The consumer-product relationship is broken. Just think – walking into a store  - there is no real interaction between you and the products on the shelf? For most of us it is a simple “Hmm this looks good, I’ll take it.” and throughout consuming the item, nothing new about it is really ever learned. We seek to revolutionize this experience by allowing you – from the moment you first see the product on the shelf to your last interaction with it – it adds value & color to your…

My dad and my brother call me and ask to join them on a trip to a Goodwill nearby. I figure, "So you want me to help you carry the heavy stuff? Yeah, no problem. Dad's too old for all that anyway. Sure, I'll go." As it turned out, there was really nothing I was interested until I began walking down the dishes/kitchen aisle. Then lo and behold...an espresso machine! A two group Avanti in black finish. It looked like a "pro-sumer" machine reminiscent to the Nuova Simonelli Oscar, but older.…

Ok, so far these are the profiles we discovered and enjoyed, described as best as we can put it for each coffee (we went through four):



The Brazil Mogiana:  heavy bodied and thick, cinnamon in the aroma, lime and pulpy fruit on the tongue with a powdery, full aftertaste.  not too sweet or winey, but well balanced all the same.   Nathan's fav!



The Java Sunda Candra Wulan:  light-bodied, bright and dynamic with toasted macadamia nut hinted in the aroma, salty and tangy on…