of brewing. Cona is the choice of professionals for filter/French press type of brewing.

www.hasbean.co.uk/offers/cona.htm

Bolivian Organic (ref 704), Cost: £2.00 each

Has Bean has jumped on the organic bandwagon, but not after trying hard to find just the right bean. This one being the unanimous winner. Lets dispel some rumours though; most coffee is grown organically, it's just that when you're growing beans thousands of feet above sea level, the organic association don't want to come up to the plantation to certify them. The only way they can be enticed is with money. This means most of the organic beans available are of poorer quality and that's why we have had such a problem getting a good quality organic bean. So now Has Bean is proud to offer this fine organic coffee. A superior cup of coffee which blends the characteristics- smooth and mellow flavours of South America with some hints of flavour typically found in African and Indonesian coffees. For the world coffee explorer, this is a new and rewarding adventure. The special offer is instead of 2.85 per 250g pack this is 2.00 BARGAIN!

www.hasbean.co.uk/offers/bol.htm

2. Stock Running Low

We have had to wave goodbye to Yemen, Kenya Kiairugu and Peru Organic decaffeinated. We have a fantastic replacement for the Yemen in the Wild Bonga Ethiopian and a great replacement for the Kiairugu with the Gulmarg. The Peru can be replaced with the Columbian decaffeinated we have.

3. While we Browsed

Our Australian Skyberry was part of a full page article in Ian Boughton's Coffee House magazine. It came out very favourably too, why not take a look at http://www.coffee-house.org.uk/ or downloadable from http://toomuchcoffee.com/downloads/coffeehouseaugust2004.pdf the review is on page 14, (excuse the photo).

Thanks again for all your support, keep the emails coming in to steve@hasbean.co.uk with your thoughts of the site and the coffees we have at the moment and coffees you would like to see.

Steve
www.hasbean.co.uk
Where coffee gets treated the way it should, as a fresh food.