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Discover Premium Microlot Coffees Sustainably Sourced from Toomer’s Coffee Roasters

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For coffee lovers in search of a truly remarkable cup,  few offerings can rival the distinct character and quality of  our Microlot Coffees.

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At Toomer’s Coffee Roasters, a family-owned small business in Alabama, we take pride in our collection of hand-selected Microlot Coffees, a pursuit rooted in our history as former missionaries to South America. Since 2004, we’ve been dedicated to crafting the finest coffee with a mission-driven heart and a commitment to supporting sustainable coffee practices. Our unique Microlot Coffees come from smaller, family-run farms that produce exceptional coffee with an unparalleled focus on quality. [Read more…] about Discover Premium Microlot Coffees Sustainably Sourced from Toomer’s Coffee Roasters

What Sets Peaberry Coffee Apart from Regular Coffee Beans?

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Peaberry coffee is very unique, increasing in popularity and grown in a variety of top coffee-producing countries worldwide

First what is Peaberry Coffee?

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What Sets Peaberry Coffee Apart from Regular Coffee Beans? Peaberry coffee refers to a type of coffee bean that develops as a single, round, and small seed inside the coffee cherry, rather than the usual two flat-sided beans. It occurs in about 5-10% of coffee cherries and is often considered a prized specialty coffee. Some believe peaberry beans to have a slightly different flavor profile compared to regular coffee beans, often described as having a more concentrated and intense flavor. They are sorted and processed separately, and you can find peaberry coffee from various coffee-producing regions around the world.

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How is Coffee Decafinated?

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Most people are aware that decaf coffee is quite simply coffee without the caffeine. However, have you ever wondered, how is coffee decaffeinated? If so, you’re in luck!

In this article, Joe Borg, Royal New York Senior Coffee Trader, will walk you through the four most common decaffeination processes. At Toomer’s Coffee we currently use both Swiss Water Processed® and Mountain Water Processed Decaf.
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Ethiopian Organic Natural Sidamo – Fair Trade Shanta Gobal Coffee

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This Ethiopian Sidamo Natural Process coffee is sourced by our brokers as a Certified USDA Organic and FairTrade African coffee from family-owned farms of the Shanta Golba Cooperative, which is located in the Bensa district. The Shanta Golba Cooperative is part of the Sidamo Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (or SCFCU). SCFCU was formed in 2001 with a mission to support sustainable coffee production from cooperatives in the Sidamo region. SCFCU is made up of more than forty five cooperatives with more than 80,000 producers. [Read more…] about Ethiopian Organic Natural Sidamo – Fair Trade Shanta Gobal Coffee