i purchased the trip ... but, i haven't reserved any dates yet ( http://www.rdaltoncoffee.com/5_1_hotel.html )


I'm still checking up on some other 'interests' for this same month. So, with this S2000 event happening I'll try to hold off on this guy ...

 

There was a really interesting multi-part documentary on PBS recently entitled, I think, Black Gold. It was about the international coffee trade. Coffee is one of the top five commodities traded in the world today.

 

Contrary to popular believe, the best coffee in the world is not Colombian but actually Jamaican...

 

I am partial to sumatran and Costa Rican....much smoother

 

Or so the proponents of Jamaican Blue Mountain would have us believe. There is more than just a little marketing blitz to this. For those for whom price is no object, I might suggest Hacienda la Esmeralda from Panama which retails for about $100.00 a pound. The raw bean, or berry, is one part of what makes a good coffee. Far more important, however, are the roasting and curing techniques. Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, is also making some strides in the high end gourmet coffee segment of the market.

 

JBM is a good coffee ... but, more a product of great marketing and promotion


I'm looking forward to sampling many samples from the Central American area while we're there. They include a very in-depth educational tour of the entire process

But ... if i go before the Super Meet ... i'll see if i can talk them into sponsoring the Super Meet.

 

let's get back on topic,

SuperMeet!

 

Im def in

 

Ill try making it hopefully i have a tranny by then

 

any updates, details, etc?