I wish I had already uploaded the photos off my camera, but I am too lazy to do that right now so bear with me. Imagine simply a cardboard box with a light green faded doma coffee roasters logo on it and another ripped open box with a black and orange amazon logo. Next to the doma box a beautiful bag of Organic Brazil NOSSA SENHORA DE FATIMA and a new 32oz Bodem french press with the unshatterable beaker (because I always break em). Next to the Amazon box four new books including The Bhagivad Ghita, The Upanishads, and a book on Zen Buddhism.
You see I have been living on the Island for almost 3 months now. I am learning that if I want coffee as good as I was getting at home, well... I need to order it from home. I lucked out because Doma was running a special promotions for the month of January where you pay no shipping. If you haven't tried their coffee yet, now is the perfect time. I ordered my batch on a Monday and received it on Wednesday (roasted on the monday I ordered it). I could have bought a french press here, but why not shoot my dollars to my friends in Coeur d'Alene. My choices here were limited to Walmart, K-mart, Starbucks or TJ Max (or is it Ross?). Id rather support a small company I love any day.
The coffee was mucho mucho welcome. I have been surviving off of the local coffee shops. When I first got here I found the coffee most foul especially the "Kona". Recently I haven't minded the coffee as much, which I think says more about my great ability to lower my standards than the quality of the coffee here. Now don't get me wrong. I am not trying to be negative or play myself up as a connoisseur. The coffee offered here just does not appeal to me and the fact that it is so expensive makes it that much more of a pain. Hence my brilliant idea to order coffee from my old haunting ground. It cost me less per pound, even if you include shipping, to ship my favorites over from the mainland than I can could purchase even the lowest quality of Kona here. The water out of the taps here is very minerally so I am still playing around with the best water to use to brew. I have been mixing distilled and tap and that seems to work out well.
The press of the Brazil was heavenly. What stood out the most for me was chocolate. I remember trying it as a s.o. espresso last year when I visited the roastery and it was berries that stood out more then. The guys at doma are always trying to source the best and better coffee and they are doing it with a green consciousness and business ethic I am happy to support. Lets just say I am happy to have some Doma here. A delicious piece of home if I do say so. Thanks Terry and friends. mmm