Receive a Coffee Brewer as a Gift?

Someone handed you a big box wrapped in fancy and sophisticated wrapping paper and you were giddy to find out what was inside. As you peel back the paper you can see that it’s a…single cup coffee maker! No longer do you have to wait for your coffee to drip into a waiting pot. No longer do you pour your cup of coffee only to pour the remaining waste down the drain. Finally, you can explore all the brands and flavors you’d like. Your new single-cup coffee brewer is great, but there’s just one problem: you have no coffee to make! Fear not as CoffeeCow has the selection of brands and flavors you’ll want to try in your new single-cup beverage machine:

• Keurig K-Cups: We offer several brands of coffee in the popular K-Cup cartridge:
• Green Mountain
• Newman's Own
• Emeril's Coffee
• Coffee People
• Celestial Seasoning
• Wolfgang Puck
• Gloria Jeans
• Tully's
• Twining
• Caribou Coffee
• Diedrich

         You can also shop by roast on our K-Cup page!

• Tassimo T-Discs: Tassimo’s single-serve beverage system:
• Starbucks
• Chocolate
• Coffees
• Teas
• Flavored Coffees

• Pod Coffee: Get a consistent cup of coffee and tea time and time again:
• Mr. Coffee
• Café Classics
• Marley Coffee
• Bunn My Café
• Wolfgang Puck
• Melitta
• Organa
• Donut Shop

         You can also shop by roast on our Pod coffee page!

• Lavazza: A variety of coffee from this Italian company can be found in their Espresso Point capsules and BLUE capsules!

• NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto®: Bring coffee house quality and variety to your kitchen in seconds:
•  All Coffee Types
• Espresso

CoffeeCow hopes the very best to you and all our loyal fans. Nobody knows what the future holds, but we know one thing – there will be coffee, lots of coffee.

More Year End Gift Ideas from CoffeeCow

Still scratching your head when it comes to gift ideas? Look no further! Besides getting your loved one (who loves coffee, of course!) a gift from CoffeeCow.com, like any of our Keurig starter collections, here are some other creative gift ideas to consider:

Coffee Jewelry: If you didn’t know, coffee jewelry is a thing. If you have the time, you can even try a coffee jewelry DIY project! Who doesn’t love a matching earring and necklace set made of coffee beans? What about a ring that expresses your true love – coffee? If these ideas aren’t grabbing your attention as the perfect gift, simply perform an image search for “coffee jewelry” and plenty more ideas are sure to flood your computer screen.

Coffee Recipes: If your coffee lover also loves to cook, how about a coffee recipe book? A whole book chock full of recipes using the ingredient they love the most – COFFEE!

Coffee Gadgets: Consider giving your gadget-lovin’ coffee drinker a fancy electronic device like a coffee mug warmer for the home or office. A gift like that is sure to show the coffee enthusiast in your life that you’re really thinking of them!

Need more ideas? Browse CoffeeCow.com today!

CoffeeCow Reviews Diedrich Morning Edition Blend Coffee K-Cups

We love to discover new ways of beating the morning blues at CoffeeCow.com, and what better way than with a hot, delicious cup of coffee in your hand? It’s like giving those morning blues a karate chop – HI YA! So, change into your karate gear (or just watch The Karate Kid movie) in preparation because today we are reviewing a coffee dedicated to mornings, Diedrich Morning Edition Blend Coffee.

General Information: Diedrich’s Morning Edition Blend Coffee is a medium roast Arabica coffee. Each box contains 24 single serve cups for use in your Keurig machine.

The Test: Diedrich Morning Edition Blend Coffee – check. Keurig brewer – check. An “I heart coffee” mug – check. Time to brew!

Yum – a pleasing aroma fills the room as freshly brewed coffee pours into your mug. Upon first sip, you’ll find this medium roasted coffee has a well-balanced acidity and creamy, full bodied mouth feel. Each subsequent sip has a smooth, clean taste with sweet vanilla and hidey (or leathery) notes.

The Result: On a scale from 1-5, we rate Diedrich Morning Edition Blend Coffee K-Cups a 5. This coffee has a nice karate kick for any time of day!

Visit CoffeeCow today and view our selection of Diedrich Coffee K-Cups.

Coffee: A Relaxation Technique?

Sometimes we say things without following through on them. We’re all guilty of this from time to time (or all the time), and this seems especially true when it comes to us – taking the necessary time needed for us to maintain a healthy lifestyle, successfully manage a household, feel relaxed and just generally enjoy life.

Which brings us to our point: Make yourself a priority in your life, today!

Even if it’s just a moment of your day, take that moment because it will allow you to regroup in preparation to take on the world. We agree with Ora Nadrich, a Life Coach who recently wrote an article about using your cup of coffee as meditation/relaxation time.

This goes even for end-of-the-year craziness! Here are 4 steps, inspired by Ora, on just how to relax with a delicious cuppa joe:

Step #1: Make your favorite cup of coffee, just how you like it. It’s all about you, at least for the moment!

Step #2: Take your coffee to a comfortable and quiet place.

Step #3: Sit down, close your eyes, take a sip of coffee and clear your mind. Only think of your coffee – the aroma, warmth (unless it’s iced, of course) and taste.

Step #4: Do NOT get up from your chair until your coffee is no more!

If you follow these 4 simple steps first thing in the morning, your day may take on a whole new attitude.

Visit CoffeeCow.com to add this coffee relaxation technique to your life (and your coffee arsenal) today!

Coffee Fame

Is coffee famous? We think so!

Think about it – “Coffee” is a household name, everyone knows who “Coffee” is and Coffee’s presence is everywhere, all at once. Besides our very own famous CoffeeCow, we decided to make a list of other evidence supporting coffee’s fame.

Coffee people, places & things…

Do you sometimes feel like you drink so much coffee, it could be your middle name? Well, what if it were your last name? Look at General Hospital actress, Claire Coffee, or famous hockey player, Paul Coffey!

Speaking of coffee places, there’s a famous coffeehouse named “Café Procope” in Paris, and it's not your regular Starbucks. This coffeehouse was established in 1686 and still exists to this day! Famous people in history frequented the Café Procope, like French writer/philosopher/playwright Voltaire. Not only is this café a piece of history, it’s also a coffeehouse that’s been around for 326 years – they definitely know what they’re doing when it comes to coffee. With that being said, adding this attraction to your Paris tour agenda is a must!

Coffee ought to be (& is) in pictures! 

Here’s a clip from 1983’s Sudden Impact. Dirty Harry (played by Clint Eastwood) has the same cup of coffee every day and has been for the last 10 years – a large black coffee, no sugar. Unbeknownst to him, the diner where he makes his daily coffee trip is being robbed! As a cry for help, Dirty Harry’s waitress pours so much sugar in his coffee that he knows something is wrong with the very first sip and comes back to save the day…him and his partners Smith & Wesson.

Another coffee appearance takes place in The Bucket List, when Carter (Morgan Freeman) breaks the news to Edward (Jack Nicholson) about the expensive Kopi Luwak coffee he loves so much and how exactly it’s made. They get a good laugh, even laugh until they cry.

Ever feel like singing about coffee? You’re not alone.

In 1941, The King Sisters sing “Java Jive” where they express their deepest love for coffee. Apparently, the java jive also loved The King Sisters. Maybe it’s because they drank “a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup!”
Shortly after The King Sisters rendition of “Java Jive,” Ella Fitzgerald passionately sings “Black Coffee” in 1948. Ella’s black coffee seems to be the only thing keeping her company in the lonely, wee hours of the morning. We’re pretty sure most people can relate.

So, there you have it. The evidence has been presented and this list is only just scratching the surface. Visit CoffeeCow.com today to celebrate coffee and what it brews for you.

CoffeeCow Reviews Diedrich Rio Blend Coffee K-Cups

It’s that time of year when consumers hit the retail stores to take advantage of the best sales. If you’re thinking of going shopping this week, remember to bring a great-tasting cup of coffee along for the ride. That cup o’ joe could go a long way and may even motivate you to stick in there in moments of doubt – you know, when you’re standing in long, never-ending lines or fighting to the death for that last item on the shelf. In a sense, the perfect cup of coffee could potentially help you save a substantial amount of moo-lah.

At CoffeeCow, we’re always on the lookout for the newest and greatest coffee on the market. That’s why we’re inviting you to take a trip with us today! We’re headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where we will get acquainted with Diedrich Rio Blend Coffee K-Cups. Let’s see if this K-Cup lives up to its South American roots.

General Information: Diedrich’s Rio Blend Coffee contains 24 single serve cups per box for use in your Keurig machine.

The Test: After mentally preparing for our mini-vacation, we popped a Rio Blend K-Cup in our Keurig and were pleased within moments. The aroma alone is enough to get your mouth watering, as it’s almost chocolate-like! With that said, letting the coffee cool down before sipping is highly recommended.

Upon first sip, this medium-roasted coffee speaks for itself. Rio Blend is sweet with hints of dried fruit and has a pleasant mouthfeel. This java is just right – not too strong, not too weak, but perfection in a K-Cup. The caffeine boost you get is, in a word, GRAND!

The Result: On a scale from 1-5, we rate Diedrich Rio Blend Coffee K-Cups a 5. Try this coffee black or with cream – it’s tasty any way you have it.

Visit CoffeeCow.com today and view our Diedrich K-Cup selection.

What If We Killed the Joe & COULDN’T Make Some Mo’?

There’s a sidesplitting skit you may have seen floating around YouTube of a football player who has stolen the hearts of coffee lovers and office workers everywhere. Terry Tate is known as the “Office Linebacker” and handles crimes of the office. You see a man in the act of committing a cardinal sin – he has just finished off the coffee and (gasp!) walked away without making a fresh pot, even ignoring the sign that politely asks drinkers to make another pot when they finish off the coffee. Terry knocks the man down and proceeds to point and yell in his face, exclaiming “You kill the Joe, you make some mo’!” Seems like only the considerate thing to do, but what if you simply couldn’t make more? Could coffee go the way of the dinosaurs? Can you imagine NOT having your first cup of coffee in the morning? If coffee was no mo’, what in the world could replace it?

Check out the news story on the extinction of coffee.

Worried yet?

Recent studies (conducted by Researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew and the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) suggest coffee’s extinction IS possible! The culprit? Global warming. If global warming continues on the destructive path it’s on, there’s no telling the devastation it will actually cause. Scientists can only speculate what is to come and they say that one of the victims of global warming could be the Arabica plant.

The theory as it stands now is that, in about 70 years, coffee will be extinct. How is that possible? Arabica plants are weak in a sense, as they are highly susceptible to changes in climate, insects and disease. Scientists say that a climate change due to global warming will eventually cause the vulnerable Arabica plants to dry out and die off by the year 2080! While this is the worst-case scenario, even the best-case scenario shows a reduction in land that will be capable of growing the Arabica plant.

If coffee’s extinction is eminent, hopefully we’ll concoct a worthy replacement. If not, we may have more of a problem on our hands than we think. Just imagine your zombie-self in the morning before you have had your first cup of coffee and multiply that by all the coffee drinkers in the world...this could be catastrophic.

Jokes aside, this is even more of a reason to recognize global warming as a viable threat and take measures to care for the environment proactively, hopefully reducing the risk of worst-case global warming conditions for future generations. For the time being, anyway, CoffeeCow and its Fans are safe, sound and able to make a fresh cup of coffee with every K-Cup or other single serve portion packs.