Seasons Change and So Does Coffee

As you know Sommo Coffees selects only the organic or organically grown, in-season Arabica coffee beans (beans that are less than 6 months old and grown in high mountainous areas around the equator that are difficult to harvest, but taste delicious).  Spring and Fall are when the markets change in the Arabica coffee world, so you will start seeing changes in Sommo’s coffee offerings.

I am sorry to say, we are out of the beautiful Rwanda Coopac coffee, and therefore out to the Exotic Blend and changing the Patowmack Farm Proprietary Blend.  I am in the process of selecting another coffee that is in this profile type and expect to have a new offering in two weeks.  It’s like saying good bye to good friends.  However, new spring and summer coffees are coming!

If you notice, your choice of foods changes with the seasons, and so does your taste for coffee.  In the fall and winter we want rich, warm, comfort foods that calls for bold, full bodied coffees that stand up to the cold and satisfies.

In the spring and summer our taste changes to lighter meals with bright foods of fresh fruits and vegetables.  (Oh, I can’t wait for the local strawberries.) As such, spring and summer coffees are brighter, refreshing and delicious.   In the coming months, we are going to have fun exploring new tastes and summer coffee recipes. Think coffee ice cubes, orange blossoms, mild cherries  a little mint, a little spice and of course chocolate – it’s all fun and coming soon!

More Notes Than Wine!

Like fine wines, fine coffee celebrates the earth.  There are over 1,000 flavor notes in coffee, compared to 400 in wine.  You can taste the differences in the elements of the earth, like the zest of the rain forest,  the spiciness of the equator, minerals of volcanoes, or the grassiness of great lands.  A cup of Sommo can be either:

• exotically spicy, in your face bold
• elegant, full bodied, balanced with velvet buttery texture
• lovely and light with crisp sparkles and flower notes

Sommo Coffees explores the vibrancy of our mother earth and celebrate her beauty and bounty.

The yoga of coffee.

Fine coffee is a beautiful thing; not only its cultivation and sustainability, but the gifts it gives in a single cup.  It starts with mother earth in all her glory of high mountainous lands around the equator, and ends in a individual’s beginning moments starting a new day, enjoying friendship or celebrating the finale of a fine meal.  Appreciate its rich boldness, taste the many flavors that come through and change in the cup, and take a sensory trip to the land  it is from.  When you enjoy your moments, you enjoy your life.

The Restaurant At Patowmack Farm Proprietary Coffee Blend

Organic and Fair Trade, this coffee blend was created by Executive Chef Christopher to be paired with the desserts at Patowmack Farm. It is a well balanced, full bodied coffee that has a buttery texture.  It starts off with sweet, soft acidity of peach, red fruit – plum raisin and mild cherry notes, then comes the caramel and amber honey flavors with a hint of hazelnut and finishes with delicate orange blossom.  At the end of the cup earthly chocolate notes are highlighted.  Delicious!