Ted Klimaszewski writes: Cortez Coffee & Oscar’s Coffee Bar are joining forces this summer to beat the heat in the cool pines of Northern Arizona. It’s a big undertaking taking a roasting operation on the road. But a nice roaster, steamer and portable espresso machine bring a real coffee experience coupled with beans roasted on the spot. Ted has been training w/ Ron Cortez learning the art of roasting coffee. Ron will be joining Ted and Maria at the 28th Annual Pine/Strawberry Arts & Crafts Fair July 4-6 with roasting on site, hot coffee in the morning and Iced drinks in the afternoon. It is a welcome change from the premixed ice coffees offered by the usual drink vendors.
Ron Cortez Thank you for the post Chris. Once the temperature gets over the 100’s we find new ways to continue the coffee gospel. We are taking some rare coffee machines (including a roaster) and celebrating 4th of July roasting on location. The coffee that is going to be roasted is a Salvadorian Bourbon imported by Francisco Valdivieso and we also have a Panama Boquete both More Than Fair certified. We have discovered that there is no better way to understand the coffee process than seeing it with your own eyes. Pine-Strawberry is a little town 45 minutes N.E. past Fountain Hills on the beeline highway. I hope to see you guys there. Note: If you come by and mention Arizona-Coffee the coffee will be on me, but do not tell anybody. 0 Reply June 30, 2008
Kath Lewallen I visited Ted & Maria’s booth at the Pine Festival yesterday and enjoyed an awesome iced vanilla latte- great taste and great people! So glad they made the effort to come up to my area for the weekend. Wish we had coffee like that in Payson! 0 Reply July 6, 2008
