<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041</id><updated>2012-02-16T10:08:36.133-08:00</updated><category term='Seattles best'/><category term='Buttermilk Press'/><category term='North Star Coffee'/><category term='Office'/><category term='bryan david scott'/><category term='The Green Dragon'/><category term='deliver'/><category term='America'/><category term='Josh Brager'/><category term='scaa'/><category term='north star fine coffees blog'/><category term='specialty coffee association'/><category term='gourmet coffee'/><category term='north star fine coffees blog scaa'/><category term='north star fine coffees'/><category term='Military'/><category term='Wholesale'/><category term='Military coffee'/><category term='about north star'/><category term='Linda Hillger'/><category term='welcome'/><category term='Green Dragon'/><category term='seattle coffees'/><category term='starbucks'/><category term='seattle'/><category term='Starbucks.com'/><category term='coffee'/><category term='American gourmet coffee'/><category term='Home'/><category term='specialty coffee'/><category term='blogs'/><category term='ceo'/><category term='Our coffees'/><category term='specialty coffee specialty coffee association'/><title type='text'>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</title><subtitle type='html'>Catch the buzz on all that is going on inside North Star Fine Coffees.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-100432236431138095</id><published>2009-09-25T22:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-25T22:26:57.568-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sr2k3hED0kI/AAAAAAAAAG8/PdhebGcDV1Y/s1600-h/nsfc+logo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sr2k3hED0kI/AAAAAAAAAG8/PdhebGcDV1Y/s200/nsfc+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385642003080139330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;North Star Introduces Fine Coffees Nationally&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;L’Chaim! blend specially priced to bring product to market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" &gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 28, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" &gt;MEDIA CONTACT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryan-David Scott&lt;br /&gt;206-722-3060&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;SEATTLE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;-- To introduce its Premium Grade 1 coffees to coffee drinkers nation-wide, Seattle-based North Star Fine Coffees is offering its whole-bean L’Chaim! blend – its most popular blend – at a special introductory price of $10.99 per package, including shipping. This special pricing will be in effect through the end of 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Most people in North American enjoy a good cup of coffee; we’re offering them The Next Great Coffee Experience TM,” said Bryan-David Scott, CEO of North Star Fine Coffees. “The aroma, the body, and the flavor of the L’Chaim! blend will please even the most discerning coffee drinker.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Many people have the misconception that luxury coffee must come with a luxury price tag. In fact, coffee is an affordable luxury, and we’ve just made it even more affordable,” Scott continued. “This will put truly great coffee within easy reach of most budgets.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Sample Packs Available&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;North Star Fine Coffees also offers sample packs, which include sample sizes of L’Chaim!, North Star Fine Coffees Black Label, Seattle Reign, and America’s Cup blends, for $11.95 plus shipping. To order, call North Star Fine Coffees in Seattle at (206) 722-3060 or e-mail sales@northstarfinecoffees.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;ABOUT NORTH STAR FINE COFFEES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Headquartered in Seattle, North Star Fine Coffees is the Seattle area’s premier specialty coffee wholesaler and retailer. North Star Fine Coffees chooses only the highest quality beans from around the world, then custom roasts to create its five-star rated, award-winning, premium-grade coffees. North Star Fine Coffees then ensures superior freshness by delivering its coffee within hours of roast time. Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur, coffee aficionado, and family man Bryan-David Scott, North Star Fine Coffees is rapidly developing a following of passionate coffee drinkers across the U.S. and Canada. North Star Fine Coffees is making its award-winning coffee more broadly available while maintaining the highest quality; the company only enters into strategic marketing partnerships and new channels of distribution that will not compromise the quality of its products. For more information about North Star Fine Coffees visit &lt;a href="http://www.northstarfinecoffees.com/"&gt;http://www.northstarfinecoffees.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" &gt;The Next Great Coffee Experience TM &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-100432236431138095?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/100432236431138095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/09/north-star-introduces-fine-coffees.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/100432236431138095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/100432236431138095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/09/north-star-introduces-fine-coffees.html' title=''/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sr2k3hED0kI/AAAAAAAAAG8/PdhebGcDV1Y/s72-c/nsfc+logo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-3873277415140637312</id><published>2009-08-19T19:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-23T01:07:49.070-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Taste of Affordable Luxury</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Soyw1U8Iv6I/AAAAAAAAAG0/49Z-zQXGuC4/s1600-h/nsfc+logo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  August 23, 2009&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 246.6pt;" valign="top" width="329"&gt;   &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;MEDIA   CONTACT &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;Bryan-David   Scott &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: right;" align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;206-722-3060&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;SEATTLE &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- North Star Fine Coffees is introducing a new way for people to sample their premium-grade &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; coffees without busting their budget. The premier specialty coffee company is offering its first-ever sample pack.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;“Many people have the misconception that luxury coffee must come with a luxury price tag,” said Bryan-David Scott, CEO of North Star Fine Coffees. “In fact, coffee is an affordable luxury, which is important in these difficult economic times, and we’ve just made it even more affordable.” North Star Fine Coffees is offering both new and existing customers the &lt;span style=""&gt;opportunity to buy a sample pack of four varieties of the company’s five star-rated, award-winning, premium grade &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; coffees. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;“The aroma, the body, and the flavor of these coffees will please even the most discerning coffee drinker,” Scott continued, “but what people may find truly surprising is that these quality coffees cost about the same as many coffees of lesser quality.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;              &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;FIRST-TIME SPECIAL OFFER&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;North Star Fine Coffees sample packs include L’Chaim!, Private Reserve No. 1, Seattle Reign, &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;America&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;’s Cup, for $11.95. Their premium Decaf Royale is available upon request. North Star Fine Coffees will include free shipping for orders placed through September 14. To order, call North Star Fine Coffees corporate offices in &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:city&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; at (206) 722-3060 or e-mail &lt;a href="../../../Documents%20and%20Settings/Dombek%20Family/Cover%20Letters%20%20Resumes/sales@northstarfinecoffees.com"&gt;sales@northstarfinecoffees.com&lt;/a&gt;. PLEASE NOTE: This special offer is not available on the North Star Fine Coffees website.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;ABOUT NORTH STAR FINE COFFEES&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="q-details" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Headquartered in &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:city&gt;, &lt;st1:state st="on"&gt;Washington&lt;/st1:state&gt;, North Star Fine Coffees is the &lt;st1:city st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;Seattle&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:city&gt; area’s premier specialty coffee wholesaler and retailer. North Star Fine Coffees chooses only the highest quality beans from around the world, then custom roasts to create its five-star rated, award-winning, premium-grade coffees. North Star Fine Coffees then ensures superior freshness by delivering its coffee within hours of roast time. Founded in 2007 by &lt;span style=""&gt;(family man/entrepreneur/coffee aficionado/)&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Bryan-David Scott, North Star Fine Coffees is rapidly developing a following of passionate coffee drinkers across the &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;U.S.&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; and &lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;Canada&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;. North Star Fine Coffees is making its award-winning coffee more broadly available while maintaining the highest quality; the company only enters into strategic marketing partnerships and new channels of distribution that will not compromise the quality of its products. 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Sitting in our offices, checking email, then ... a reminder bell chimes. It's an announcement to not forget the upcoming birthday, wedding, anniversary, holiday or ... another even that's important to you. The wheels start turning. This 'event' calls for a gift, but ... what do you buy? You know you want to buy something that will be nice, "Wow!" them, and is unique from all other gifts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a quick, fun read with a great solution for your gift buying needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WHO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;North Star Fine Coffees&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WHAT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Five star rated, award winning, Seattle based, premium grade coffees.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WHERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.northstarfinecoffees.com&lt;br /&gt;(206) 722-3060&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WHEN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Online orders are processed 24-hours a day, seven-days a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone orders are available during the following hours, PST:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 10 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;WHY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;North Star Fine Coffees offers gift certificates, gift baskets, and all of our coffees are luxuriously smooth, supremely rich, aromatic and perfectly blended.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-2063681203741066818?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/2063681203741066818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-to-buy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/2063681203741066818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/2063681203741066818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-to-buy.html' title='What to Buy?'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-955737022562426629</id><published>2009-07-28T21:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-28T21:30:26.371-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Prized La Minita Estate Coffees Wholesale</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sm_QJydBmgI/AAAAAAAAAFc/6Ojxb2ythBY/s1600-h/La+Minita.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sm_QJydBmgI/AAAAAAAAAFc/6Ojxb2ythBY/s200/La+Minita.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363734547802462722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         &lt;p class="q-details"&gt; La Minita: Spanish for "The Little Gold Mine" says it all. La Minita is arguably the best coffee in the world and is sipped by the who’s who in the specialty coffee industry as well as by those of us who have access to it in our businesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La Minita comes from the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica in Central America. This region has long been known for it’s quality coffee and remains one of the finest growing regions in the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;North Star Fine Coffees is proud to offer our wholesale customers La Minita Estate coffees. For more information, contact Bryan-David Scott at:&lt;br /&gt;(206) 722-3060 or bdscott@northstarfinecoffees.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-955737022562426629?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/955737022562426629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/prized-la-minita-estate-coffees.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/955737022562426629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/955737022562426629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/prized-la-minita-estate-coffees.html' title='Prized La Minita Estate Coffees Wholesale'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Sm_QJydBmgI/AAAAAAAAAFc/6Ojxb2ythBY/s72-c/La+Minita.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-8124942928190167870</id><published>2009-07-24T09:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T10:15:21.733-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Military coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Starbucks.com'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Green Dragon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='America'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Green Dragon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ceo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Military'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='North Star Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seattles best'/><title type='text'>Reaching Our Military</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmnoMxqw86I/AAAAAAAAAFE/ejke0HMdhjA/s1600-h/America%27s+Blend.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmnoMxqw86I/AAAAAAAAAFE/ejke0HMdhjA/s320/America%27s+Blend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362072137550066594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;The Green Dragon coffee house in Boston became the meeting and plotting grounds for John Adams, Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin and other revolutionists. In 1773 coffee surpassed tea as Americans' favorite beverage when, following the Boston tea party and its protest on King George's high tax on tea, Americans turned to coffee as a patriotic statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Our forefathers were coffee drinking patriots with a vision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;North Star Fine Coffees is proud of America's great coffee heritage and to show our support and appreciation for our modern-day patriots and their families, we are offering all branches of our military and their families our "AMERICA'S CUP" coffee for a set price of $9.99&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;With our hand over our heart, eyes on Old Glory, and pride on our faces, we say THANK YOU! We sleep safely under the blanket of freedom you provide. We love you. We stand with you. Our thoughts and prayers go before you. We appreciate you more deeply than any strong word can describe. To those fallen heroes ... tears fill our eyes, but your life was not in vain. Semper Fi.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-8124942928190167870?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/8124942928190167870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/reaching-our-military.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/8124942928190167870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/8124942928190167870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/reaching-our-military.html' title='Reaching Our Military'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmnoMxqw86I/AAAAAAAAAFE/ejke0HMdhjA/s72-c/America%27s+Blend.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-7577894006424013564</id><published>2009-07-24T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T10:16:22.990-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deliver'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wholesale'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ceo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='North Star Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Office'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seattles best'/><title type='text'>Home, Office or Wholesale ...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Smnk5Y89y4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/DJc28RTo284/s1600-h/Background+coffee+image.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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 &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;North Star Fine Coffees brings comfort and warmth to your home through our new home delivery service. Select any of our finest premium blended coffees, gifts, and premium beverages by visiting our online store and we will deliver them to you. North Star makes buying fast, easy and fun! We truly offer the perfect gifts for all occasions&lt;b&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://store.northstarfinecoffees.com/" mce_href="http://store.northstarfinecoffees.com/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Office Service&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;North Star Fine Coffees proudly offers our finest premium blended coffees to offices, large and small. Now, you can have your favorite brew at home AND work! If you are interested in having the finest coffees in the world delivered to your office, please fill out our &lt;a href="http://northstarfinecoffees.com/contactus.html" mce_href="http://northstarfinecoffees.com/contactus.html"&gt;Contact Form&lt;/a&gt; and a representative will contact you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://store.northstarfinecoffees.com/" mce_href="http://store.northstarfinecoffees.com/"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wholesale Opportunities&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Businesses that integrate premium grade coffees into their offerings have seen an increase in sales by as much as 300%. If you are looking for an attractive way to enhance your bottom line, expand product offerings, and provide a valuable service to customers, North Star Fine Coffees is ready to partner with you. To open a wholesale account with North Star Fine Coffees, fill out our &lt;a href="http://northstarfinecoffees.com/contactus.html" mce_href="http://northstarfinecoffees.com/contactus.html"&gt;Contact Form&lt;/a&gt; and a representative will contact you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-7577894006424013564?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/7577894006424013564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/normal-0-false-false-false.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/7577894006424013564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/7577894006424013564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/normal-0-false-false-false.html' title='Home, Office or Wholesale ...'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/Smnk5Y89y4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/DJc28RTo284/s72-c/Background+coffee+image.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-2454216795679158070</id><published>2009-07-23T23:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T16:20:46.463-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='about north star'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seattles best'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Our coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='North Star Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ceo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><title type='text'>About Our Coffees</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlRBAiT3LI/AAAAAAAAADE/M7T0WT5Qnas/s1600-h/3pic1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlRBAiT3LI/AAAAAAAAADE/M7T0WT5Qnas/s320/3pic1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361905909126913202" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;coffees are masterfully hand crafted best sellers comprised of the world's finest premium grad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;e A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;rabica and Tarrazu beans.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p face="verdana" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Daryl Kastelic, our certified master roaster, ensures that our customers have a consistently exquisite coffee experience. Each of our coffees is luxuriously smooth, supremely rich, aromatic and perfectly blended.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-2454216795679158070?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/2454216795679158070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/about-our-coffees.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/2454216795679158070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/2454216795679158070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/about-our-coffees.html' title='About Our Coffees'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlRBAiT3LI/AAAAAAAAADE/M7T0WT5Qnas/s72-c/3pic1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-5673658005975723460</id><published>2009-07-23T23:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T10:17:27.865-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='starbucks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='welcome'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ceo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><title type='text'>Welcome!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlP8wAbaLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/rbq8N4SRNFI/s1600-h/Arabica.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlP8wAbaLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/rbq8N4SRNFI/s320/Arabica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361904736458729650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Welcome to the official &lt;a href="http://northstarfinecoffees.com/" target="_blank"&gt;northstarfinecoffees&lt;/a&gt; blog.  We wanted to create an online community for people that are passionate about great coffee.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you are interested in knowing what a five star rated, Premium Grade-1 coffee is like, call our office at (206) 722-3060 or write to us at info@northstarfinecoffees.com and we will email you a coupon for$2 OFF any of our Premium coffees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;North Star Fine Coffees … Luxuriously smooth. Supremely rich. Aromatic. Perfectly blended.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-5673658005975723460?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/5673658005975723460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/welcome.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/5673658005975723460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/5673658005975723460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2009/07/welcome.html' title='Welcome!'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmlP8wAbaLI/AAAAAAAAAC8/rbq8N4SRNFI/s72-c/Arabica.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-4741050404735917170</id><published>2008-07-04T11:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T10:19:57.976-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='specialty coffee association'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='specialty coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='scaa'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seattles best'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='North Star Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><title type='text'>Why Drink Specialty Coffee?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmnfTvnCYsI/AAAAAAAAADs/2Hdn1mZrZpc/s1600-h/hmFreshRoasted.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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Grown only in ideal climates and prepared according to exacting standards, specialty coffee possesses a richer and more balanced flavor than mass-produced coffee. Plus, it must pass a stringent certification process to ensure that it is free of flaws and imperfections. You can find specialty coffee at most gourmet coffee shops and cafes."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Specialty Coffee Association of &lt;st1:country-region st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place st="on"&gt;America&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;, 2008&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" &gt;A Message From Bryan-David Scott, CEO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;North Star Fine Coffees is proud to serve the finest premium grade coffees in the world. Are there other good coffee companies out there? Absolutely. In fact, one of the many things I love about the coffee industry is that this industry allows -- epitomizes -- truly friendly competition. Do we believe OUR brand is 'The best.' Absolutely. But, you know ... in the coffee roasting community we each appreciate what we bring to the table. We can taste eachother's coffees and find good, complimentary things to say to eachother.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;So, is there really a difference between our coffees? Sure. Let me ask you, is there a difference between a Kia and Bentley? Both are nice brands; have some similarities; but, in the end one is superior. Not rated by opinion, but by fact. Please, make no mistake: There is a difference.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify; font-family: verdana;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p  style="text-align: justify;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Our coffees are five star rated, premium grade 1, the very finest in the world. Hand selecting the finest coffees combined with our roasting results in coffees that are luxuriously smooth, supremely rich, aromatic and perfectly blended.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scaa.org/pdfs/Press-What-is-Specialty-Coffee.pdf"&gt;What is Specialty Coffee?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scaa.org/pdfs/Specialty_Coffee_Fun_Facts.pdf"&gt;Interesting Specialty Coffee Facts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li  style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scaa.org/pdfs/Press-Specialty-Coffee-True-False.pdf"&gt;True or False?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.scaa.org/pdfs/glossary.pdf"&gt;Glossary of Terms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-4741050404735917170?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/4741050404735917170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-drink-specialty-coffee.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/4741050404735917170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/4741050404735917170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-drink-specialty-coffee.html' title='Why Drink Specialty Coffee?'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SmnfTvnCYsI/AAAAAAAAADs/2Hdn1mZrZpc/s72-c/hmFreshRoasted.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3742279168134626041.post-5498063819962810544</id><published>2008-07-03T23:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-24T10:20:57.902-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Linda Hillger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seattle coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gourmet coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Josh Brager'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='north star fine coffees blog'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Buttermilk Press'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seattles best'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='North Star Coffee'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bryan david scott'/><title type='text'>Convincing Evidence!</title><content type='html'>Redmond, WA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coffee lovers know that not all coffees are created equal, but fans of North Star Fine Coffees especially know this. Our fans are treated to the absolute finest coffees in the world. Hands down. If we were arrested and tried on charges of serving the greatest coffee in the world ... there'd be enough evidence to convict!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What follows is actual evidence submitted by North Star fans:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EVIDENCE, EXHIBIT "A"&lt;br /&gt;Name: Linda Hillger&lt;br /&gt;Classification: Popular American life coach &amp;amp; consultant&lt;br /&gt;Status: Converted from another brand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE WRITTEN BY MS. HILLGER:&lt;br /&gt;When you consult for a living, every referral puts your reputation on the line. NSFC, I just couldn’t help but write you to tell you how impressed I am with your coffee. Outstanding quality coffee, beautifully packaged. A superior coffee for business events and for the special people on my gift list all year round. I will proudly refer your coffee for personal and business use to my clients, corporate leaders, business owners, and to major event producers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;Linda Hillger&lt;br /&gt;Senior Consultant &amp;amp; Director&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id="tempLinkable" href="http://organizedatwork.com/" target="_blank"&gt;OrganizedAtWork.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EVIDENCE, EXHIBIT "B"&lt;br /&gt;Name: Buttermilk Press&lt;br /&gt;Classification: Brilliant writer&lt;br /&gt;Status: Utterly satisfied&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.buttermilkpress.com/blog/truly-truly-amazing-coffee/"&gt;http://www.buttermilkpress.com/blog/truly-truly-amazing-coffee/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EVIDENCE, EXHIBIT "C"&lt;br /&gt;Name: Joshua Brager&lt;br /&gt;Classification: Engineer, Boeing&lt;br /&gt;Status: Converted from another brand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE WRITTEN BY MR. BRAGER:&lt;br /&gt;(Actual emails submitted to the office of Bryan-David Scott, CEO, North Star Fine Coffees)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mon, Apr 28, 2008 11:15 am&lt;br /&gt;Bryan David,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was able to sample the Aurora and the L'Chaim this weekend. I must say, both blends are very well done. They have a great 'up front taste' that compliments the cup's aroma. The finish is smooth and really tastes incredible, cup after cup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As far as your prices go, I believe that you are quite competitive. I have purchased coffee from other manufactures for probably close to double the price of the product you offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thank you for the opportunity to taste these coffees. It is quite good. I will look forward to using North Star Fine Coffees in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you again Bryan David.&lt;br /&gt;Regards,&lt;br /&gt;Josh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is just the beginning. If you are coffee lover looking for the perfect experience or a skeptic of the evidence presented, you owe it to yourself to discover why North Star Fine Coffees brand is quietly sweeping the nation, and winning people over, one cup of amazing coffee at a time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When placing your first order, indicate that this is your first order. A nice surprise gift will be sent to you with no strings attached. It's our way of saying THANK YOU and showing you that we appreciate you as a customer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BE AWARE: 100% of the people that have tried North Star Fine Coffees do not return to their former brand.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3742279168134626041-5498063819962810544?l=northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/feeds/5498063819962810544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2008/07/so-they-say.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/5498063819962810544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3742279168134626041/posts/default/5498063819962810544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://northstarfinecoffees.blogspot.com/2008/07/so-they-say.html' title='Convincing Evidence!'/><author><name>North Star Fine Coffees Wired!</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16971573302456614234</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BUobWo5bOAU/SwyfIJeGQ3I/AAAAAAAAAHE/cwASuXl_0CY/S220/nsfc-logo_rgb.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
