Thanks to all the members of our
home roasting family!
04/30/08 We have put the Honduran Finca Las Canas on sale at $2.99/lb. It is looking a little tired but still has an excellent taste.
03/07/08 For you super premium coffee drinkers, we have received two great JBM coffees and an excellent Brazil:
JBM Mavis Banks - Mavis Banks is the largest mill for Blue Mountain coffee, this is the excellent new 2008 crop.
JBM Moyhall - Moyhall is a super premium Jamaican which presents a smooth, rich cup with a medium body.
Brazil "Alvorada"- An excellent example of one of the more refined high quality Brazils that are now finding their way to market
02/26/08 We have tragic news about Carlos (plantation manager) from Finca Vista Hermosa.
02/07/08 We are glad to offer some great new coffees and also some fresh lots of our current offerings:
Indonesian Flores Bajawa- This cup has a full body and a great milky sweetness. A slight hint of smokiness/dark chocolate can be found and accentuated with a darker roast.
Mexican Malinal Washed- New crop now in stock. Rated much higher than last years. Very rich and smooth!
Puerto Rican Hacienda San Pedro
This super premium coffee carries some of the best Puerto Rican attributes; a rich, clean and smooth cup, with a full body and hints of caramel and citrus followed by a slight chocolate finish.
Decaf Espresso Blend- This cup is very full bodied, rich and smooth with a strong chocolaty flavor. Perfect for espresso, this coffee will cut through the milk to create your favorite beverage.
12/12/07 We will continue to ship next business day. Watch for your shipping notification from Burman Coffee Traders.
Our UPS service will not be delivering/advancing packages on Sat. Sun. or holidays.
12/12/07 We have some great new coffees:
Mexican Malinal Natural- This lot is a very rich balanced cup with a fruity sweetness, medium body and a clean finish.
Ethiopian Semi-Washed Limu- This cup is full bodied, rich, clean and smooth. It is a sweeter cup with highlights of citrus.
Colombian Premium Versalles- This Colombian is big bodied, very smooth, rich, and clean with a buttery fruit finish.
Hawaiian Greenwell Farms Kona- Greenwell farms is one of the biggest names in Kona coffee. This is their highest quality bean, a very large, clean, polished coffee with a flavor matching the looks.
03/06/2008 We have tragic news about Carlos (plantation manager) from Finca Vista Hermosa. We have made a contribution in all of our customers names. For more information and a chance to help support the family of a man and his son who helped create a unique and special farm community in Guatemala, click here.
03/06/07 Hearthware has announced a price increase on the I-Roast 2 starting April 1st. The new price will be $179.95. Also, once we run out of I-Roast Originals there will be no more. Now is the perfect time to buy an I-roast!
03/06/07 An interesting article in Roast Magazine: Bringing Value to Your Coffee. Writen by James of our Mexican Malinal coffee. It talks about the financials of producing world class sustainable coffee and the best way to help farms earn more money.
01/11/07 We now have the latest batch of Gene Cafe's in stock. Free ground shipping and a 3 lb. bundle for only $495.95.
01/11/07 I want to thank all of our friends for such a great holiday season. With winter now upon us, its great to sit down with a nice hot cup of coffee! Our friend Steven has made a video of his first roast with a Freshroast, check it out!
12/20/06 We will continue to ship next business day during this holiday season. Watch for your shipping notification from UPS's Quantum View Notify.
12/08/06 After evaluating a bunch of Puerto Rican coffees we finally found one worthy of offering. My current favorite coffee on our list, Puerto Rican "Hacienda Las Nubes".
11/16/2006 The Bravi promotion: (which includes: Free Shipping and an Aerobie AeroPress or your choice of a 5 Lb. bag green coffee- up to a $55.00 value) This is a great deal, take advantage if you can.
11/09/2006 Check out the Teaposy! The coolest tea product we have seen. We now have the video clip up and running, be sure to watch it. A great gift, the whole set for only $57.99 (tea set + 8 bulbs) or just the tea for $21.99 (8 bulbs). Each bulb is a hand crafted delight.
10/27/2006 The Zach & Dani roaster is now the Nesco Pro smokeless roaster. It has improved roasting that produces better tasting (brighter) coffee in a shorter time. Now comes with a one year warranty directly from Nesco in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Nesco Pro Burman Price - $139.50 w/ a free 3 pound bundle of green coffee (your choice).
6/12/2006 We are offering free UPS continental Ground shipping on: The Bravi and the The Gene Cafe. Anything else purchased with those products will receive free shipping as well.
Enter coupon code: FREESHIPPING and click "redeem coupon" at checkout.
03/30/2006 We have been testing a new roaster for around three months now and we couldn’t be happier with it. Now introducing the New Gene Café Innovative coffee Roaster, with a 10-12 oz batch size and the ability to do multiple batches in a day, this roaster has the largest capacity of any home roaster.
You can adjust time and temperature at any time during the roast to create your own profiles. Cleanup and chaff collection are a breeze, simply unscrew the cap on the chaff collector and dump it into the trash, and you're set to roast another batch. This roaster has the ability to roast to any degree but will smoke when roasted really dark.
Now with free UPS ground shipping within continental US
(just select local pickup upon checkout)
Burman Price – $495.95 w/ free shipping and a pound of your choice.
03/20/2006 We have returned from our visit to Edwin and his family at Finca Vista Hermosa: Guatemala. We enjoyed our time at their Finca (plantation) and thank them for their warm hospitality. We also had the pleasure of meeting and cupping with AnaCafe, which regulates all Guatemalan coffee. They gave us the full V.I.P. treatment. We hope to have pictures and stories of our visit up on the site soon.
03/08/2006 Garry and Jon are leaving to visit Edwin and his family at Finca Vista Hermosa March 10th-19th. Several members of our family will keep Burman Coffee open during this period. Orders should be shipped on time but please be patient when needing assistance.
03/01/2006 We have just received the newest batch of Zach and Dani smokeless roasters from their plant in Wisconsin. We were also able to give it a great new price at $139.50 with a free pound of green coffee, also available as a grinder set with a five coffee sampler for $169.50.
02/08/2006 Now that the holidays are over we have devoted our time to uncovering some excellent coffees and products for you. We have a new Mexican Malinal premium peaberry. Very rich and smooth, an excellent balanced coffee. If you are not familiar with our Malinal coffee, this is a great one to try
A great Timor-Leste (formally East Timor) large PB, this a a very full rich coffee whose sweetness really comes out in a dark roast. Also new Kenyan PB, a smooth bright cup and an excellent example of a premium Kenya, also our new Triple Pick Sumatra, which has the cleanest biggest bean that I have ever seen in a Sumatra.
We have found a fun new brewing method. The Aeropress, a very cool hands-on espresso maker, similar to a French-press, it makes enough espresso for one to four shots, add a little more hot water and you have Café Americano. Relatively easy to use and clean and many think, (including Ken Davids) it makes superior espresso comparable to many expensive machines.
01//17/2006 Thanks for a great Holiday Season and welcome to all the new members of the Burman Coffee Family. Just a reminder that we always have and will ship by the next business day. We ship everyday UPS ships.
11/15/2005 We just received this special offer from Hearthware for people who buy an I-Roast after 11/14/2005 (invoice required). Call Hearthware at 1-888-287-0763 It is our understanding that all items have a $6.00 shipping and handling charge except the Flavorwave which has a $20.00 S&H charge, besides that these items are free.
This a paraphrasing of the text Hearthware has sent us:
“First, we would like to offer the following special gift
for every new purchase of the I-roasts (for both models). Since
the holidays are a season of giving, for every new I-roast you
purchase from Burman Coffee Traders, we are offering the following
free gifts of your choice while supplies last. The gifts will
be free, with you being responsible for only the S&H of these
items. The free gifts are as follows: Digital Scale (measures
in grams and pounds) valued at $39.95, the Empress (Thermal French
Press 32 oz) valued at $39.95, The Mountaineer (Personal Traveler
40 oz) valued at $36.95, the Traveler (Personal Traveler 14 oz)
valued at $19.99, the Side Kick (Personal Tumbler 14 oz) valued
at $18.99, and the refurbished Flavorwave Infrared cooked valued
at $89.00. You can find pictures and more information about these
items by going to www.i-roast.com
and www.nuwaveoven.net
. Since the quantities are limited, the gift would be distributed
per first come first served.”
10/28/2005 The new FreshRoast Plus 8's are in the country and should be arriving here within a week or so. We will have plenty for the holidays. These make an excellent gift for the coffee lover on your list. If you want to place a pre-order we will ship them ASAP.
10/25/2005 Normally destined for the Japanese market, this Jamaican Blue Mountain green coffee (Flamstead Estate) is the best scoring Jamaican we have ever had.
10/21/2005 The Bravi, I-Roasts and the Zach & Dani's coffee roasters all include your choice of one of our four outstanding three pound bundles, up to a $15.48 value!
10/07/2005 The first batch of FreshRoast Plus 8's arrived and
all pre-orders have been filled.
10/04/2005 The first batch of the new FreshRoast Plus "8"
are all sold. They are now in transit to us from California where
they have finally cleared customs, we will ship as soon as they
arrive. We will be getting the rest of our FreshRoast roasters
by the end of October. When we know more and get closer we will
start taking pre-orders.
09/22/2005 We have been evaluating the new Swissmar Bravi for about three weeks now and have decided to add it to our line. We have not found a better way to roast 8 ounces. We roasted many batches including our Ethiopian Harrar at setting 9 which is a city roast . A bright cup with good complexity, interesting blueberry fruit top and a dark chocolate bottom. Our Costa Rican we tried at a 11 which was 7 seconds into the second crack, turned out full bodied, rich and balanced. The evenness of the roast and the complexity of the coffee was a significant improvement over the Alpenrost. The use of non-stick coatings on the doors and top should provide trouble free operation over time, with much easier cleaning. The Bravi even expels the coffee into a plastic chamber when done roasting. Clean up is a damp sponge and I recommend a quick vacuum before putting it away. See the home roasting section for further tips.
09/20/2005 We are expecting the new FreshRoast Plus "8" by the end of September. It will have an improved roast chamber, a longer roast time to provide a more balanced roast. It will also provide some voltage regulation to insure more even roasts under different voltage.
09/15/2005 The new I-Roast 2 is in stock. This new roaster allows you to save up to 10 custom roast profiles and has enhanced the roasting curve into five sections instead of three.
Burman Price- $179.95 w/ three free pounds
09/12/2005 We will still be selling the original I-roast, same capacity, same roast time, same great taste.
Great new price! $149.95 /w 3 Free Lbs!
09/10/2005 We have lowered the price of the Zach and Dani's home coffee roaster to $134.50 for the unit w/ three pounds of coffee and $164.50 for the set, which includes the roaster, grinder, and a five coffee sampler. Great American made smokeless roaster.
09/09/2005 We have located some bags of Kauai Reserve and now have it back in stock.
09/09/2005 We have run out of the older FreshRoast Plus's and do not expect to locate any more.
09/08/2005 Here's some links to a couple of interesting articles referring to fresh coffee as the number one source for antioxidants. One from National Geographic and one from Web MD
07/27/2005 We have managed to latch onto a batch of the FreshRoast Plus's. This is the model before the Plus "8"s. The only major difference is this model has a five minute timer. $49.95 for the roaster with free pound. $79.95 for the set while supplies last. They also come with a 6 month warranty from FreshBeans Inc.
07/26/2005 We are now selling our burlap coffee bag at $1.50.
Max 2 per order.
07/11/2005 We have lowered our price for the I-roast to $149.95 and the I-roast set to $179.95.
05/19/2005 We have added a great new coffee. Rwanda Maraba Co-op, similar to a Kenyan coffee. Supports the small farmers and helps stimulate Rwandas economy.
03/09/2005 Check out the new "Pump
and Store", I think it is the coolest way I have seen
to store your roasted coffee.
03/09/2005 We have dropped the Organic Gayo Mt and replaced with
an excellent Bolivian
Organic. This is a great balanced sweet coffee with milk chocolate
overtones.
03/09/2005 Coffee prices have gone through the roof, and many
coffees are in short supply. We are attempting to hold prices
were we can and moderate our increases where necessary. We have
managed to latch on to two barrels of Blue Mountain. I'm am told
they are at sea, which means still a couple of weeks before they
land, clear customs and make it to Madison
03/09/2005 Garry and Kathie just returned from a trip to the
Malinal communities near Tepic in Nayarit Mexico. We spent 9 days
meeting, working and partying with a very dedicated group of people
committed to excellent coffee. Also had an amazing boat trip through
the bird sanctuary in San Blas. Pictures to follow. Thanks to
Jon for holding things together while we were gone.
02/10/2005 We have gone back to our cool java pop ups for our
coffee descriptions.
If your having trouble viewing them, click the link at the top
of the coffee list.
01/31/2005 Check out our new Monthly
Coffee Sale page. We have recently found a new batch of two
interesting coffees that we want you to try, Indian Mysore Nuggets
and Indian Monsooned Malabar. Don't forget to check out our Mexican
Malinal and Guatemalan Vista Hermosa, both are a great model representing
shade grown, organic coffees with a fair wage paid to the employees.
01/20/2005 We are bringing back the Zach
and Dani's home roaster. It comes with three pounds of coffee,
choose one of four bundles, only $134.95. We also have the roasting
set with grinder for $164.95. We have run out of Caffe Rostos
and are unsure when we can get more, until then we have taken
it off the site.
12/8/2004 The I-Roast
now comes with a free three pound bundle of your choice for only
$169.00. You can check out the bundles on our fine
list of coffees
11/5/2004 We have just added two new coffees. A smooth rich high
octane blend called "Jumpstart"
which we have put on sale at a great price for you to try. Also,
we added Indian
Monsooned Malabar which makes great espresso either by itself
or in a blend with our Brazils.
10/22/2004 The Hearthware
I-Roasts are in stock and all backorders are filled.
10/15/04 We are currently out of stock on the Hearthware
I-Roast. Hearthware has just notified us that they are in
port in Los Angeles. We are next day shipping from Hearthware,
when they get them. We will fill back orders the same day they
arrive. We are including a "Master Roaster" t-shirt
with all pre-orders.
10/15/04 We have changed the format of our coffee
list. Our highly discounted two and five pound prices are
now more visible. Plus we have dropped the price of some of our
coffees.
8/30/04 We have added several
excellent new coffees! An award winning Guat called Vista
Hermosa, on sale under Specials.
The Latest Malinal offerings which now include a washed coffee
that is lighter bodied and a little fruitier. Also a new Brazil
called Yellow Bourbon. A unique coffee with a ripe yellow cherry
instead of red. Our Papua New Guinea is now Kimel Plantation A.
And we have a new batch of excellent Yemen Mocha.
8/26/2004 We just received our latest batch of Caffe Rostos.
There are significant improvments to the voltage regulation, thermal
fuse and heating element, along with new management for Brightway.
8/18/2004 The new batch of Freshroast Plus 8s are here! All back
orders have shipped.
8/11/2004 Brightway Industries, who distributes the Caffe Rosto,
is under new management. I have talked to some of the new management
and it sounds like customer service issues should go much smoother.
6/17/2004 Our latest coffee picks are starting to arrive. Our
new Colombian, La Esperanaza is great! Its full bodied, rich and
sweet on top. Also the new batch of Tanzanian Peaberrys are excellent.
Very rich and chocolate, excellent for dark roasts. And we have
a new suppler of Indian Mysore Nuggets, cupped three points higher
then our very good prior batch. Watch for further updates as we
add the new coffees.
6/10/2004 We have added the I-Roast
from Heathware and are selling it at $169.95. This roaster is
next generation appliance, perfect for the serious roaster who
wants a programable power tool to create amazing custom roast
profiles.
6/10/2004 Swissmar is bringing out an improved version of the
Alpenrost in the fall. We will have it back in stock then.
4/30/2004 We have a new supplier of burr grinders, DeLonghi.
The FreshRoast "8" set
is now priced at $99.95 with a burr grinder and
5 coffee sampler, The Freshroast original set
at $79.95
4/21/2004 Added a new coffee, Malinal Peaberry as a coffee special..
Excellent for dark roasts and espresso blends. Just a one time
purchase so check it out before its gone
4/21/2004 Garry will be at the SCAA conference in Atlanta, April
23-26. Always good to get together with our coffee suppliers/growers
and friends.
3/28/2004 We are out of burr grinders and Hearthware can no longer
supply them. We are currently evaluating new grinders, but it
looks like it will several weeks before we are stocking a new
one. This means the roasting sets with grinders are currently
unavailable.
3/4/2004 The FreshRoast "8" set
is now priced at $99.95 with a burr grinder and
5 coffee sampler, and the roaster
at $69.95 with a free pound. The roaster is a
great improvement with a very even roast and more balanced roast
profile!! This is a great way to start home roasting.
2/11/2004 We have lowered our price on the Caffe
Rosto to $119.95. This is an amazing price
on one of my favorite roasters.
2/4/2004 We have added two new coffees that are a hit, an African
Burundi and a Papau New Guinea. Both are excellent.
2/11/2004 The container of FreshRoast Plus "8" roasters
was delayed in shipping. They arrived in the US February 6. We
will be receiving them by Feb.18th or so. We will be adding a
free "Master Roaster" T-shirt to all Plus "8"
pre-orders for the delay.We apologise for the delay, but Freshbeans
kept moving the dates. We do have Caffe Rostos and Alpenrosts
in stock.
12/11/2003 We have stopped selling the FreshRoast Plus and are
now taking pre-orders for the new FreshRoast Plus "8".
This roaster will not be here in time for Christmas.
We should be caught up on most current backorders by Monday December
15th.
12/3/2003 All our roasters are now in the country and we should
have all back ordered roasters on the way to you by 12/12/2003
or sooner.
11/4/2003 Just got in the new 11/03 edition of Home
Coffee Roasting, by Kenneth Davids. This is the book
for all home roasters.
11/3/2003 We have a good supply of Caffe Rostos coming for the
Holidays, but they won't be in until late November-early December.
We are getting a few Caffe Rosto test units in again soon. As
soon as we have a firm date on the new Caffe Rostos we will take
pre-orders at $119.95. Once in stock they will sell for 124.95.
11/3/2003 Still waiting for our Hearthware I-Roaster evaluation
unit.
10/28/2003 Check out our new "MASTER
ROASTER" T-Shirt. Just the thing for the well dressed
home roaster. Only $4.99.
We also dropped our price on the Alpenrost
to $259.95
10/21/2003 We just got in a new batch of Malinal! Their production
was way down this year, but we managed to get a good supply. Best
Natural-D yet (a type of semi-washed that is very eco-friendly).
Rich and full with excellent fruity overtones on top. Also got
in a new barrel of Jamaica Blue Mountain- Mavis Bank. Another
coffee that has been getting better each season.
10/17/2003 Burman Coffee Traders will be demonstrating our roasters
and providing a chance to taste several of our coffees at the
Madison Food and Wine show Oct 24-26. Garry will be presenting
a Home Roasting class at 4:00pm Oct 25.
10/7/2003 We just received a small quantity of Caffe Rosto test
units. They are new, but have had a batch or two of coffee run
through them for testing. They come with a full one year depot
warranty from Brightway, the manufacturer. We are selling them
at $109.95. We have very limited quantities. [ read
more ]
10/7/2003 We just dropped our price on the FreshRoast Original
to $49.95, This is a super price for a starter roaster and makes
an excellent gift. It is now "enhanced" as it includes
the new improved FreshRoast Plus roast chamber.
9/15/2003 We have just added an amazing Kenyan AA (Vallenu).
This medium bodied coffee has a blackberry sparkle and a satin
smooth finish. Easily the best kenyan we have had in a while.
9/8/2003 We have lowered our price on the Zach and Dani roaster
and roasting set to $89.95 for the roaster, and $119.95 with the
Hearthware burr grinder and 5 coffees.
8/19/2003 All roasters are in stock
8/1/2003 Check out the Nicaraguan Angelina, our latest new coffee
offering. A medium roast brings out a mild, almost buttery, white
chocolate flavor while a darker roast adds more intensity and
turns the chocolate bitter-sweet.
6/17/2003 We are out of stock on Caffe Rostos and have removed
them from the shopping cart.
6/12/2003 We are also in the process of switching burr grinders
from the white Hearthware Burr grinder, to the black Hearthware
Burr Grinder Deluxe, priced at only $29.95
6/8/2003 We have added three new coffees, One new addition, a
Colombian Supremo, "San Agustin", a very rich , full
bodied coffee with a sweet finish. We also have a new Costa Rican,
"Cafe Vida" ,and a new Guatamalin Antigua, "San
Nicolas", both are similar, but cup several points higher,
than the coffees they replace. Enjoy!
6/8/2003 You will now find the Zach and Dani's and FreshRoast
Plus roasting sets under specials, and the FreshRoast Original
set under equipment. We offer an opportunity to add the grinder
to both the Caffe Rosto and Alpenrost at an additional 10% discount
when you check out.
6/3/2003 We are returning to fully stocked! We have the Zach
and Dani's, the Alpenrost, along with the FreshRoast Plus and
FreshRoast in stock. And we just heard the Caffe Rosto has cleared
customs and is on the way here. We should be able to ship them
June 12-13.
5/5/2003 The Freshroast Plus's have finally cleared customs and
should be on their way to us.. We will ship as soon as they arrive.
4/28/03 We have added the Zach and Dani's roaster
to our product set. You will find both a roaster set, with burr
grinder and sampler under specials, and the roaster, by itself,
under equipment. After about a month of evaluation, and a day
spent at their Two Rivers, Wisconsin manufacturing site, we feel
it is a well engineered product with a good batch size and a unique
smoke free design.
5/19/03 We are still experiencing a delay on Caffe Rosto orders.
There have been some manufactuing issues and we want to verify
all is well before shipping more.
4/18/03 We are sold out of the Freshroast Plus until the end
of April. This batch will have an American made roast chamber
and slightly higher fan speed. We will ship as soon as they arrive.
We still have a good supply of the FreshRoast Original at an excellent
price, both make a great first roaster.
2/26/03 We have just selected our new lots of our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe,
Tanzanian Peaberry, and Sumatra. We have found some excellent
coffees!
1/27/03 We are sold out of the Alpenrost (I guess our price was
too good!), and it looks like there won't be more until late May.
We have removed it from the shopping cart until we have some on
the way.
We no longer carry the Hearthware Gourmet, as they are running
out of parts to support the warranty. We are looking forward to
their new roaster.( Hopefully summer)
Great Buy!
We just got in a batch of the original Freshroast roasters. We
are offering them at $54.95 w/a free pound of coffee. This is
a great gift opportunity for that coffee lover on your list!
New Coffees
We Have just started featuring the Malinal Natural
D (for depulped). This method of preparation dramatically
reduces pollution to the local streams and water
compared to a "washed" coffee. This
coffee not only tastes great, you but can see
the quality in the roasted beans. They are huge!
My suggestion is roast it medium. Check out the
Malinal site at www.malinal.com.
We will be supporting this project by discounting
the price to make it an even greater value.
We have also added Brazil "Beija Flor."
this is a great choice for you dark roast and
espresso fans, sweet on top with a rich nutty,
chocolate bottom.
We are always evaluating new coffees so come back
and check the coffee page often.
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