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Our coffees are divided up into six broad categories:

Light/Medium, Medium Dark,

 Dark,   Decaffeinated,

  Flavoured,  Fair Trade Organic.

The roast column on the tables below rates coffee on a scale of one to six. One is a very mild coffee and six is the darkest available.  

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For information about coffee, its history and characteristics follow this link:
Coffee Association of Canada
http://www.coffeeassoc.com/aboutcoffee.htm

Light/Medium Coffees  

Coffee Roast Flavour/Acidity Body Region
Blue Pacific 2 Complex/Moderate Medium Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Indonesia
Bogota' Colombian 2 Mild/Moderate Medium Colombia
Brazil Santos 2 Smooth/Low Medium/Full Brazil
Broadway Blend 1 Mild/Moderate Medium -
Colombian Supremo 2 Rich, Winey/Mild Full Colombia
Costa Rica 2 Sharp/Moderate Medium Costa Rica
Ethiopian Harrar 2 Full/Low Earthy/Chocolate Ethiopia
Guatamala Huehuetenango 2 Smoky and Full/Moderate Medium Guatamala
Java Estate Jampit Distinct Nutty/Slight Acidity Medium/Full Indonesia
Kenya A.A. 2 Winey/Tangy/Acidity Medium Kenya
Kona Fancy  2 Delicate Flavour Medium Kona, Hawaii
Living Skies Blend 2 Full/Mild Medium Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya, Cost Rica, India
McQuarries #1 Blend 2 Full/Moderate Rich Colombia, Guatamala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Indonesia.
Mexican Pluma Altura 2 Moderate/Rich Medium Mexico
Mocha Java 2 Full & Earthy/Low Full, Earthy and Chocolaty Ethiopia, Indonesia
Shaughnessy Estate 2 Distinctive, Moderate/High Medium

Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya

Sumatra 2 Earthy/Low Full/Heavy Indonesia
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Medium Dark Coffees

Coffee Roast Flavour/Acidity Body Region
Bourbon Street 3 Rich & Full/Moderate Complex/Full Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Indonesia, Colombia.
Colombian Dark Roast 3 Rich & Full/Low Full Colombia
Dinner Blend 3 Full/Moderate Heavy Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico.
Indian Malabar 3 Exotic/Mild Full/Syrupy India
Mandazu 3 Rich & Spicy/Low Heavy Costa Rica, Sumatra.
Prairie Blend 3 Rich/Moderate Medium/Heavy -
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Dark Coffees

Coffee Roast Flavour/Acidity Body Region

Costa Rica Dark

4 Spicy, Rich/Low Full Costa Rica
Espresso Roast 4 Full/Moderate Heavy Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia.
Mocha French 4 Full/Moderate Heavy -
Dark French 4 Full and Heavy/Moderate Heavy -
Italian Roast 5 Heavy/Low Heavy Colombia/Mexico
Saigon Dark Style 6 Dark & Carbony/Low Acidity Heavy Mexico, Colombia, Sumatra, Java, Brazil.
Special French 4 Full & Heavy/Low Heavy Colombia, Mexico, Brazil.
Spice Islands 4 Rich & Spicy/Low Very Heavy/Syrupy Brazil. Indonesia.
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Decaffeinated  Coffees

Coffee Roast Flavour/Acidity Body Region
Decaf Colombia 2 Mild/Moderate Medium Colombia
Decaf Shaughnessy 2 Distinctive/Moderate to High Medium Colombia, Guatemala, Kenya.
Decaf Swiss Water Colombian 2 Rich, Winey/Mild Full Colombia.
Decaf Swiss Water French Roast 4 Full & Heavy/Low Heavy Colombia, Costa Rica, Brazil.
Fair Trade Organic Swiss Water Decaf Vienna 4 Rich/Mild Full Brazil, Colombia, Sumatra, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico.
Decaf Irish Cream 2 Mild/Moderate Medium Colombia
Decaf Hazelnut Cream 2  Mild/Moderate Medium Colombia
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 Flavoured Coffees

All flavoured coffees are made with Colombian Supremo.  (See above for details.)

The list below shows what flavoured coffees are kept in stock year round.

Bavarian Dutch Chocolate
Caramel Crunch
Coconut Fiesta
Chocolate Raspberry Cream
Chocolate Truffle
Cinnamon Kiss
French Vanilla
Hawaiian Breeze 
Hazelnut Cream
Hazelnut Cream Decaf
Highlander Grogg
Irish Cream
Orange Brandy
Rum Pecan
Snicker Doodle
Spanish Coffee

Swiss Chocolate Almond

Toasted Gourmet (aka Toasted Almond)
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Fair Trade Organic Coffees

Coffee Roast Flavour/Acidity Body CERTIFICATION Region 
Colombian Dark 3 Rich/Mild Full Colombia
  Costa Rica Dark Roast 4 Lively/Moderate Medium Costa Rica 
Dark Roast Blend 4 Full, Rich/Mild Full/Heavy Mexico, Peru
Decaf Swiss Water Dark Roast 4 Rich/Mild Full Brazil, Colombia, Sumatra, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico.
Ethiopian 2 Winey/Moderate Medium  Yirga Cheffe
Guatemala 2 Complex/High Medium Guatemala
Mexican 2 Rich Floral/Moderate Medium/Full Mexico
Peru 2 Fruity, Winey/Moderate Medium Peru
Spice Islands 4 Rich, Spicy/Low Very Heavy/ Syrupy Brazil, Peru, Indonesia
Sumatra 2 Rich, Earthy/Low Full Sumatra
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Types of Roasts

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Light 1 A "city" or "light"roast preserves the acidic quality of the coffee and creates a medium body and mild flavour.
Light/Medium 2 A "full-city" or "medium" roast is as dark as possible without the beans showing any oil.  This type of roast will reduce the acidic quality of coffee while creating a much richer flavour and a medium to full body.
Medium 3 A "full-city" roast is a roast colour typical of espresso and Viennese type coffees.  The acidic quality is further reduced with a much darker brown colour and a light oil sheen apparent on the beans.
Medium Dark 4 A "dark or French" roast is where the beans are fully oiled but are not carbonized.  The acidic quality of the coffee in now gone and the flavour is dominated by a bitter-sweet flavour and heavy body.
Dark 5 A "dark French or Italian style" roast is where the beans are very oiled and slightly carbonized.  The bitter-sweet flavour has a carbony influence and the body becomes very heavy.
Darkest 6 "Special Dark" is the darkest roast available. The beans are allowed to fully oil and carbonize in the roaster.  The flavour is dominated by  the carbony effect of this style of roast and it has a very heavy body.

Even when the colour of the coffee appears to be the same, the coffees may have entirely different flavours.  The types of beans selected, how and when applied, and the length of time in the roaster are invisible but critical factors in creating the ultimate flavour of beans.

References:  Canterbury Coffee Corporation.