No more watered-down or stale summer iced coffee! If you love the sound of that, you'll love the sound of this: the Japanese brew method for iced coffee "flash freezes" your coffee, ensuring that all of the beans' natural aromatics and flavor notes are preserved. Best of all, brewing is easy, quick, and requires only... Continue Reading →
Iced coffee vs. cold brew
Iced coffee versus cold brew, our modern summer cold coffee showdown…or is it? While both chilled, iced coffee and cold brew couldn’t be less similar. One is your favorite coffee, with all of its wonderful notes and textures and the other is a rich, smooth, chocolaty drink. Confused? Keep reading! ICED COFFEE is a brewed... Continue Reading →
Creating a small business coffee program
"Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break." -Earl Wilson Offering coffee in the workplace is beneficial on many levels – it is good for employees’ health, increases productivity, and can save your company money (more on this below). Luckily, creating a great small business coffee program is... Continue Reading →
Coffee & Cocktails – the queen’s marshmallow surprise
The queen's take on an alcoholic marshmallow peep - perfect for an after dinner drink! What you will need: TheQueenBean.com coffee DaVinci Gourmet Syrup - Toasted Marshmallow (available in regular or sugar free!) Vodka Chocolate sauce Whipped cream Pre-heat your coffee mug and combine one part vodka with one part toasted marshmallow syrup and stir.... Continue Reading →
Regional coffee profile: Central America
Balanced, bright, and clean are the words most frequently used to describe some of our most beloved coffees, the “Centrals”. Central America, which spans from Mexico in the west to Panama in the east, sits in the heart of the equatorial zone, often referred to as the Bean Belt for its near perfect growing regions... Continue Reading →
Coffee and food pairing
Have you ever put a mint in your mouth and taken a sip of water or coffee? If so, you’ll know that the mint (and the drinks) taste very different solo and once paired. The same is true for our beloved brew. Each coffee has a myriad of base and upper notes that change as... Continue Reading →
Coffee & Cocktails – chocolate covered cherry espresso shooter
What you will need: Grenadine. Godiva chocolate liqueur. Chilled Espresso Joe coffee from TheQueenbean.com. Vodka. Fill your shooter glass about halfway with grenadine. In a mixing glass combine 2 parts Espresso Joe coffee from the QueenBean.com with 1 part Godiva chocolate liqueur. Stir the mixture and layer SLOWLY over the grenadine in the... Continue Reading →
Coffee & Cocktails — The HONkEY Dunkie
The queen's take on a Kentucky coffee. What you will need 1oz. Kentucky bourbon. 1/2 oz. honey. 1 tsp. cinnamon. 1 cup of Italian roast coffee from TheQueenBean.com. lightly whipped heavy cream. Add the bourbon , honey and cinnamon to a preheated glass. Pour on the coffee until the cup is about 90% full and... Continue Reading →
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