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ANAHEIM, CA (April 12, 2010) – Kaapi Royale Coffee will serve samples of an espresso based on the rare Coffea liberica species during this week’s Specialty Coffee Association of America conference and exposition in Anaheim, California. The blend, called Anokhi Karma, combines coffee from the Liberica cultivar with others exported from India exclusively by Kaapi [...]

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A 2009 retrospective in February 2010, you ask? Well, I’ve been hard at work for the last 6 weeks or so (which you will see in the 2010 wrap-up), so it’s going to have to do. What, you want a refund? This is my second annual year in review, started in 2008 and inspired by [...]

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I’m excited to have emerged victorious from Friday’s Facebook Username Land Grab with a pretty good one: Espresso. That’s right, for the convenience of friends, fans and search bots alike, you may now reach me on Facebook at http://facebook.com/espresso. I am thankful to have been aided by a few strategic advantages, first: the Hawaii Standard [...]

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A press release issued today by premium espresso machine manufacturer La Marzocco calls into question the viability of this year’s HOST exhibition in Milan and also your intelligence as a reader. Read below: After thorough deliberation and evaluation, La Marzocco has decided not to participate at the 2009 edition of HOST in Milan, in spite [...]

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KAILUA KONA, HI–(Marketwire – October 02, 2008) – Espresso training, coffee roaster training, a farm tour and a new professional coffee tasting class will be held ahead of this year’s Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on the Big Island. The Hawaii Coffee Training Workshop series sponsored by the Kona Pacific Farmers Cooperative includes two new programs [...]

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