Panama Hacienda la Esmeralda Special

This incredible, award winning coffee is back!

Overlooking a lush valley, the coffee from Colgá is part of the Hacienda La Esmeralda new production area in Cañas Verdes at an altitude of 1,400 meters.

This coffee is a Geisha varietal which gives it its’ characteristic long thin bean shape and delicate floral flavour profile. The yield from a Geisha tree is lower than other varietals, but it thrives where other trees can not; at high elevation exposed to harsh winds. This coffee is truly one of the marvels of nature, discovered serendipitously by the Peterson family (owners of the Esmeralda farm in Panama) when they allowed a low yielding coffee tree to grow and thrive where other coffee trees struggled to survive.

Intensely fragrant and aromatic, with cocoa and nutmeg, it has bright, sweet acidity that is slightly tomatoey. The sweet tangy acidity is perfectly balanced with silky notes of fruitines, floral and a hint of jasmine. The cup has a delightfully smooth and satisfying finish.

Drop by today to try this amazing coffee!

Congrats to Two If By Sea Cafe!

Congratulations to our friends Zane and Tara at Two If By Sea Cafe in Dartmouth.

Now open and serving delicious coffee and tasty treats!

Go check them out on 66 Ochterloney Street, just a couple blocks up from the ferry terminal.

Yeah! Now a place to go in Dartmouth! Great work.

Pumpkin Lattes!!!

Drop by the espresso bar and try a Pumpkin Latte starting Friday, October 23rd.

They are sensationally good!!

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Special

This incredible coffee is coming back to Smiling Goat! Our great friends at Java Blend Coffee Roasters have started roasting their very limited supply and we’ve been ‘dialing in’* the coffee on the Clover. Unfortunately, we’ve not quite got it ‘perfect’ yet.

As soon as we’re there, we’ll have it on the menu and ready to enjoy!!! … we’ll make an announcement here on this Blog when it available by the cup.

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*Dialing in – adjusting the brewing variables of dose, grind and dwell time in very, very fine and small increments and brewing cup after cup until we fine the ’sweet spot’ for that particular coffee. Each coffee has it’s own particular set of variables that make it delicious.

Check out the other ‘Pages’ in the Blog

If you look down on the right hand side of this blog, you’ll see a few different pages.

They contain info. like:

• what Food items we offer
• the different Coffees available right now
• what Merchandise we have in the store and what’s coming soon
• NEW! A page where we’ll keep posting different online Polls

As always, if you have any suggestions or comments on how to improve this blog, please let us know!

New Coffees in October!

We have some fantastic new coffees on the Clover menu right now!

Zambia – Munama

An ‘In Season’ offering

Aromatics of citrus fruit and baking spice precede cup flavors of tangerine, dried cherry and cardamom spice. The mouthfeel is expansive and incredibly velvety steadying the acidity and providing balance. The finish is equally widespread as the body with long notes of grapefruit, cinnamon, and baker’s chocolate.

Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters

Mexico – Nubes de Oro

Fair Trade Organic / Bird Friendly

Cooperative Nubes de Oro, “Clouds of Gold,” is located in Chiapas area. There are a total of 21 small communities, where the 430 Cooperative members live. It is also certified by the Smithsonian Institution as “Bird Friendly”.

Very deep-toned, balanced sweetness of orangy citrus, nut, and a hint of chocolate. Look for a rich, slightly wine-toned acidity, lightly syrupy mouthfeel and a vanilla & caramel finish.

Java Blend Coffee Roasters

Thanksgiving Hours

We will be closed on Thanksgiving Monday

Hours of Operation

Saturday, October 10th
9am-6pm

Sunday, October 11th
10am-5pm

Monday, October 12th
Closed

Happy Thanksgiving!

Open this Labour Day Weekend

We will be open the following hours over the Labour Day Weekend:

Saturday, September 5th – 9am to 6pm

Sunday, September 6th – 10am to 5pm

Monday, September 7th – 10am to 5pm

Drop by and try one of our new coffees!

New Coffees – September 2009!

Drop by our espresso bar to try the following new coffees:

Nicaragua – Flor Azul

• Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters ~ Direct Trade ~ Medium Roast
• Melon / Apples / Swiss Chocolate

Guatemala – Maya Ixil

• Java Blend Coffee Roasters ~ Fair-Trade Organic – Medium Roast
• Berry / Cinnamon Chocolate / Cherry-tomato tang

Ethiopia – Sidamo Natural

• Java Blend Coffee Roasters ~ Fair-Trade Organic ~ Dark Roast
• Dark Chocolate / Citrus & Apricot / Brown sugar

Closed due to Hurricane Bill

We were open this morning for a while until we lost power.

We plan to be open regular hours on Monday.