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On the edge of the Bean
A new continuous coffee cherry process is predicted to capitalise on the sustainability wave and revolutionise the coffee value chain.
Not many know that coffee comes in a cherry and in the drive to get to the sacred bean the cherry is discarded. Some ‘value adders’ process the Cherries into sweets, or Cascara a coffee cherry tea.
The cold manufacturing process retains more of the antioxidants in the whole fruit manufacturing process, minimises waste and produces an oil, a beverage and when dried a powder.
Mixing roasted beans in the process can be used to impart a stronger coffee flavour.
Major drink manufacturers like Pepsi and CocaCola are said to be interested in to process to allow them to produce healthier soda alternatives.
The process is being patented and markets are being explored. Already Cascara is seen as a High anti oxidant, pleasant tasting, low sugar drink and an aid to digestion.
It may take a while to get this process into the farm and the new products to the market place but the process is already being used to produce cold brew coffee and ticks all the boxes with high Antioxidant products, less food waste and improved sustainability.
Shipping rates to go up – order now before we adjust the shipping rates as per the price rise.The new rates will go up on the store next weekend so get your order in before Friday.
Last carton of EMC reduced as close to code - fresh supplies wil be in our next shipment but that’s a little way off and the EMC is still drinking well as a Typical Robusta Vietnamese Coffee so buy now at this special Price.
EMC2 Robusta ground coffee 500g $6.99
EMC2 Robusta ground coffee 500g x 2 with shipping $21.99
EMC2 Robusta ground coffee 500g x 5 with shipping $47
EMC2 Robusta ground coffee 500g x 9 packs - with shipping $64.50
Robusta Coffee with all the flavours that make for a fantastic cup of Vietnamese coffee. A hint of Moka and caramel for that full coffee flavour. A great vietnamese coffee to add cinnamon to
Fantastic for your Cafe su da and specially selected and ground for phin
Watch Van’s Viet-coffee Face book for our upcoming Delayed Lunar New Year event
It all been a bit exciting thes last few months.
Western Australia has had bushfires that went within just over a Kilometer of our family farm.
We had lock down and lots of new customers have been finding us on the Web.
We have beenb busy keeping up and changing plans as Viet-coffee with Western Australia Voietnam Business council was to have a Lunar New year event but this has had to be put off due to our lockdown and subsequent restrictions.
So apologies for our tardiness in sending out a communication.
There have been a number of Black Swan event’s (very unusual circumstances) and this has led to us to look further afield for some product. We don’t anticipate huge problems with our next shipment but Longevity milk appears to have gone unavailable when we went to restock.
We have found an alternative that is in different packaging but comes from the same country of manufacture – appears to have the same size and weight can and nutrition components. So I am working on the principle of if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it is a duck.
We have a special offer for all orders with 4 or more packs you get a free pack of “Farmdale Sweetened Condensed Milk” – Limited to 24 orders. Remember to ask for special offer.
Thanks for your patience with deliveries – All couriers have been under the pump. Please contact us if you have any questions or perceived problems. We like to get it right first time or sort it out for you but sometimes it just goes wrong.
We are getting so many orders now that we missed one person’s problem this year – we are sorry we missed one of their emails and they didn’t get back to us – we are available on our mobiles 0409642770 - 0402010916 text or leave a message. We may not available but we do have to eat, work and sleep.
Chuc mung nam moi for the Year of the Ox (water buffalo) - - Vietnam is now recovering from their week off to celebrate lunar new year with family and friends.
Viet-coffee Christmas shipping Special with Australia Post (Ends for orders placed on Boxing Day 2020) – All Austpost selected shipping will be upgraded to Express Post
Conditions apply – Must request upgrade in order details
All previous special offers ended.
WAVBC Christmas Party
The Final event of the year for Western Australia Vietnam Business Councl with Viet-Coffee sponsoring the event. Extra special thanks to the Duxton for the help with the venue and catering. See the story on Facebook and Linkedin
Viet-coffee worked with Ty the Duxton’s Bar Manager to Develop a Vietnamese Coffee Martini. As usual Viet-coffee provided Door prizes and had door prize giveaways of ten of our Viet-coffee Martini’s.
The recipe is as follows
Viet-Coffee Martini
30 ml Viet -Coffee liquor
30 ml Longevity milk
30 ml Gin or Vodka (Westwinds Sabre Gin) (Hanoi or Men Vodka)
15 ml Amareto
Iced coupe glass
Shake well
Pour (through filter)
Garnish with shake of cappuccino cocoa and 3 beans
Mixing in progress – needs a very vigorous and longish shake to get a good crema
Pour through a filter
Garnish with cappuccino cocoa, three beans and an edible straw.
Viet-coffee is looking forward to this being the signature cocktail for the Duxton and Ty (the Bar manager) making a chilli version!
Other coffee news – Times have changed but I came across this old story which was news to me! Ultimately Gloria Jeans left Vietnam in April 2018 – And New Vietnamese Coffee house in Seattle both stories Courtesy of Daily Coffee News
Free Coffee for Tall Women Promotion Comes Up Short
Nick Brown | December 14, 2012
A reportedly unsanctioned promotion from representatives of Gloria Jean’s Coffee in Vietnam that offered free drinks to women who met a height requirement naturally ended badly.
Vietnam’s state media reports say the promotion was playing off a government campaign to try to increase the average height of Vietnamese citizens. The coffee company, which is based in Australia and boasts retail coffee shops in 39 countries throughout the world, was offering free second drink refills to females who stood at least 1.65 meters (or approximately 5 feet, 6 inches) tall.
In a brief statement, Gloria Jean’s International said the promotion was not approved by the company: “This promotion did not reflect the values of our brand, as we welcome everyone into our coffee houses around the world,” it said.
According to an Associated Press report, the company killed the promotion only after receiving criticism on its Facebook page for it being offensive to most Vietnamese women (the average female <at the time> height for Vietnamese women is 5’1″.
Coffeeholic House Brings the Latest in Vietnamese Coffee to Seattle
Craig Batory | September 23, 2020
The new Coffeeholic House in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. All images courtesy of Coffeeholic House.
Opening at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood, Coffeeholic House has been offering a welcome slice of contemporary Vietnamese coffee culture.
“Growing up in Saigon, also known as Ho Chi Minh City, I think this is the vibe that we’re trying to create — from the interior designs, the patterns in the store, to menu items, and a warm welcome,” Chen Dien, who founded Coffeeholic House along with partner Trang Cao, told DCN.
Within the 900-square-foot cafe, the young couple behind Coffeeholic House have created a menu of Vietnamese phin-brewed specialty drinks along with traditional espresso-based drinks, using specialty-grade Vietnamese arabica and robusta coffee sourced from Brooklyn, New York’s Nguyen Coffee Supply.
After working in coffee since their teenage years, Dien and Cao signed a lease on the Columbia City storefront in July of 2019. Following months of permitting, inspections and a meticulous buildout, the grand opening unfortunately coincided with the pandemic surge, and the shop opened with just takeout and curbside pickup.
“We have a lot of passion for running our own coffee shop,” said Dien. “We decided to not let the global pandemic discourage us… We just did what we had to do.”
Though Dien and Cao were the shop’s only two employees, they managed to stay open every day of the week through the early days of the pandemic before closing for only one day in mid June to join a silent march and hand out water and snacks to supporters of Black lives and racial justice.
Said Dien, “As a person of color, I understand the importance of fighting for equality.”
Back at the shop, Dien and Cao continue to offer a menu that includes espresso-based drinks alongside drinks made through traditional Vietnamese phin brewing devices.
“Our best-sellers are the ube latte and Bac Siu,” said Dien. There are also alternative drink options like a honey latte, a matcha latte, and blended drinks. The shop is also maintaining seasonal drink specials. Phin coffee drinks are crafted on customized black phin brewers that display Coffeeholic’s name on the top.
Though indoor seating is not yet possible, the interior design features hanging lamps made to look like Vietnamese silk lanterns, a painting of Vietnamese tropical birds and flowers, and black and white patterned paintings. And above the espresso bar is a small loft area with tropical plants and additional seating.
Even as the shop has seen a steady flow of foot traffic during the pandemic, the owners are naturally looking forward to a time when guests can more deeply take in their Vietnamese-inspired surroundings.
Said Dien, “Coffeeholic House is supposed to be a cafe where people can sit down, gather around the table, watch the coffee drip and enjoy the good vibes.”
Coffeeholic House is located at 3700 S. Hudson St. in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood.
Count down to Christmas has started in earnest
Shipping deadlines fast approaching. Remember we are in Perth Western Australia and the distance to the East is more than London to Moscow so it takes a little longer and demand for shipping is only going up as we get to Christmas.
Sending within Australia
Send Parcel Post by Saturday 12 December 2020.
Send Express Post by Saturday 19 December 2020.
Want to give something different for Christmas?
What about a Viet-Coffee gift pack. We have a wide selection of packs you can choose from in our Accessories section of the store. Or our Unique Specialty Tea Selection from Hatvala with a recently expanded range. Or make your own!
Choose from
Gout de Paris 250g with 2 Espresso Phin and 2 iced coffee spoons
Taste of Vietnam - All you need to make Vietnamese coffee
Viet-Coffee Affogato pack - Vietnamese Western fusion dessert
We can ship your parcel overseas with our special discount rates. Ask for a quote specifying the size of your order
If you put “Christmas present” in the notes section of your order we can leave out the invoice for you and send a card on your behalf.
Or for the person who has everything how about a donation of their behalf to Blue Lotus. The gift that gives twice – a tax deductable receipt and the knowledge that you are going to make a difference especially now with the major flooding in Central Vietnam.
Get 50% more Special still on for Metrang MC1 ground coffee and TNI Gourmet Blend – must mention Buy 2 get one free in your order details. Special ends Midnight (WST) end November
Article Below sourced from VietNam News
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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp and Will Mackereth, supply chain director at Nestlé Vietnam, present awards to the winners at the NESCAFÉ Plan Farmer Contest held during the 2019 Việt Nam Coffee Day celebrations in Gia Lai Province. — Photo courtesy of Nestlé
Vietnams aging coffee plantations have been identified as an opportunity to improve yields thought better plan stock, and changed farming practices.
Drivers for improved production have come on top of global coffee prices falling 40% since 2010.
Lương Văn Tự, chairman of the Việt Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association, said the 2019-20 crop is likely to see output fall by 20 per cent.
There have been a number of Industry led programs to improve viability and profitability for coffee farmers. NESCAFE has a worldwide program designed to address falling production.
“So far, the project has distributed 36 million high-yield and diseases-resistant coffee saplings to farmers and helped rejuvenate over 36,000ha of aged coffee areas in the Central Highlands.
It has also provided training to over 230,000 coffee famers in best practices to improve bean quality and ensure sustainable farming and helped over 21,000 farmers achieve 4C international certification and increase their incomes by 30 per cent.
The project also helps protect the environment by reducing water use by 40 per cent and fertiliser and pesticide use by over 20 per cent.”
Will Mackereth, supply chain director at Nestlé Vietnam, said “Nestle has been promoting intercropping with other crops like pepper, avocado and durian. This means that they can be more resilient so that if the coffee prices are low as they are today they still have a good income from other product streams, but also that the cost of coffee production in Việt Nam is extremely efficient and extremely competitive.
VietNam News identifies Nguyễn Đức Huề, a farmer in Ia Hrung Commune, Ia Grai District, Gia Lai Province, who participated in NESCAFÉ Plan in 2014, saying his coffee productivity has increased sharply to five tonnes per hectare on average thanks intercropping his 4ha coffee plantation with avocado in 2016 and now harvests the fruits.
Tự said: “The productivity of coffee farms participating in the project is 4.5-5 tonnes per hectare, much higher than the country’s average of 2.6 tonnes, he said.
“The project contributes greatly to the coffee sector’s target of replacing 130,000 hectare of ageing coffee out of a total coffee area of 650,000 hectare.”
The competition attracted the participation of 90 outstanding coffee farmers from Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai and Lâm Đồng.
Mackereth said: “2020 will mark the 10th anniversary of NESCAFÉ Plan Vietnam and we expect many more such activities.”
Nestlé is the biggest buyer of coffee in Việt Nam, buying US$700 million worth a year. — VNS
Christmas Cut Off For Deliveries Looming
With more parcels being sent throughout the courier network than ever before, we’re preparing for our busiest festive season yet. Couriers and Viet-coffee will be scaling up for Christmas to manage this heightened demand. To help us deliver in time for the big day, please send as early as possible. The earlier you send, the sooner your parcels will reach you.
Time is of the essence – note orders from Friday cant be shipped until the following Monday, orders received late in the evening may not commence shipping until the day after. Expedited shipping is available with Australia for a few dollars more depending on the size of your order. Ask us how . Text 0409642770 (may not get immediate reply)
Ride for Melanoma update
My brother reached his Target of $1500 raised and had a successful ride – thanks for your support in this poignant ride for him on his friends bike who recently died of melanoma.
Blue Dragon Update from Michael Brosowski
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Christmas special for the Month of November - Special 50% more -only for Metrang MC1 Arabic Robusta super clean ground coffee 500g – and - Gourmet Blend - King Coffee - 500g ground coffee This is Not listed on the site and only available when you ask in the order notes. if you dont ask you wont recieve
Buy two packs get an extra pack – No extra shipping charge – Only for the month of November – finishes Midnight last Day of November by the Gregorian Calendar.
Stay Safe - Best Wishes
Hugh and Van
Charity Ride for Melanoma
My Brother Paul Collin is doing a special ride for Melanoma this week end - We are supporting him Please use this link to donate and see his story
https://m4mwa.melanoma.org.au/page/PaulCollin
Amazing Vietnam - see this on our face book page
Watch as tall tress are cut down from the top just one man one chain saw!
He must be drinking Vietnamese Coffee!
Cut and past the link below to your browser or go to our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/VietnameseCoffeeAndTea
Different types of coffee drinks
Van in the past has always had an aversion to egg coffee – I have tried it in Hanoi in winter and found it to be a warm comforting coffee for the cold weather. Also a great comfort food in those colder days in Australia
If you were asked do you want your coffee with egg most would say 'No!' unless they already know the secret and have tried and enjoyed the silky creamy blend.
I was sceptical as to its delights. I really preferred Café su da in Saigon where we spend most of our time in Vietnam. Iced coffee suiting the hot climate and making for an energising and refreshing breakfast cup. At home I have a double espresso to start my day as I don’t make time in the morning for a sit down cup of Vietnamese coffee and I like the hot espresso in the cooler months.
Van even years later makes all sorts of faces at me as I prepare this and I love the back stories I have read about the varying purported origins of this drink.
One story is the Viet Q wanted to emulate eggnog from Thanksgiving in USA and have it with coffee from their homeland– certainly plausible.
Interstingly internationally there are a number of countries with Egg coffee drinks but the Cà Phê Trứng - Vietnamese Egg coffee is the one with a great back story.
In the 1940's there was a shortage of fresh milk and chef Nguyen Van Giang invented the drink at Hanoi’s Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel.
Wanting to create a creamy coffee with no milk was a challenge but there was easy access to eggs and Longevity milk.
His son son Nguyen Van Dao now runs the Giang Café and the trip down the alley is well worth the experience. There are photos on the wall of the family and orginal café and the dingy alley opens up to a two story building with courtyard.
Link for picture if not displaying properly (https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x3135abc0ee85335d%3A0xfca3408ac50e7363!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOVGg--Spondu5rI_HV8BAhprsiz3d4BGceXapz%3Dw213-h160-k-no!5scafe%20giang%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOVGg--Spondu5rI_HV8BAhprsiz3d4BGceXapz&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdr57FyoDsAhVf6nMBHSILCq4QoiowGnoECBoQBg# )
The invented drink was so popular that Giang was able to set up his own Café Giang, now hidden off Nguyen Huan, Hoan Kiem in Hanoi. The menu has expanded to include chocolate, green bean, rum and chocolate and Matcha. The mix also includes butter and cheese and is a closely guarded secret.
Link for picture if not displaying correctly ( https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x3135abc0ee85335d%3A0xfca3408ac50e7363!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOVGg--Spondu5rI_HV8BAhprsiz3d4BGceXapz%3Dw213-h160-k-no!5scafe%20giang%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipN9_a73DNooWTKNi8dqBolgI6GjL9Ag2CBCsupe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdr57FyoDsAhVf6nMBHSILCq4QoiowGnoECBoQBg# )
Its available in hot and cold form just as with traditional Vietnamese coffee’s – here’s a little visual of café Giang and their egg coffee (cut and paste link to your browser)
https://youtu.be/xScT46xIVhc
I made our own recipe of this nutritious coffee drink and it gets the flavour tick of approval from Van.
I use the Avanti Café glasses to avoid the need for extra container, so if you want a set of 6 for $60 they are available on special order with ship for free.
Vietnamese Egg Coffee (Ca phe trung) al la Hugh
A delicious rich Vietnamese coffee topped with a coffee cream fluff made with whipped egg whites and combined with sweetened condensed milk egg yolk and an infusion of coffee.
Ingredients for 6
240 ml Vietnamese coffee brewed through a phin or 8 shots expresso (30 ml a shot)
3 whole eggs (separated)
6 tbs Longevity milk
1.5 teaspoon sugar preferably icing sugar or regular ok
Optional ingredient - Choccochino coffee powder
Special equipment
Chef's whisk and SS mixing bowl
Measuring jug 2 cup or larger
Small spatula
Avanti Café Twin Wall Glass 250 ml x 6
Espresso machine or Vietnamese coffee preparation equipment
Preparation
Either start making 240 ml Vietnamese coffee or wake up coffee machine for 8 shots
Separate eggs
Whisk egg whites with tsp sugar to make glossy meringue style mix
Fold in egg yolks and 6 table spoons longevity milk (due to thick gloopy texture of the milk I just get the spoon full and let most of it drip into mix then go again and only scrape mix of at last spoon - you use about 1/2 to 2/3 of the tin.
Mix in 2 shots of expresso or 60 ml Vietnamese coffee to the egg mix
Put one shot of Espresso in 6 glasses
Float egg coffee cream mix if not really stiff with spatula if you want better separation or as a variation just run the coffee through the egg mix in the glass and the coffee picks up on the creamy flavours and its not eggy at all – more like a tiramisu.
Optional
Dust on a Shake of Choccochino mix
This makes a great dessert style drink, it gets Van’s Flavour tick and looks great in the twin wall glass.
Have as a dinner dessert - you can use our low caffeing coffee for those sensitive to caffeine at the end of the day or its a great morning coffee drink
All of our coffees can be used to make this authentic Vietnamese style coffee
Coffee On
Hugh and Van
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Vietnamese Independance Day
Vietnamese Independence or National Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Quốc Khánh) is a national holiday observed on 2 September, commemorating President Hồ Chí Minh reading the Declarations of independence of Vietnam at Ba Đình Square in Hanoi on 2 September 1945. It is the celebration of the culmination of the August Revolution associated with the abdication of Emperor Bảo Đại on 25 August 1945 ending the Nguyễn dynasty and the Establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
As an aside Egg coffee had been going for about 5 years in Vietnam – invented due to the shortage of milk
Celebrate Independance day with some special coffee today $ off
Get yours here today $109 - Search Legend or cut and paste the link
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/images/P/legend%20coffee%20225%20g.jpg
Dear All
I have today received this mesage from Australia Post and it is indicative of problems across the whole of the courier network across Australia in these unusual times.
Viet-coffee has a policy of, where-ever possible, processing orders in the evening for putting with the courier the next day.
Some times we do better, however with pressures on all courier services as indicated in the below email sent to us by Australia Post, and from conversations with other couriers, where collections are either missed or rescheduled without notice. Some couriers companies currently are not able to meet demand. As a result please expect delayed shipment times.
As before, we continue to post shipping details of your order with the Paypal site with your payment record. Paypal says you will receive an email notfication of shipping.
Australia Post sends shipping notifications. Unfortunately some customers spam filters are too strong for these emails and they end up blocked or in spam or junk folders.
if you have not received notification of shipping please look to your spam or junk folder and we can update you if you have not received your shipping notificaiton.
Important update on our operations
Dear Hugh,
Over the last three weeks, Australia Post has experienced a significant increase in demand as Victorians have increased their online buying due to stage 4 lockdowns. So much so, that our parcel volumes in Victoria for August are up approximately 150% year-on-year compared to the national average of 90%.
At the same time, our business has been required to make additional adjustments in our processing and deliveries workforce to comply with the State Government's COVID safe restrictions.
From the very start of the pandemic, we have been clear that our strategy has been to protect our people, serve our customers and safeguard the business.
Safety of our people is not-negotiable and the current situation in Victoria, with massive volumes and severe congestion in our network, has us at a point of concern for the safety of our workforce.
To make sure we can still safely deliver for your customers, the following changes are immediately necessary:
No Weekend Collections in Victoria
There will be no collections in Victoria this weekend – the last pickup for the week will be Friday 28 August 2020 by 8pm and the next collection will be Monday 31 August 2020 commencing from 5am.
Victoria destined Parcels
With the massive demand and workforce capacity constraints, we foresee an additional 3 day delay for deliveries in Victoria. This is both within and into Victoria.
This means, any lodgements made in other States destined for Victoria may be held in those States for up to 3 business days to allow Victoria to work through the present demand.
Father's Day
For deliveries across Australia, we recommend at least the following lodgement dates for delivery before Father's Day on Sunday 6 September 2020:
- Parcel Post and letters – Friday 28 August 2020
- Express Post parcels – Monday 31 August 2020
For items lodged after these dates, whilst we will try our best, we do not expect to be able to meet delivery for Father's Day.
We will keep you updated regularly over the next few weeks and anticipate reviewing the situation in line with the easing of level 4 restrictions.
We appreciate the implications of these decisions and want to assure you we are doing our very best within these extremely challenging times.
I'm sure you can appreciate we cannot compromise the safety of our people and I appreciate your ongoing support as we work through this together.
Stay safe,
Gary Starr
Executive General Manager,
Business, Government and International
Australian Truffle Traders
Viet-coffee recently went on a day trip to Manjimup for aTruffle Hunt
The weather wasn't the best but it was really interesting to see a truffle dog at work among the trees in the Trufflery - We must have found hundreds of dollars of Truffles and Van bought her find back
Above - the first find of the day
The Trufflery was in full Winter colours
bleow - Washing the spoils of the truffle hunting - Possibly $700 worth of truffles that can be exported all over the globe
Van's Truffle packaged and ready to go
Booth Family owners of the Trufflery
Mel Booth with one of the dogs
A great day out on the Avocado Bus, a delicious lunch in Manjimup and well worth the early start and late finish
King Coffee Whole Bean Trial shipment & Platypus Charity update
We have taken a trial shipment of TNI whole bean Coffee. Having tried samples of their beans last year we found the range to be fine quality and a great compliment to our existing typically Vietnamese beans. Fitting with our philosophy of picking the best of Vietnam but this time with some of the blends being particularly western in style and TNI Venturing into the best of the Coffee world outside of Vietnam including Ethiopia, Guatemala, Brazil as well as the best from Vietnam.
I have the signature Arabica Blend in the espresso machine at home at the moment and the flavour is bold and typically Arabica in style with the high Arabica note and full Arabica palate with a good crema, medium body and an Arabica bitter sweet finish. I am always delighted to watch the crema settle in our espresso test glasses, and the Signature blend doesn’t disappoint.
We have only a limited quantity of these beans in 5 flavours Breakfast, Signature, Espresso, Da Lat and Boun Ma Thout. Check out the tasting notes and buy yours now.
Start your Day with King Coffee’s Breakfast
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/product.php?productid=622&cat=&page=1
Bittersweet Citrus Notes
A perfect combination of the Arabica premium beans from well-known coffee-growing regions such as Brazil, Guatemala, Cau Dat and the Vietnamese Robusta premium beans that were medium-roasted to give mild bitter sweetness and aroma pluses a hint of citrus to delight the taste buds and lift up your spirit for a new day.
Ingredients:-Arabica from Brazil, Guatemala, Cau Dat and some Vietnamese Robusta.
Or experience the Rich & Intense Buon Ma Thout.
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/product.php?productid=623&cat=&page=1
A typical blend of the finest Robusta & Arabica dark-roasted beans from the most well-known coffee-growing regions in Vietnam – Buon Ma Thuot & Da Lat, to produce rich and intense satisfying Arabica Robusta blend.
Ingredients:-Arabica Cau Dat and Robusta Buon Ma Thuot.
Transport yourself to the flower and food basket of Vietnam with the Da Lat blend.
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/product.php?productid=624&cat=&page=1
Rich aroma, Mild acidity & Light bitterness, Made from 100% Arabica beans being from Cau Dat in Da Lat – the best Arabica-growing region in Vietnam. These beans are medium-roast to give the typical rich aroma, mild acidity and light bitterness. (Not a typical Vietnamese Style Full roast – just about first crack with the oil just becoming evident and an ideal roast for your personal espresso machine)
Ingredients: Arabica Cau Dat
Mild Espresso with an international favour.
Typical Italian Taste, Classic Notes of Caramel
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/product.php?productid=629&cat=&page=1
Specially made for espresso lovers. The highest quality Arabica beans grown in Colombia, Brazil, Cau Dat and Vietnamese Robusta premium beans are under the meticulously dark-roasting process to achieve the typical Italian espresso taste by the classic notes of caramel. Almost all Italian Espresso’s have Robusta to help with the crema – about 20% is considered ideal – here is an international blend with Colombian Arabica dominating.
Ingredients:- Arabica Colombia, Robusta Vietnam, Arabica Brazil, Arabica Cau Dat
And Finally A Crème de La Crema – Signature
https://www.viet-coffee.com.au/xcart/product.php?productid=629&cat=&page=1
Complex, Medium-body and Bittersweet
A gift crafted by TNI experts for the coffee lovers. From the choicest Arabica beans grown in Guatemala, Ethiopia, Brazil, Cau Dat and Vietnamese Robusta premium beans at medium-roasted process for a wonderful complex flavour with medium-body and bittersweet finish.
Ingredients:- Arabica Ethiopia & Guatemala, Robusta Vietnam, Arabica Brazil and Cau Dat.
Platypus Update
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Hot competition for Coffee shop retail space in Vietnam continues unabated with 3 of the big coffee chains Trung Nguyen, Highlands Coffee and The Coffee House having their ambitious plans frustrated by challenges around retail space and Corona virus impacting on business.
Vinamilk has just announced that it will make a coffee chain, taking advantage of the system of 430 Vietnamese Dream Milk shops to sell coffee and captialising on their existing 430 "milk" cafes.
Coffee chains not afraid to go head to head
Here Highlands Coffee and The Coffee House are located opposite each other at Tran Khac Chan Roundabout. Photo: Phuc Minh.
Churning of coffee shops on prime locations is not uncommon now as new-comers fight it out with the old guard.
Trung Nguyen closed the top located store at Tran Khac Chan roundabout to be replaced by Highlands Coffee – the “big” owner of the many coffee shops today.
Thay Trung Nguyen, the ground of Highlands Coffee is now directly opposite to The Coffee House. The two shops are only a few feet away. Meanwhile, adjacent to The Coffee House is Cong Coffee.
Other new comes have unusual (for Western standards) names - Cheese Coffee has become popular with young people with 9 storers in HCM city. Its selection of Tea and coffee’s present very well. The Cheese coffee name more of a reference to cheese cake and coffee