Millstone Coffee -- An Email

So, as a "coffee blogger" I receive many emails from companies wanting to send me samples. I am sure I am not alone in this and I would bet many other coffee related blog authors do as well. I received the below email a few days ago from a company that works with Millstone Coffee: Jason, I was reading about the Coffee and Tea Festival on your blog, and I thought might share some info about a product line that might be of interest to you given your dedication to fair trade and organic lines. I work for Fleishman-Hillard, and one of our clients, Millstone Coffee, has an organic product line that you might like to check out. Their line-up includes the Rainforest Reserve Rainforest Alliance Certified, 100% Organic Mountain Moonlight Fair Trade Certified, Organic Deep Peruvian Forest Blend, Organic Nicaraguan Mountain Twilight Blend, Organic Mayan Black Onyx Blend. Given your penchant for coffee, if you're interested, I can send out a sample. Please feel free to e-mail me if you'd like any additional information or would like to try out a sample. I am always up for trying coffees -- no matter the blends -- but companies that put out certified coffees interest me even more. So, I emailed her back and said I would love to try some of their Organic and Fair Trade Certified coffees. I was impressed to see a box of coffee (stuffed full and with one bag spewing beans all over the place) in my mailbox today. I opened up the box and found the following blends: Organic Mayan Black Onyx Blend Organic Nicaraguan Mountain Twilight Blend Organic Deep Peruvian Forest Blend (all over the inside of the box) I checked each bag and a Fair Trade Certified blend was not included -- to my disappointment. While I am a big fan of Organic Certified products, Fair Trade is more of my "movement". I checked their site to see what Fair Trade's that had and found that they do have one, Organic Mountain Moonlight Fair Trade Certified, but it was not even available online so who knows where they are actually selling it. My next step is to try them out and post a review of what I think. I am going to use a method that was just talked about over at Arizona Coffee. Why not, you know? There has to be a bit of method to this madness I call reviewing. Do you know anything about Millstone that I should not before reviewing? I plan to read up on their website but I know some of you know alot about corporate culture when it comes to their values, beliefs, and goals as a company. Share them with me so I know what I am getting into. Have you ever had any of these coffees? Let me know your thoughts as well and I will work them into my review. Yes, these are both questions that you can answer by leaving a comment -- if you would be so kind. ..be bold Tagged: cafe evoke, coffee catering, coffee, espresso, tea, bozeman, montana, millstone