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Price increase

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -1100

As of the 13th of March prices for our coffee will increase by 3 dollars a kilo this is as a result of a continuing global shortfall and escalating demand for arabica coffee. For the last 12 months we're been absorbing costs but as new contracts take effect we have been forced to adjust our prices.

Gigante thanks you for your understanding.

Paul Caligiore

New Coffee: Brazil - Fazenda Rio Verde - Bourbon

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -1100

Single Origin of the Month: Brazil, Fazenda Rio Verde, Bourbon

The Ipanema coffee company is one of Brazil's largest green bean coffee suppliers. With it's average annual production of 120,000 bags it output would exceed smaller producing countries.

An excellent example of a Brazillian coffee the Brazil comes from Rio Verde. It has a delicate acidity, and sweet body which consists of caramel and chestnuts. We're enjoying this coffee black or with a dash of milk.

Happy New Year

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -1100

Happy new year everyone!

We’re back and we’re looking forward to exciting for upcoming developments;-

After a few teething problems we’re back to roasting on our new GG90. The results we’ve been tasted in the cup have been nothing short in sensational.

Gigante would like to thank Guy from HAB Bennetts for the very informative cupping session we had, the coffees we brought are under wraps but you’ll find them out soon!

- Sam

Special Christmas Offer. Coffee $15.00 per Kg

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -1100

When we calibrated the PLC on the Probat GG90 we couldn't be sure with our roast results so rather than use an existing blend we experimented and had a bit of fun.

Why not try the results at a never to be repeated price!

Stewed Fruit, Spice and Earthy tones dominate in this once-off blend of New Guinea 'A' and Ethiopian Sidamo varietals. Sweet finish and plenty of body.

We used these 2 varietals to break in our re-built Probat GG90 and are surprised at the result.

Only 240 kilos available of this 'Christmas Cake' coffee.

Special Price $15.00 per kilo plus postage

Orders of 3 kilos or more- Free Postage

Bacchi Christmas Promotion

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -1100

It's Christmas time and we're feeling generous! For the month of December, we'll be offering a promotion on the Bacchi Stovetop Espresso. Cost will be reduced to $550 and a kilo of coffee will be thrown in for free.

Be quick.... Offer ends in 2011!

CSR Golden Bean 2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -1100

We're pleased to announce that we won a few medals at the recent Golden Bean Awards! In fact, we managed to get 19th (out of hundreds of other roasters), giving us a bronze medal in the overall standings. We're pretty chuffed!! Here are some of the medals we won...

Silver in the Espresso Category - Our blend for Universal Village
Silver in Milk-Based Category - Our house blend (Coco Blend)
Bronze in Coffee Chain Category - Our blend for Ferguson Plarre

For more info, check out http://www.cafebiz.net/

Some Good Press

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -1100

We've been lucky enough to get some good press about the coffee in our cafe Peaberrys. A lot of energy has been put into stepping up the quality over the last year including a change of machine, grinder, house blend, roast profile and roast dates. This coupled with more extensive training has meant consistently better coffee.

Here's a link to some of the articles -

http://www.weekendnotes.com/bayside-cafes/

http://www.thecoffeeguide.com.au/wp/?p=268

Another Smackdown

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -1100

Ok this probably isn't our best work but I thought I would post it for authenticity. The challenge - triple rosettas! The question - who has it??

In-House Latte Art Smackdown

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -1100

So Sam and I have been having these in-house latte art smackdowns. I trained him up awhile back but he is getting pretty damn good! So who has it this time?

More to come...

Australian Coffee

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -1100

We thought we would bring you some locally grown coffee this month! It's grown in Northern Queensland within the Atherton Tablelands region. We endearingly call it the Bogan :)

What struck us first was the intense smell of peanuts, which really carried on into the cup. So expect lots of nuttiness! We roasted this quite light and we're glad we did as it brings out a lot of the unique characteristics of the coffee. Hope you enjoy it!