Coffee Factoids
Serving Justice One Cup at a Time.
Five years ago, some butt-kissing law clerks walked into a Newark, NJ coffee shop and had a special blend whipped up for their boss, Samuel Alito, Jr., in honor of his birthday. The blend, dubbed "Judge Alito's Bold Justice" wasn't too popular with anyone but the judge until his recent US Supreme Court nomination - at which point everyone jumped on the Alito bandwagon and this little coffee shop had more business than it could handle. Listed on the shop's website as a "mix of Columbian, Java and New Guinea with a bit of espresso," we can only hope that Judge Alito is a bit more knowledgeable and coherent when it comes to the law than this particular shop is about coffee, espresso, and the "blends" they peddle.
Will the Real Jamaica Blue Please Stand Up?
In an effort to weed out impostors, the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica has been using Jamaican natives living in the US to “mystery shop” coffee branded as Jamaica Blue Mountain. After purchasing the coffee from either online or brick and mortar stores, the coffee is shipped back to Jamaica for authenticity testing. Anyone producing “fake” Jamaican Blue had better watch out – the Jamaican government is planning to prosecute any violators. Source: TimesArgus.com
Folgers in a Half Shell.
The same week that Folgers announced its New Orleans plant was back in full operation, some other news broke that's had us wondering if they shouldn't have inspected the facility a little more carefully before resuming production. Marge of Ainsworth, Iowa brewed her pot of Folgers the same as every other day, but November 6th's pot tasted a little, well, reptilian. Upon further inspection of the vacuum-sealed bag, good ole' Marge found a 2-inch turtle in her grounds, fully intact and yes, dead. After calling Folgers (whose apparently un-PR savvy customer service department informed her that it was probably from the New Orleans plant), the apparently unfazed Marge put "Mr. Turtle" in her freezer as a souvenir and switched to tea, stating, "It's safer because it's in a bag." Given her chosen memento of the event, it seems that Marge too was in the bag.
Source: KCRG TV-9 News and Reuters
Stand Aside Pepsi and Coke, Here Comes Coffee
The National Coffee Association released a report stating that daily coffee consumption in the US has increased from 49% in 2004 to 53% in 2005. Which age group saw the highest increase in coffee guzzling? 18-24 year olds, of which an all time high of 26% are daily coffee consumers. Source: Reuters
Coffee Picking Cons
Once one of the world’s largest coffee exporters, Puerto Rico is trying to reclaim its former success by jump-starting its coffee production. The commonwealth has identified its largest problem to be a lack of willing coffee pickers, most of which have moved to factory or construction jobs that are less strenuous and pay more. To solve the problem, Puerto Rico’s agriculture secretary has proposed using minimum-security prisoners as coffee pickers – a venture that Puerto Rico will begin testing this fall. Source: The New York Times
Five years ago, some butt-kissing law clerks walked into a Newark, NJ coffee shop and had a special blend whipped up for their boss, Samuel Alito, Jr., in honor of his birthday. The blend, dubbed "Judge Alito's Bold Justice" wasn't too popular with anyone but the judge until his recent US Supreme Court nomination - at which point everyone jumped on the Alito bandwagon and this little coffee shop had more business than it could handle. Listed on the shop's website as a "mix of Columbian, Java and New Guinea with a bit of espresso," we can only hope that Judge Alito is a bit more knowledgeable and coherent when it comes to the law than this particular shop is about coffee, espresso, and the "blends" they peddle.
Will the Real Jamaica Blue Please Stand Up?
In an effort to weed out impostors, the Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica has been using Jamaican natives living in the US to “mystery shop” coffee branded as Jamaica Blue Mountain. After purchasing the coffee from either online or brick and mortar stores, the coffee is shipped back to Jamaica for authenticity testing. Anyone producing “fake” Jamaican Blue had better watch out – the Jamaican government is planning to prosecute any violators. Source: TimesArgus.com
Folgers in a Half Shell.
The same week that Folgers announced its New Orleans plant was back in full operation, some other news broke that's had us wondering if they shouldn't have inspected the facility a little more carefully before resuming production. Marge of Ainsworth, Iowa brewed her pot of Folgers the same as every other day, but November 6th's pot tasted a little, well, reptilian. Upon further inspection of the vacuum-sealed bag, good ole' Marge found a 2-inch turtle in her grounds, fully intact and yes, dead. After calling Folgers (whose apparently un-PR savvy customer service department informed her that it was probably from the New Orleans plant), the apparently unfazed Marge put "Mr. Turtle" in her freezer as a souvenir and switched to tea, stating, "It's safer because it's in a bag." Given her chosen memento of the event, it seems that Marge too was in the bag.Source: KCRG TV-9 News and Reuters
Stand Aside Pepsi and Coke, Here Comes Coffee
The National Coffee Association released a report stating that daily coffee consumption in the US has increased from 49% in 2004 to 53% in 2005. Which age group saw the highest increase in coffee guzzling? 18-24 year olds, of which an all time high of 26% are daily coffee consumers. Source: Reuters
Coffee Picking Cons
Once one of the world’s largest coffee exporters, Puerto Rico is trying to reclaim its former success by jump-starting its coffee production. The commonwealth has identified its largest problem to be a lack of willing coffee pickers, most of which have moved to factory or construction jobs that are less strenuous and pay more. To solve the problem, Puerto Rico’s agriculture secretary has proposed using minimum-security prisoners as coffee pickers – a venture that Puerto Rico will begin testing this fall. Source: The New York Times
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