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Willoughby's Coffee & Tea
is a coffee roasting company with one
seemingly simple goal: to produce the finest, freshest, most skillfully
roasted coffee beans available anywhere - Serious Coffee.
Like many "simple" ambitions, ours requires an ongoing
dedication to quality, standards and knowledge. We hope our coffees
and teas reflect our commitment. What sets us apart?
Experienced roasters of specialty
coffee, unparalled coffee bean selection process, emphasis on freshness.
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News &
Reviews
Winner in three categories of 2009 New Haven Advocate Readers' Poll
Best Place to Buy Coffee Beans
Best Coffee House
Best Place to Buy Loose Tea
Coffee suggestions:
--El Salvador La Lainez - A lovely Cup of Excellence winner. Now on sale at a very reduced price. A terrific coffee, delicate coffee that will only be around briefly.
--Papua New Guinea AA Sigri Estate is back by popular demand after a brief respite. One of the best PNG examples we have seen in years.
--Kenya AA Kagumoini - just received 92 points from Coffee Review. A terrific, complex example of top Kenya coffee. |
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Try our Serious Select limited edition coffees. This program offers exceptional and scarce coffees. Each week we offer at least two prestigious coffees, each unique and in very limited supply. These coffees roast and ship same day, once per week. While these are typically more expensive coffees, they are also unique. Next up, Colombia Finca Villa Rica - 4th place winner at this year's 2009 Cup of Excellence..... Read more and see roasting schedule... |
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Second of two great Costa Rica micro-lots Costa Rica Finca Chepe Microlot. This direct trade coffee is a tribute to both the farmer and the micromill where it is processed. The mill has developed a relationship with eight to ten local, high quality minded farmers, to work together in the development of boutique coffees.. A terrific coffee at a great price.
This replaces the Costa Rica San Francisco 1900 Microlot which received 90 points from Coffee Review. |
World Famous Hacienda La Esmeralda from Panama
available in 12 ounce packages
Or, purchase this unusual, one time gift opportunity for lovers of
Panama's Hacienda Esmeralda
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Two 'vintages' of world famous Hacienda La Esmeralda Special to enjoy and compare during the holiday season, 2009 and 2008. Both kept in optimum conditions and roasted just before shipping. Very limited quantities. Click here for more information.
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Willoughby's
Gifts
Our
famous, fresh roasted coffee is gift packaged,
affordable and attractive. |
Each
sampler contains 4 half pounds of coffee.
| 2
lb Sampler |
$25.50 |
| 2
lb Award Winner Sampler |
$36.50 |
| 2
lb Decaf Sampler |
$26.99 |
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Call
us at 800-388-8400 with your request or
send us an email.
Sampler details are viewable here and, we can
add a coffee grinder or plunger pot to a sampler.
We can customize samplers for your corporate of
personal gift list! |
 Our top pick in this year's auction lot and estate cupping, Kenya AA Kagumoini recently arrived from Kenya. This replaces the 93 point Kenya AA Kiru that garnered 93 points in Coffee Review in July. If you liked the Kiru you will be truly impressed by the Kagumoini. It has a rare combination of powerful flavors and finesse, layered with tons of dark fruit flavor. This coffee has a lot of depth. We have enough to last several months. Don't miss it.- Guatemala Antigua Finca Colombia. Genuine Antigua. Very limited quantities. First time we have had this Finca as it rarely is available in the US.
- Perennial favorite Panama Elida Estate Reserve is here. Two years ago this coffee earned a 95 point rating in Coffee Review.
- Ethiopia Yrgacheffe Koke Farms. An acclaimed washing station near Yrgacheffe's most moutainous region. Coffee from Koke Farms has won 1st and 3rd place in two recent competitions.
- New, Fair Trade and Organic from Peru's Ubiriki Valley. Clean, clear, crisp. The cooperative members have helped transform their growing practices, now using organic and sustainable practices to earn more for their coffee.
Sponsor of Yale Repertory Theatre
Willoughby's Coffee & Tea is proud to sponsor the entire 2009/10 season of this great New Haven performance theatre. Our coffee is served before and during each performance throughout the season. For tickets, please visit the Yale Rep site.
While there, please visit our newest store at 194 York Street, just diagonally across the street at the reconstructed and expanded Yale Architecture Building.
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| Arianna Farms Ono Kona Coffee was the winner of the Kona Coffee Festival's Coffee Crown Competition this year. Only 45 bags of the coffee was produced and we are only one of two companies where it can be found. No doubt Kona is expensive - $29.99 a pound - but you can be assured of it being 100% the real thing, and the top pick in the competition this year. |
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Our coffees have received a number of terrific reviews
lately. Six of our coffees have received high ratings on Coffee
Review this past year. Coffee Review is one of the foremost authorities about coffee
on the web and originaters of the 100 point rating system
for coffee. Details of the Willoughby's / Coffee Review articles are available.
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Back from Colombia - March, 2009 - We are just back from Pereira, Colombia where we served as jurors at the 7th annual Colombia Cup of Excellence. The international jury consisted of coffee pros from around the world and concluded a multi week competition. Coffees that scored 84 points and above will be auctioned on 4/23. Four of the coffees scored above 90 points, a difficult achievement when rated by this widespread group, earning them the coveted Presidential Award from the CoE. |
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Dedicated
website for home coffee roasting !
For those inclined
to roast
their own coffee at home we have a separate company and website called Roastmasters.com.
We offer a large selection of unroasted coffee, home
coffee roasters, espresso machines, tools and accessories.
Check
it out.
Roastmasters.com
offers all major brands of home coffee roasters including
the terrific Behmor 1600.
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Other News:
News -- June, 2008
We were the winning bidder of several recent Cup of Excellence coffee auctions. Exceptional coffees that we were seeking from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala will be arriving soon. We also won the #2 coffee in the 2008 Best of Panama auction. Some great coffees are coming.
News -- May 10, 2008
Willoughby's wins New Haven Advocate Readers' Poll in
3 categories again! Best Place to Buy Coffee Beans, Best Coffeehouse,
Best Place to Buy Loose Tea. Thank you once again!
News - May 6-13, 2008 we were international jurors at the Guatemala Cup of Excellence. We cupped some superb coffee. Winning coffees will be auctioned mid June.
News - Mid April, 2008 we were judging the Best of Panama competition in Volcan, Panama. Another Geisha coffee took 1st place.
In December 2006 we served as international judges of the Brazil
2006 Cup of Excellence competition. Read
more... |
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Recent
Coffee Arrivals |
In addition to
the coffees shown above |
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Newest
Tea Offerings |
We have been adding more top
quality teas to our already extensive offering.
Here are three new Assams and two organic Senchas
All are lovely complements
to our line.
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New Items in stock |
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Refer
friends to our site. Learn more about coffee
beans.
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Good News for Coffee Drinkers
Forbes.com - Studies indicate
that moderate coffee drinkers can not only enjoy their morning
java jolt, but they may also get significant health benefits
in the process.
Read
full article (opens in separate window). |
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Great news!
Willoughby's wins in all coffee categories in 2009 New Haven Advocate Readers' Poll - again. See
details.
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Priority
Mail shipping a great option in addition to UPS |
| Choose shipping from US
Postal Service Priority Mail or UPS. Priority Mail is a
better option in certain circumstances, particularly
if you live in the western US or in rural areas.
Please click
here for shipping advice. |
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