BREW METHOD & CUPPING WORKSHOP

Next Workshop - Thursday, March 24th at 7pm

February’s event saw a table full of coffees from the 4 corners….several Indonesian offerings (including a Kopi Luwak), some great coffees from Honduras, Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya and even a Robusta coffee from Uganda….all in all 15 coffees on the table.

We mixed it up with the participants too, with some coffees we expected to be under whelming…it is good to taste a defective, past crop or commodity grade coffee once in a while…all the cuppers found tasting these coffees very insightful ….and as a roasting team it exposes our pallets to flavours we may not have come across and continues to build up a sensory memory.

Throughout 2011 we will be hosting an event every month. Each event will offer up a different brew method or 2, as well as cupping coffees from many different origins…their will always be something unique in the mix.

The roasting team would love to see any keen cuppers come along, taste some extraordinary brews and talk all things coffee.

WELBOURN Primary School get earthquake supplies down to CHRISTCHURCH

PM John Key said last week "its not Christchurch's test, it NZs' test" ....and amongst the many great stories we are hearing of NZers' getting stuck in to help our fellow NZers down in Christchurch is the children of Welbourn Primary School here in NP. They saw the need and quickly mobilised to collect food and water (and even write a few notes of support) and get a pallet load of much needed supplies down to a community distrbution centre.(along with dressing in red and black too) On ya! Welbourn School!

SINGLE ORIGIN Cupping Workshop

This Thursday - February 24th at 7pm

Come along and taste a array of origins of
different terroir, varietal and processing.

Guaranteed a sensory experience!

CANADIANS LOVE OZONE COFFEE

Andy from Te Aro Roasted has reported back from his Down Under Espresso Tasting Event and it would seem the Canadians appreciate our NZ style of roasting and blending for espresso.

"The event drew in a real mix of people with a turnout of around 80 people – consumers, baristas, coffee shop owners, and other roasters. Coffee was generously donated from the invited NZ roasters including Ozone Coffee Roasters.

There was a little concern about how the coffees would travel, but the 27 hour flight didn’t seem to affect the quality or taste.

The blend from Ozone Coffee Roasters had big chocolate notes, it was juicy, had a smooth acidity, and a full-body. They generously donated a large amount of coffee, and we were running it on the weekend for customers – great feedback. Ozone started in 1998, and Andy met Paul Newbold (Roaster at Ozone) in Guatemala last year."

Thanks Andy Wilkin and the team at Te Aro Roasted for the invite and brewing our coffee to perfection!

TARANAKI Half Iron Man 2011

This Sunday Nic, Craig and Courtney participated in the inaugural Taranaki Half Iron-Man....apparently already been dubbed NZ's toughest.

Ozone Coffee Roasters team 1 came 2nd overall in the Mixed Teams event on a very hot dy here in NP. Craig crossed the finish line with a great time and Isabella helping with the sprint of the last few metres.

Team 2 finished well in the teams event also...awesome swim by Nic against the tide, Lachie cycled well on a hilly course with a head wind on the return to transition and Courtney showed sheer determination in the heat on the 21km run.