66 lbs ORGANIC FTO (AAA) BOLIVIA GREEN COFFEE FREE SHIP
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USD 263.95 |
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USD 263.95 |
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Saturday, June 28, 2008 |
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West Newbury, Massachusetts |
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Coffee Specs Category Grade Screen Altitude Grown Cupping Score Specialty Cumbre Best (AAA) 17 Above 5,000 feet 85 (Minimum)Cupping Score from a representative sample Purity 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Sweetness 6.5 Aftertaste 6.5 Acidity 6.5 Balance 6.5 Body 6 Overall 6.5 Total 51.5 Total Score 36+51.5 87.5/100 Comments: Milk chocolate, black cherry, complex acidity, citric/floral flavor, nice balance between acidity and body, sweet fruit fragrance, creamy body, silky velvety mouthfeel, persistent lively acidity, juicy sweet melon, allspice, honey. Classical chocolate hint Best 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Worst Take advantage of this **free shipping** sale for coffee roasters. Stock up on our best, specialty coffee at an affordable, all-in price of $3.99 , delivered anywhere in the continental USA! You are bidding on high-altitude, vacuum-packed at origin 2007/08-crop, 100% specialty, Arabica (Tipica 80%, Caturra 20%) green, unroasted coffee beans. These beans were shade-grown in the higher altitudes of the Caranavi region, depulped and washed using pure Andes glacier-melt water, sun-dried on wooden table tops and hand selected by "Palliris" (Aymara Indian women food graders). These beans were processed by the PROAGRO cooperative and grown at Colonia Siete Estrellas, Chijchipani region. These are not "commodity coffee" beans. They have both organic and Fair Trade® certifications. These coffee beans have also been certified by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center as "Bird-Friendly®". Unlike other coffee sellers, we give you the year of the crop, the specific quality grade, and the name of the farmer Co-Op behind them, not some meaningless, unsupported adjectives like "top grade" or "fresh". This auction is for sixty six (66) pounds of one of the best, professionally graded and cupped, specialty coffees in the world shipped to you in a box with two 33-lb, vacuum-packed Mylar bags (see picture above). It is cheaper to ship green coffee in plastic bags (like many coffee dealers do), but this quality green coffee beans are vacuum-packed to minimize variations in humidity and retain its full aroma and flavor. Some coffee dealers call us "nuts" but we rather go through the added expense to maintain the high quality of our best coffee. This is our best coffee, it is hand selected and personally identified by Jorge, our Chief Buyer in Bolivia. This coffee is only found in small batches and comes from a few, select farmers. To preserve its taste and aroma we vacuum packed it, at origin, in 15 kilo bags and ship it from Bolivia to our temperature & humidity-controlled warehouse in Boston, where it is kept until its final sale . This coffee is superb and makes a wonderful dark roast. Because they are larger and denser (grown at higher altitudes), we recommend these beans for darker roasts, such as espresso. It can better take (and tolerate) the added heat. Please read our extensive eBay coffee-products buyers' feedback (lifetime 99.9% positive, close to 2,400 transactions. over 1,600 distinct buyers, over 700 repeat customers) and buy with confidence. We are very proud of our record and reputation. We are eBay's Gold-level Power Sellers. In order to reach the Gold-level distinction, Ebay sellers must uphold the eBay community values, including honesty, timeliness and mutual respect and maintain average monthly sales of more than $10,000, and a Feedback level of 98% or higher. Only a few, select eBay sellers reach this level of distinction and recognition. Please check our other auctions for other grades and quantities, as well as coffee gear. To learn more about us please visit our about page. The 66-lb box, a half-sack, is intended for the commercial roaster, and/or for the home roaster who wants to buy in bulk and save on unit prices and shipping charges. Because they are grown at high altitudes (hard bean) and below the Equator line, our green coffee beans can be stored in a cool, dry location, in the vacuum-packed bag supplied, for a long period or time (years) without any loss in flavor or quality. Beans grown above the Equator (Colombia, Mexico, Central America, Hawaii, etc.) do not keep as well. Because of its complex flavor and aroma (see cupping notes above) we prefer an unblended (single varietal), dark (#35 Agtron/SCCA) roast for these coffee beans. You may want to know, however, that other roasters use them as a mandatory component of their special "house" blend. These beans are certified organic by BioLatina (an USDA agent) and certified Fair Trade by FLO International. Copies of all certificates are available on our website. Bolivian specialty organic coffee is the current "Hidden Valley" of all specialty coffees. Find out what the latest buzz is all about. You may want to read the recent articles on the LA Times, the National Geographic magazine, and the BBC News. Several of our growers have won the top four spots on the coveted Cup of Excellence® Awards in the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007 competitions. We bought the coveted 2007 competition first-place lot! We stock and sell only high-quality Bolivian coffee. All of our coffee beans are organic, the great majority are Fair Trade, and none have defects (rocks, ferment, insect attacks, mold, etc). We carry both specialty and premium coffee beans. We also carry a specialty-grade South American blend (Colombian, Peruvian) water decaffeinated coffee beans. What is "specialty" coffee? There are two major species of coffee, robusta and arabica. Robusta is grown at low altitudes, under full sun, has almost twice as much caffeine, and is the main ingredient of cheap, flavorless, "blended" commercial coffee available everywhere. Arabica, grown at high altitudes (4,000 to 6,500 feet) with abundant rain fall, warm temperatures, fertile soil and adequate shading, develops superior coffee flavors. Picked by hand only at the peak of ripeness, these arabica beans are processed with care and meticulously graded and separated by bean size and density. All of the world's great coffees are 100% arabica, but only the top 10% have fine enough flavor to be selected as specialty coffee. The fine flavor is determined by the cupping score. To be considered specialty, the cupping score must be at least 80, using the SCAA criteria. What is "premium" coffee? According to the SCAA Standard Classification Method, arabica green coffee beans are graded according to Category 1 and Category 2 defect equivalents. Specialty coffee cannot have any Category 1 defects and may only have up to five Category 2 defects. Premium coffee may only have up to eight defects in either category. Graded coffee with more than eight defects is considered "commercial" or "below grade". After cupping, the remaining 90% of the fine arabica coffee, with still superb flavor, is considered premium coffee. What is "conventional/commercial" coffee? The remaining coffee, the majority of which is traded in the commodity markets, is considered "conventional/ commercial" coffee. It includes all robustas and the lower-quality arabicas. What is "cupping"? It is a professional technique for evaluating coffee's Fragrance/Aroma, Flavor, Acidity, Body and Aftertaste. To be considered specialty or premium, coffee must exhibit distinct attributes in these five areas. Moreover, such coffee must be free from odors, faults and taints. We both export the coffee from Bolivia and import it into the US so that quality is assured every step of the way. Our US coffee warehouse is located north of Boston. Because we are vertically integrated nobody can beat our prices. We cup, roast and drink our own coffee everyday. Most of our customers are amazed how good this coffee is and most no longer buy Bolivian coffee from anyone else. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions about coffee and about coffee roasting. All questions are welcome and answered promptly. Please check our other auctions for other grades and quantities. You can visit our website to learn more about our coffee and about us. Coffee Grading: Let's face it, not all coffee is the same. How do you ensure that you get consistently good coffee? You buy professionally-graded coffee. Our coffee is graded and cupped before it is offered for sale. Unlike other eBay coffee sellers who claim that their coffee is "top grade" without any documentation or proof, all our coffee beans undergo strict coffee grading using the objective and strict SCAA criteria. We present the results of the grading process, under our "Coffee Specs", which is the first thing you see on our listings. The most important factors determining the quality of coffee are bean varietal, bean uniformity and density, altitude grown, soil quality, care and technique in growing, processing, handling and transporting, and the ultimate "proof is in the pudding" criteria, the cupping score. So next time you buy coffee, don't just take the sellers word for it, ask for objective grading results. When in doubt, just cup a random sample. That is what we do every day. Shipping & Insurance Policy: We ship the same business day payment is received, if payment is received before 2:00pm (EST). Otherwise, we ship the following business day. We will ship, for free, via FedEx Ground only to the continental US. Depending on where you are located, you will receive your coffee the next day or in four to five business days if you are in the West Coast. Please ask for shipping costs outside the continental US. You will receive a $30 credit on shipping costs. We ship worldwide. Because the disappointment and pain of having your order received damaged (or not received at all!) is significantly greater that the cost of insurance we strongly recommend the purchase of insurance on all orders. The cost of insurance can be easily added when paying. If you don not buy insurance, our responsibility ends when we deliver the coffee to the common carrier. Please don't ask us to help you when you chose not to help yourself. Feedback & Customer Satisfaction Policy: We are in the business of keeping customers happy above all reasonable costs, but we are also human. If you feel your experience with us has been less than exemplary, please contact us and we will try our hardest to keep you a happy, loyal, repeat customer. Feedback is final, once given it cannot be taken back. If you change you mind about buying a product, before we ship, we will gladly cancel the transaction rather than give you negative feedback. Likewise, please contact us before giving us negative feedback. We will make things right. Affiliations: We are proud members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Specialty Coffee Association of Bolivia. We are also proud members of the Online Auction Sellers Association. Thank you for bidding. You will love this, our best, specialty coffee! If you have any questions, email us at questions@invalsa.com Bid with Confidence Online Auction Sellers Association Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
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