keepaneyeout for theguestwhowantssomethingspe-
cial incoffee. “Whenweknowwhowill appreciate it,we
offerSanani. It’snotonly robustandflavorful and rich,
but ithas thisgreat story thatwe like to tell ourguests.”
Oneof the latest single-origincoffees to impresspal-
ates, Sanani comes fromYemenon thesouthernArabian
Peninsula.Originallyshipped from theportofMocha to
otherports in the16thcentury, thedark, strongcoffee
imparts theslightest chocolatehinton thenose. $24 fora
8.8-ounceboxofwholebeans, sanani.com
Romanceyour roaster.
Because theworld’sbest cof-
feescome fromsingle farms, yourpersonal relationship
witha roasterbuying fromsuchgrowersguaranteesyou
theworld’sfinestfinds.The insiders’ listof themost-
reputableroasters typically includesPT’sCoffeeRoasting
Company, IntelligentsiaCoffee&Tea, andCounterCul-
tureCoffee.Thename thatcomesup themost,however, is
StumptownCoffeeRoasters, based inPortland,Oregon.
“Our reputation, without exception, hinges on
sourcing thebest coffee from the topproducers in
theworld,” saysMatt Lounsbury, Stumptown’s director
of operations. “In some cases, we’rebuying the entire
farmandwe oftenpay two, three, orfive timeswhat
our competitorswill pay.”AlthoughStumptownoffers
retail locations inPortland, Seattle, andNewYork,
customers everywhere canmail-order via the compa-
ny’swebsite. stumptowncoffee.com
Particularpalateswanting to roast theirownbeans
order fromSweetMaria’s, a coffee-roasting supplier
that alsobuys theworld’smost desirable lotsat auction
and shipsgreenbeans to individuals to roast at home.
sweetmarias.com
Equip Your Kitchen
Someconnoisseurs lovebrewedcoffee,andothersfindsol-
aceonly inespresso.Manyofusdrinkboth,andmostofus
require tools to fulfillbothdesires.Followingaresomeof
the latestandbestmachines forequippingyourkitchen.
New thisyear fromDeLonghi, the fullyautomaticcoffee
centercalled the
GRANDAMAAVANT
offersa traditionalcoffee
featurewith twocustom, savablesettings;aprofessional-
gradeconicalburrgrinder;adirect-to-brewsystem that
instantlygrindsbeans forespresso;aremovable (forrefrig-
eration)milk tankwithone-touch frothingcommand;a
decalcificationwatersystem;andaprogrammable timer.
Sleekandstainlesssteel, it’s$3,000.delonghiusa.com
Saeconowoffers
XELSIS
, thecoffee-bar-in-your-kitchen
model, allowingyou topersonalizewithup to sixdiffer-
ent userprofileswithninevaryingdrinksperuser.
Themultitude of separatebeverages canbe accessed
through the touchof abutton. The fully integrated (but
separately attached)milk component lets youmake
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