Author Archives: Darryl Miller

This post is geared to Fidalgo Bay Coffee Roasters’ wholesale coffee clients. Many operators struggle with the old question of what to put on the food/pastry/baked goods menu. Following are menu items that our Fidalgo Bay Roastery Chef has in his repertoire. You could run one of these as a daily special to get a [...]

The Grind For home coffee enthusiasts and professional baristas, mastering the grind is the most important part of the coffee making process. Grind particle size is the key to coffee extraction. Home users: ditch the blade grinder in favor of a burr grinder. A blade grinder will not let you control the grind particle size. [...]

Macinazione: The Grind Miscela: The Blend/The Coffee Macchina: The Machine Mano: The Hand/The human

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We’ve had several trips to New Orleans for our coffee business. And one of the traditional drinks in the Big Easy is Iced Coffee. They add a little chicory to the cold brew giving it a hint of spice. We were able to get an authentic recipe from a popular bar on Bourbon Street. Here [...]

by Darryl Miller, Vice President Sales & Marketing It’s going to be a busy week for the team at Fidalgo Bay Coffee and you can be part of it! Join us on Friday, July 15th for a unique and exciting event.  From 10am to 12pm we will be cupping (tasting) four of our favorite blends [...]

We won an award in the Ghirardelli Mocha challenge! Mandarin Orange Iced Spiced Mocha – Darryl Miller, Fidalgo Bay Coffee Ice 2” curl of fresh mandarin zest 1.5 teaspoons cinnamon sugar (see cinnamon sugar recipe below) 3 level tablespoons Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate 2 shots espresso Cold Milk In a mixing cup add mandarin orange zest, [...]

The recipe will serve 8-12 people with refills. 1-pint Organic Valley heavy Cream 1/4 cup Wholesome Sweeteners Powdered Sugar 1 cup Jameson Irish Whiskey 1/2 pound of Fidalgo Bay’s Organic French Roast ground coarse from French Press Chill mixing bowl in the freezer for 30 minutes Pour heavy cream into frozen mixing bowl Add powdered sugar Whisk by [...]

If you haven’t already, expect to see some changes in the Fidalgo Bay Coffee cups soon, both in the cups themselves and to the design.   First, let’s talk about the cups.  We are switching from Solo to a product from International Paper (IP).  Virtually identical in structure, size and technical specification, the difference is [...]