462 State Highway 25 RD2 Whitianga

coffeelala@paradise.net.nz
Mark Tugendhaft
Nedilka Radojkovich

Coffee LaLa is a boutique roasted coffee, established on the Coromandel Peninsula in 2002

We pride our selves on our careful individual batch roasting program. Arabica beans of various origins are roasted separately to precise colour, which maximises that origin’s potential. Blends based on at least four different origins are then mixed insuring complex, interesting flavours.

The coffee you will receive will have been roasted no more than three days before you receive it. We will send you regular deliveries of just as much as you need as often as you require . We can even adjust the blend to your pleasure.

Our Blends:

LaLa : Full-bodied Colombian-based medium blend, sweet and nutty

OOOH LaLa : Dark Kenyan based blend, producing a rich and smooth cup with a bite

250g  $12.00
500g  $18.00
1 kg   $33.00

LaLa SIGRI : PNG beans create a lovely chocolaty taste, sweet enough for straight blacks long and short

La BOMB : (FORMERLY CALLED x), Kenyan-dominated blend, for the drinker who ‘likes it strong’ in any style

LATINA : A very yummy strong but smooth five bean blend, that gets its body from Cuban beans, great straight black

ORGANIC : Mocha earthy tastes of two special island origins

250g   $14.00
500g    $20.00
1 kg  $35.00

SWISS WATER DECAF : 97% caffeine-free, water processed, beautiful tasting,
even without the most important bit!

250g     $15.00
500g     $24.00
1 kg  $43.00

Newsletter #5 September 2004

Hi Everybody

We’ve been building another LaLa design roaster, testing new blends and beans, looking for new cafes to supply and sourcing great coffee gear that we can now offer you at better than retail prices.

Coffee LaLa is entering in the BP New Zealand Coffee Festival and Awards coffee expo at Lake Taupo this Labour Weekend. There will be over 40 exhibitors and 100 entrants in the event. There will be Seminars and demonstrations by top Baristas, exhibitions of the latest coffee gear and exotic food and drinks galore. Tim Shadbolt and Gary McCormack are entertaining that evening We will be entering the ‘flat white’ competition. Beans roasted and fingers crossed. You never know ! Check it out <www.coffeefestival.co.nz>

A thought while you drink: The origin and quality of un-roasted green coffee beans, like grapes and wine, play a major role in the final coffee your drink. Like grapes, there are good and bad years for beans too, good plantations and not so good. The roaster and vintner both have to source the best beans or grapes possible. With wine, however all you have to do is open the bottle, room temperature or chilled and pick the right glass. With coffee, the final drink depends a lot on your skills in brewing.

Use freshly roasted beans, ground just before you use them. Know your coffee machine. For example, when using a Plunger, water should not be straight off the boil. Wait a minute till it cools a few degrees. Discover how fine to grind for your type of machine. Practice each time you brew, trying to make the “ perfect cup”.

And don’t forget; X-mas is coming and LaLa makes a nice gift. We will be putting together some cute combinations all tied up with a bright red bow, More on this later.

Enjoy your coffee. All the best,

Mark Tugendhaft

Nedilka Radojkovich