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Freshly Roasted Beans are the Secret Ingredient

Roasting is the most overlooked and one of the most important aspects of a great cup of coffee. Many premium coffee brands sell coffee that has been roasted days, weeks, and even months before the beans are ever brewed. The difference of Artisanal Premium Coffee is the roasting. After you've placed an order we roast the beans to your specifications.

What is roasting?
Roasting transforms green coffee beans into the dark aromatic coffee beans that are commonly purchased. Coffee beans start green and as they absorb heat during the roasting process the color shifts to yellow to a light brown and become darker and darker the longer the bean is roasted. The roasting process gives the beans their unique characteristics and flavor. The longer the time between when the beans are roasted until they are brewed, the staler their taste becomes.

Artisanal Premium Coffee is freshly roasted at the The Artisanal Cheese Center in New York City so that customers receive the freshest coffee possible. Artisanal will not roast a single bean until after you’ve placed an order. Utilizing the latest in technology, the Artisanal roaster uses a computer-controlled reflectometer that monitors the bean color to ensure that each bag of coffee is perfectly roasted to your specification.

All beans are sold whole. Artisanal does not grind coffee beans.

Artisanal offers three varities of single origin roasted coffee: Brazil Cerrado, Kenya AA Mititu Estate, and Sumatra Mandheling. Click on the beans to learn more.

	Brazil Cerrado - This coffee is grown at an elevation of 700 - 2500 feet above sea level in the rich soil of the Cerrado region in Brazil. This coffee is roasted lighter than the others to give it a rich nutty flavor. Order Now Sumatra Mandheling - This coffee is grown at 2500 feet above sea level in volcanic soil around the Balak region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is dark roasted to make for a full bodied, complex earthy coffee with hints of smoke and cocoa. Order Now Kenya AA Mititu Estate - This bean is grown high in the mountains between 4500 and 6000 feet above sea level near Mt. Kenya. It is given a medium roast to protect its delicate flavors of berries and chocolate. Order Now Learn More about how to brew and store coffee. Cheese & Coffee Cheese and coffee can be excellently paired to bring out the unique qualities of one another. To begin the journey of the combination of these two flavors try the Artisanal Breakfast Basket. It offers a selection of coffee-friendly cheeses with an assortment of accompaniments to round out the start of the day.	Recommended Cheeses for Coffee: Roomano Old Kentucky Tomme

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