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OUR COFFEE STORY

	OUR COFFEE Wake-up and taste the difference with us! Our coffee means goodness in every cup. All our coffee is fully Fair Trade, organic and stubbornly delicious. It's roasted right in the Rocky Mountains. Put a smile on your mug, and get some! This coffee is guaranteed to kiss
	COFFEE HISTORY Legend says coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia by a goat herder named Kaldi. He noticed his goats became frisky after munching on some unusual red cherries. He tried it himself and, well, the rest is you-know-what. Instead of drinking with the goats, those thoughtful Parisians simultaneously created a coffee conundrum and a social scene as they opened one of the first European cafés. This proved to be a revolutionary idea, and since then, many revolutions have had their inceptions in cafés. Liquid black tasty gold. The dripping inky goodness of dark energy is finally unleashed, at long last allowed to flow free, thick and furious; like Chuck Norris in a tar pit.
	ROASTING 101 How do we produce the most kissing coffee there is? By choosing only organic Fair Trade Arabica beans, that's how. Oh, and by loving what we do every step of the way. We source the beans, roast them, 'cup' them to ensure quality, and package them for fresh delivery. Read on... Coffee beans are actually the seeds of the cherry of the coffee tree. There are two coffee varieties: Arabica and Robusta. Arabica is the best — nothing tops its flavour. Robusta beans are okay for lesser coffees, but we at Caffein Kiss choose only the finest, organically-grown Arabica beans from certified Fair Trade sources. After all, it starts with the bean... Once the coffee cherries have been picked by hand, two things need to happen: the outer fruit has to be removed and the inner beans have to be processed for transport and storage. There are several steps in this. Suffice to say that green beans arriving to our Invermere location have been through more than a few hoops — and there are a few more yet to come... With coffee, as with any fine food, freshness is essential. We package our coffees so that the bag or can you buy serves up a roundhouse kick of freshness to the tastebuds. First, we cool the roasted beans for just the right amount of time. Then we pour them into tall, dark and sexy bags or cans. From there, the beans' final steps belong to you!