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La Soledad, Acatenango, Guatemala

The Acatenango region is on the other side of the beautiful ancient city of Antigua's two (of three!) volcanoes, one of which is currently spewing smoke.

La Soledad's quality dominates this coffee region, having received several Cup of Excellence awards over the years. The 270 acre farm averages over 5,000 feet in altitude and is heavily shaded with soil-enriching leguminous trees.

The cup is full bodied with honeyed smoky-orange and luminous dark chocolate notes balanced with that classic Guatemala crisp acidity.

Henio Pérez's family has owned La Soledad, named after his grandmother, since 1895.

$15.95 per 12 ounces.
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July Specials!

Enjoy the following Terroir Coffees at a special savings for June 2009!

Please note our "recession busting" sale prices for the Terroir coffees featured below are $3 off their regular prices!

La Minita, Tarrazu, Costa Rica

This is the grand cru estate coffee. In my opinion, one of the most consistent, perfectly crafted estate coffees in the world, year after year. Full bodied, sparkling acidity, yet so smooth from hot to stone cold. Maple syrup, nuts and hint of peaches.
No pesticides or herbicides are used.
Rated 94 points in the Coffee Review.

Regularly $14.95
On Sale for: 11.95 for 12 ounces,
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Matalapa, La Libertad, El Salvador

Matalapa is a fourth generation 190 acre farm at 4,100 feet above sea level. It is shaded with over forty varieties of shade trees.

100% Bourbon. Layers of refined deep sweet citrus with no edge coated with creamed nutty caramel.

Regulalrly $13.95!
On sale for: $10.95 for 12 ounces,
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Daterra, North Italian Style Espresso

A "light" dark roast in the tradition of Northern Italy (Milan - Trieste). Terroir has carefully blended several Daterra Farm varieties to produce this exceptionally sweet, full bodied coffee.

As an espresso, it has a floral, cocoa- almond aroma. The cup is elegant, smooth, of one piece from first contact to aftertaste. It is honey textured, extra-sweet and lively, with notes of mellow clean fruit, chocolate, nuts and refined butter-marzipan. Other brewing methods produce a rich very mellow, low acid cup with complex nutty-chocolate flavors.

Regularly $14.95!
On sale for: $11.95 for 12 ounces,
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Also save $2 on the following GHH Select Coffees!

Continental Blend

Medium-dark melange of high grown coffees. Sweet fullness up front, followed by rich and smooth roasty notes.

Regularly $11.95
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Espresso Sorrento - South Italian Espresso Roast

Pleasant citrus and mature roast notes are present and harmonious. Candied roasted pecan and walnut melt like chocolate in the mouth. Full bodied, deep and elegant.

Regularly $11.95
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Technivorm Brewer Promotion!

Technivorm Thermal Brewer PROMO -
Includes 3 FREE bags of coffee; Box of Filters (100ct) and FREE Shipping

Through July 31, 2009 (or until supplies last, whichever comes first), we are offering a special promotion on the Technivorm KBT741 Thermal Brewer. This is the only brewer both top rated by Cook's Illustrated and certified by the SCAA to brew to Gold Cup standards!

Use the promo code: technomania - when you purchase a Technivorm KBT741 Thermal Brewer
And we will include:
A special bonus pack of 3 coffees with your order!
- Terroir Ademe Bedane, Sidamo, Ethiopia;
- Terroir Segundo Bravo, Nariño, Colombia; and
- GHH Select Tarrazu, Costa Rica.
All coffees are full flavor roast and are fantastic iced or hot. Plus we'll include one box of Filtropa #4 filters (100 count) to get you brewing right away!

Using the thermal carafe is a great way to keep the coffee chilled for the summer months and hot without cooking the coffee in the winter!

We also include FREE SHIPPING on this special purchase!(Applies to UPS domestic ground service only)

The KBT741 (Thermal) brewer PROMO $265.00.

NOTE: No need to contact us if you see a shipping charge on your electronic invoice, we will adjust the shipping charge on your final invoice before processing.

Not to be combined with any other offer or promotion.
Offer valid on model KBT741 Thermal brewer only. Substitute coffees may be offered at the discretion of GHCC due to availability.

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Other Limited Edition Roasts

Roasting on Mondays Only!

Toarco, Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

The coffee formerly known as Celebes returns and it is a far better quality version than ever before. Toraja Toarco has taken on a certain legendary status amongst the coffee cognoscenti. It has been impossible to get any in the US because Toarco was developed and financed by Japan's Key Coffee Company which sold all its production to the Japanese market. Coffee is grown there from moderate elevations to six thousand feet. Toarco works with over 7000 families to produce this coffee.

The coffee cup exhibits notes of malt and nutmeg-spiced dark honey. The beans are peaberries which are round shaped; they have been separated from the common flat beans using sieves. Peaberries grow in single seed coffee cherries, as opposed to paired, and typically develop near the tips of a coffee tree's branches. A coffee tree will produce about 5% peaberries. They often have a slightly higher acidity than their flat bean counterparts. This lot has a very pleasant smooth fruity liveliness in the cup.

Toarco stands for TOraja ARabica COffee.
$14.95 for 12 ounces

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Ndiara Estate, Kirinyaga, Kenya

Ndiara is another powerful coffee from Kirinyaga, easily an equal, in my opinion, to Mamuto and very different. If ever there was a coffee that should be called jammy, this is it! It presents massive body with a berry fruit-basket of flavors.

$22.95 for 12 ounces
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Konga Cooperative Reserve, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Certified Organic and Fair Trade!

We paid extra for this small specially prepared lot from the Fair Trade certified Konga Cooperative. The coffee is organic as well. The Konga Cooperative has 1683 farmers of which 133 are female heads of family. The average size of a farm is 1.25 acres on which coffee and various foods for the local market are grown. Yirgacheffe is amazingly lush with vegetation. The coffee is grown at over 6,000 feet in altitude. This Konga also has that lush full-bodied apricot core with exceptionally pronounced clarity and sweetness.

Yirgacheffe is one of the great aromatic coffees of the world. It is often used in the finest Italian espresso blends, such as Illy, to add a critical floral element. The scientist- quality coffee pioneer Ernesto Illy (Illy Coffee) stated at the SCAA Conference in Boston, 2003 that the coffee of this region shared an aromatic component found in Darjeeling tea and Chanel #5.
$16.95 for 12 ounces

$16.95 for 12 ounces
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Please note:
When ordering our Limited Edition Coffees, orders must be placed by 8:00 am Eastern time on the day they are scheduled to be roasted. Thanks!

George Howell Coffee Company wins Award for ExtractMoJo™

SCAA BNP EduTrExtractMoJo Lite now available for only $99!

The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) awarded ExtractMoJo Best New Product in the Educational Training Category at the 21st Annual Exposition. Compatible with virtually all coffee brewing methods and equipment, anyone can improve their coffee brewing technique to meet Gold Cup standards, Reichart r2 Mini Coffeeensuring a sweet cup in every batch. ExtractMoJo is also an effective instructional tool, and teaches the simple, basic principals that govern how better brewing is easily achieved.

Also available bundled with our new Coffee Refractometer for $399, available here.

A great book on espresso

The Professional Barista's Handbook by Scott Rao

Espresso aficionados, here is a book that is written in clear English and presents the spectrum of state-of-the-art espresso brewing today, from traditional methods to the latest innovations happening in the most avant-garde cafes. Scott Rao's The Professional Barista's Handbook is the best book available for professionals and for aficionados. It is profusely illustrated with great photos giving clarity to every point. To read more and/or to purchase, click here.