January 2004 Newsletter As it turned out, I didn't get my "Christmas Special " coffee until the 23rd of December, a little bit late for Christmas. So it looks like it's going to be a "New Years Special Coffee" instead. Happy New Year! and Gong Xi Fa Xai! to all my customers, and here it is! DOMINICAN SOLIMAN $34.00/kg My tasting notes for this coffee read: "Rich, deep toned flavour with spicy, slightly fruity aftertaste (apricot?) mixed with chocolate. Makes a superb straight espresso with a particularly reddish crema." This coffee is produced in the Dominican Republic by a USAID supported co-op, and is also organically grown, so it would probably qualify for both "Fair Trade" and "Organic" status. I didn't bother to get the certification  with the coffee, as it was hard enough to get hold of the beans as it was. You can actually see photos of the growers on the Dominican Republic website at http://152.61.128.103/index.html . It is a rare (and quite expensive) coffee, but since I've now got 200kg to sell and no intention of waiting till next Christmas, I've marked it down to clear. I'll keep it on the coffee list until it's all gone. I also now have 3 variations of the Bodum Santos sets for sale. The "Base Set", which consists of the Santos with scoop and jug stopper, is $77.00. The "Kampagne" set (which is the one sold in the USA) also has a Bodum stand, a lid for the funnel and a plastic trivet to rest the jug in; it's $95.00. Finally, the "Gift Set" comes with even more accessories plus an alcohol burner and stand, for $132.00. Pictures of all 3 are on the "Equipment" page of the Website. I have reasonable stocks of both Silvias and Stainless Steel Rockys until my next shipment arrives at the end of this month. This shipment also has my stocks of doserless Rockys, after many months of delays from Rancilio in Italy. For the committed cleaners among the Silvia owners, blind filters and detergent kits are once again available at $16.50. The Mokita machines will also be back in stock at the end of this month, so I'll be fully stocked for February. That's the lot for now, Until Next Month Alan.