Florahome Station
Antiques, Vintage, Gourmet Foods and Unique Items
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Brass, Matching Lamps
Antique Spool Bookends
Nicaraguan SHG, Organic Coffee
Strictly High Grown (SHG) means strictly awesome. Our Nicaraguan SHG beans are grown organically on volcanic soils. What does this mean? When I roast it (light roast), the flavor profile is complex caramel. I finally found a bean that matches one of the Yemeni Beans I was gifted from a farm a number of years back in terms of deep, strong, natural caramel flavor.
Give this roast a try, you won’t be sorry!
Modern Floor Lamp
18th or 19th Century Pirate Style Chest
It’s BUG SEASON! We Have Skin So Soft in the Building!
How I Got Started Roasting Coffee
I discovered green coffee beans living in Dubai. Coffee roasteries were all around (in the Arab world, a roastery sells green coffee beans for hand-roasting). So after getting hold of some Yemeni beans, I had to give it a try. I was hooked after the first time. There is nothing quite like a cup of freshly roasted coffee. It is also an eye-opener as you quickly learn how stale commercial coffee is (yeah Starbucks I am talking to you!!!). Today, I do small batch craft roasting. I have a custom 5 lb. roaster and a couple of other smaller ones that I use for different beans and different combinations.
Here is a video from when I first started out years ago. I made a video of myself roasting coffee in my old popcorn popper in Dubai.
Exploring White Teas
We have a number of white teas here at Florahome Station. Pai Mu Tan is available in the shop, at markets and in the online store.