Welcome Handcrafted Cookie Company

If you don't think a person can have tears of gratitude for a cookie, you haven't experienced what Chad and Theresa Williams are doing at the Handcrafted Cookie Company in Phoenixville, PA. Please consider what you would do if something with a name like one of these appeared in your hand: Lavender Vanilla Sugar Cookie, Blueberry Bliss Oatmeal, Mocha Coconut, or Chocolate Cherry Cordial. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. They custom bake for gifts, have great party trays, or you can buy the dough and show off at home.


Now you can get Kimberton Whole Foods Coffee there too, including our classic Northern Italian espresso blend, extracted on their La Marzocco Linea, one of the finest coffee machines you'll find in our area. And they really know how to use it. Espresso and cookies... I think I need to have my next birthday party there.


I'll be hanging out with them this Friday, April 2, about 6-9pm for Phoenixville's First Friday, answering questions and getting to know the customers. Hope to see you in the Ville.

A Tale of Two Decafs

We've tweaked our existing decaf and added a new one. Here's the story:

We're darkening the roast for our Sumatran Decaf, and introducing a new Peruvian decaf. The natural sweetness of the Peruvian makes it winning candidate for a medium roast, and the deep, earthy characteristics of the Sumatran enable us to roast it darker but retain full flavor.

Both are decaffeinated by the Swiss Water Process. If you've heard that term for years, but still don't really know what it means, this diagram makes it very clear.

Introducing Bali Blue Krishna

We have a really fun coffee for our 'Roast of the Month.' Balinese Blue Krishna is a perfect example of the surprising and unique coffees that are tucked away in little corners of the Coffee Belt between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

The classic Indonesian profile -earthy, fruity, chocolaty, - is certainly present, but this dear little bean has its own taste twist: the chocolaty goes to milk chocolate and the fruity goes to floral, producing a delicate but full bodied cup. Many farmers in Bali cultivate tangerine and orange trees in the same fields, creating biodiverse shade covers and an opportunity to imagine our two favorite breakfast beverages growing side by side!

Bali's Subak Abian is a traditional Hindu farming structure based on "Tri Hita Karana," the "Three Causes of Happiness." They are: good relations with God, with other people, and with the environment. So small family farms work cooperatively to create a world class, sustainable product, and they do it because that is their responsibility. Sounds like an approach we could all learn from. As far as I'm concerned, there is nothing troubling about the notion of spiritually cultivated coffee. The best cook I ever knew told me his secret ingredient was love. We'll have it in the cafe and on the shelf - hope you can stop by soon. Hari Bol!