WEEKLY DEAL: Cinco de Mayo


It's Cinco de Mayo today! Many people have heard of this holiday, but not many know what it is actually celebrating.

Here's your chance to show your holiday knowledge. Answer the following multiple choice and receive a 2 oz bag of our Aztec Chocolate flavored coffee...

What is actually being celebrated on Cinco de Mayo?
A. It's a celebration on May 5th that is also call Day of the Dead, where Mexico celebrates their family and friends who have passed
B. It's Mexico's day of Independence from Spanish rule on May 5th, 1821
C. It's the unlikely Mexican victory over the French on May 5th, 1862
D. It's the day that coffee, and its prolific history in Mexico is celebrated.

Coffee Vocab: FINISH


In coffee terms, the finish describes the aftertaste on the palate after the coffee is swallowed. Full-bodied coffee tends to have lingering finishes, while thinner coffees may be fleeting. For example, our Organic, Komodo Blend (Swiss Water Process Decaffeinated coffee from the South Pacific) has a mildly sweet start and a slightly floral finish. To better understand what finish is describing, come to the roastery for a cupping. There you will be able to sample a few of VCC's coffee and learn for yourself how to better understand and describe what about a certain coffee you like and dislike. That way, we can help you find the best blend or single origin coffee for your tastes.

INTRODUCING: Java on the Square

We are pleased to announce...
Java on the Square in Athens, Tennessee. Their coffee shop is a beautiful space with very friendly staff and exceptional coffee (if we do say so ourselves). In a recent letter the owners of Java on the Square, Rick and Lea Anne, wrote...

"Rick and I have been looking for a business for some time and the opportunity to procure a local coffee shop became available. We bought the shop and after 3 months of renovating, we finally decided that it was time to open, ready or not and the first sale was February 14 - Valentines day! We settled on Vienna Roasters in Maryville, TN due to their attention to detail and willingness to help us in many facets of the business. Vienna's owner, John Clark, made a special trip to our shop and gave a coffee and espresso training session with our 6 employees before we opened. We decided on a soft opening and just turned on the open sign and opened the doors without announcing it or advertising the opening. Three weeks later we had our grand opening.

Business has been steady. We have received lots of positive feedback from the community. Everyone loves the coffee and espresso and says the flavor is great! Currently we are booking different venues of entertainment. (Jazz, Poetry, Blues Band, Sushi night, kids reading time)

Being a small business owner / manager with shared responsibilities with your spouse has been challenging and time consuming, but we have enjoyed all of it so far. There is no way we could have done it without attending Coffee School (Bellissimo (ABC training)) and Vienna's help with bean selection and employee training. From design stage to the first sale it was a wild ride and we look forward to the years ahead.

Thanks so much,

Rick & Lea Ann"

We would love for you to check out their new place, and tell them Vienna Coffee sent you.
In fact, we want to support our customer's so the deal of the week this week is...

If you go to Java on the Square and bring back a receipt from purchasing something from Java on the Square you will receive a complimentary tea bag or 2oz bag of Vienna Coffee when you come into VCC's roastery.

EARTH DAY: Coffee Ground Fossils

Last Wednesday was Earth Day. Did you do anything special to help this wonderful and beautiful land we call earth? In the same vein as Earth Day, here is a craft you can do with your kids to help them learn a little bit about the earth while using up your old coffee grinds.

Crafts: Coffee Ground Fossils

Recycle old coffee grounds and create your very own fossils in this easy to make craft.

Coffee Ground Fossils

What you need:

  • - 1 cup of used coffee grounds
  • - 1/2 cup of cold coffee
  • - 1 cup of flour
  • - 1/2 cup of salt
  • - Wax paper
  • - Mixing bowl
  • - Some small objects to make impressions in the dough
  • - Empty can – get an adult to help you with this

Steps:

1. Stir the together the coffee grounds, cold coffee, flour, and salt until well mixed.
2. Roll the dough and flatten it onto the waxed paper.
3. With an adult’s help, use the can to cut out circles of the dough.
4. Press your objects firmly into the dough. When you take the object out, you have your "fossil". If you want to hang the fossil, poke holes into the edge to hold the string.
5. Let the fossil dry overnight and then hang it if you wish.

(taken from http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/earth-day/crafts/coffee-ground-fossils.html)