Expresso Sets

Decaf Tea Sampler-2 teabags each of Decaffeinated Earl Grey, Decaffeinated English Breakfast, Raspberry Cream Pecan, Cherries Jubilee, and Children`s Tea. Exotica Tea Sampler-2 teabags each of Assam Breakfast, Ceylon Estate Earl Grey, Champagne Oolong, China White, Dragonwell Green, Exotica Reserve Blend, Golden Darjeeling, Osmanthus, and Silver Jasmine. Organic Sampler has 2 teabags of each of our organic teas: English Breakfast, Peppermint, Green with Lemon Myrtle, Rosehips, or Rooibos Spice.

Manual stove-top espresso pots work by steam and water being forced, under pressure, through the pot to the grounds. Unscrew the lid and base and remove the filter funnel. The base is filled with water and the filter container with finely ground coffee. Screw the top and base together and place over the heat. A bubbling noise will indicate that the coffee is ready.

Cafe Au Lait

(Available in decaf) Tres Oros Pluma Estate Coffee is grown high in the rainforest of southeastern Mexico, this cup is slightly bittersweet with a bold buttery flavor.

Expresso

And if you`ve hesitated to try loose teas because you don`t want a muss or a fuss, hesitate no longer. Uptown Coffee is proud to carry the t-sac, a `tea bag easy` way to brew a cup of quality loose leaf tea, without the mess and cleanup associated with tea balls or strainers. Made from chlorine-free, unbleached paper, it`s as simple as spooning your tea into the bag and adding hot water -- no holder needed. Most roasters just roast beans.

Green Tea

Coffee is placed into an espresso machine and hot water is forced through the coffee at very high pressure - extracting all the flavour possible. Manual stove-top espresso pots work by steam and water being forced, under pressure, through the pot to the grounds. Unscrew the lid and base and remove the filter funnel. The base is filled with water and the filter container with finely ground coffee.

Biscotti

Coffee beans are naturally sweet in flavour and that distinctive bitterness comes from extraction when hot water is added. As a general rule, the longer the coffee is brewed the more bitter the taste - as caffeine is extracted last of all. Prior to this there is an acidic flavour, which is why coffee made too quickly tastes thin and sour. Espresso is a black, Italian style coffee that literally means "made on the sport for someone who orders it".

Coffee Machines

A barista is a respected job title in Italy. Italians do not drink espresso during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time. In Italy, espresso is considered so essential to daily life that the price is regulated by the government. Italy now has over 200,000 coffee bars, and still growing. In Greece and Turkey, the oldest person is most always served their coffee first.