Fall, Coffee, and Blends

October 22, 2007 · Filed Under Blends, Coffee, Roasters, Seasonal, Texas Roasters · Comment 

While I am not generally such a fan of blends, sometimes a skilled blender can throw together a combination of coffees that direct the senses to relish in the cooler weather, diminishing daylight, and the dying of leaves.

 How common are seasonal blends?  

 I can think, off the top of my head, of quite a few roasters who will offer flavored coffee as a “holiday blend”.. although the coffee itself is not a blend.  In my mind, this is the wrong approach.  We want to taste the coffee, not the flavoring.  If we wanted brownie flavored liquid, we’d order a hot chocolate, or just stay at home and whip up some Swiss Miss.

Every year, Starbucks has a Christmas blend.  They start it a little early (November) and let it run until usually around mid January.

My question, dear readers, is how many of you like the idea of a seasonal blend?

Are there any TX roasters putting out any seasonal blends worth noting?

I’m genuinely curious to know.  Even as someone who generally doesn’t like the idea of the blending of individual coffees, I quite like the idea of an annual blend to commemorate the season.  If nothing else, it’s something to look forward to every year to keep customers coming back out of curiosity, if not anticipation.

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