Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Buy Right From The Roasters – Get Your Coffee Bean Direct

If you want your coffee at wholesale prices you have to get your coffee bean direct from the roasters. There are plenty of sources online for premium coffee. Buying coffee for many of us is a personal choice. We enjoy seeing, smelling, and (if possible) tasting the coffee before we buy it. Knowledgeable coffee drinkers know not to buy their coffee from the supermarket. The flavor and aroma have all but dissipated while it sets on a shelf for several months waiting to be sold. The secret to great coffee is in the timing. Once the coffee roaster roasts the coffee, the clock starts ticking. I like to only buy as much coffee as I can consume in a week so that I will always have a fresh cup to start my day.

When choosing a place online to get your coffee bean direct, make sure that they are located close to where you live. Fortunately for me, my favorite coffee bean source is is located only one day away via UPS. That means if I place an order for my favorite coffee on Monday, I will usually have my coffee by Tuesday. Nothing can beat quick service, and if you love your coffee as much as I do, you'll do anything to get those coffee beans in your
coffee mug as soon as possible. It's not a very good idea to select a coffee roaster that is located far from you unless you like paying tons of overnight shipping charges (I know I don't). There are exceptions to this rule, however. I get peaberry coffee from Hawaii every month and in my opinion it is worth every penny to have it FedEx'ed to me.

Like I was saying before, buying coffee online has many advantages. The best and most obvious of these advantages is having your coffee freshly roasted for you and getting the coffee at a discount. You should expect to pay about half of what you would normally pay at your local supermarket unless of course your into buying the kind of coffee beans that taste more like tree bark than gourmet coffee beans. Another great advantage to buying coffee directly from a coffee roaster is the large selection you have to choose from. You can get regular coffee, gourmet coffee, Costa Rican coffee, Brazilian coffee, dark Sumatran coffee, there are literally thousands of different kinds of coffee beans to choose from. So, it should be completely obvious to you by now, you can't go wrong when you get your coffee bean direct from a reputable coffee roaster. Your taste buds will thank you for it.

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