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There is nothing I like better then a great cup of coffee to kickstart my morning especially during the cold New York winters. Commercial coffees are okay, but never what I consider to be " great". Coffee house coffees are not only just okay they also can cost a small fortune.
Enter the Community Coffee Company! Based in Louisiana, the Home of Great Coffee, they have a long tradition of excellence. Read this excerpt about how they got started:
For four generations, the Saurage family of Louisiana has owned and operated Community Coffee Company. In 1919, Henry Norman "Cap" Saurage discovered the secret of making this great-tasting coffee in his country store in Dixie, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge. He named his coffee "Community" in honor of his community of friends. In 1924, he closed the store and converted his backyard barn into a coffee mill, using coffee beans purchased from a local roaster. In 1941, Cap's son H. Norman Saurage Jr. purchased the company's first coffee roaster, having decided that Community should roast its own coffee to ensure quality at every step. A roasting plant was built in Baton Rouge in 1946.
Over the years, Community Coffee Company would take countless steps to ensure the quality of its product. In 1955, the company began importing green coffee beans directly from coffee plantations in Brazil. In 1970, a new plant was built on the Mississippi River in Port Allen, Louisiana. In 1980, Community introduced the nation's first vacuum-sealed coffee package.
The first CC's Community Coffee House opened on the corner of Jefferson and Magazine Street in New Orleans in 1995. Dozens more opened during the 10 years that followed.
It's been more than 90 years since Cap Saurage founded Community Coffee Company, but our mission has never changed – to share our passion for great coffee with our customers!
I contacted Community Coffee to express interest in reviewing their products ( since I am a major coffee lover) and I was delighted when they responded positively to my request. In the spirit of full disclosure I received no money for this review, although I was provided with products to sample at no cost to me.
Here is what they sent me:
A 12 oz bag of Their Cafe Special Ground Medium Dark Roast
A Taste of the Holidays Sampler Gift Set
2009 Holiday TumblerFirst I have to say that the aroma of the ground coffee made my coffee taste buds sing with joy! Rich and dark and full of flavor....The moment when you have your first sip of a great cup of coffee is always an " Ahhhh" type of moment for me. The kind of moment when the world stops for an instant and the only thing that exists is you and that mug of java in front of you!
The flavors of the sampler gift set were intriguing: Holiday Jazz, Cinnamon Roll, Pecan Praline, and get this...Bread Pudding! I thought I had tasted every type of flavored coffee out there but "Bread Pudding" took even me by suprise! They are all packaged in the cutest gift box ready to be given to your favorite coffee lover.
The tumbler is well made and sturdy and kept my coffee nice and hot when in the car!
Besides having great coffee they really know how to put the "community" in Community Coffee. Among the many programs they support is the Military Match Program where they will match your purchase for up to four bags of coffee if the coffee is shipped to a person in the military who is stationed overseas. That means if you purchase four bags of coffee they will ship eight! I think this is a great way to honor those who are serving to protect our way of life and brings a little bit of home when they are very far away.
Right now they have a great special going on where you get 20% off with free shipping included! Just use the code: SPECIAL and you will get this great deal...only it wont last forever so order as soon as possible!
Thank you to Community Coffee for not only making a great product but for trying to make a difference.
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