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 The
most important part of a coffee
gift basket is, of course, the coffee. Sometimes it
can be too easy to choose coffee gift baskets based on how cute
they are or because of other novel items that are included like
mugs.
However, if you really want to surprise and please people with
coffee gift baskets, then you need to start out by picking a good
coffee and going form there.
Here are some of my top picks of types of coffee to be included
in a coffee gift basket:
- Fair Trade Certified. Sometimes, the principles behind coffee
are just as important as the taste. Whenever possible, buy coffee
gift baskets that include fair trade coffee. If you buy fair trade
certified coffee, you can be sure that you are purchasing coffee
that was purchased under fair conditions. Importers must meet
very stringent international criteria to become fair trade certified.
Sometimes this coffee can cost more; but, after all, it is a gift.
Besides, you can not put a price on the well-being of people.
- “Shade grown” coffee. Just as important to consider
including fair trade certified coffee in your coffee gift baskets
for the good of people, it is also important to consider including
shade grown coffee for the benefit of the environment. Modern
coffee plantations replace wildlife habitat. Shade grown coffee,
on the other hand, are not chemically dependent and do not face
erosion or soil depletion… Therefore, rainforest is not
stripped to provide more fertile ground. Shade grown coffee is
much more sustainable. Many people also say that the taste of
shade grown coffee is better, and the flavor is more enhanced.
- Organic coffee. Again, organic coffee is an excellent option
for your coffee gift baskets. This is because you can be sure
that organic coffee does not use any harmful chemicals and pesticides.
Theses chemicals are not just harmful to the environment, but
they have potential to be harmful to humans, as well. Therefore,
by giving organic coffee in your coffee gift baskets, you are
showing how much you truly care for the well-being of the recipient.
Oftentimes shade grown coffee is also organic.
- Kona. Hawaiian coffee beans are some of the most expensive
in the world. Kona has a powerful aroma that will make the entire
coffee gift basket a wonderful sensation for the eyes, mouth,
and nose.
- Whole roasted beans. Do not give ground beans in a coffee gift
basket. The moment beans are ground, they lose their flavor. If
you do not believe the recipient has a coffee grinder at home,
include one in your gift basket!
These are my tops picks of coffee for a coffee gift basket:
- Chuck Roast
- Guatemalan Estate Grown Coffee
- Ethiopian Yrga Cheffe Coffee (decaf).
- Zimbabwe AA Coffee
- La Lucie Royal Estate
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