Looking for some new single serve coffee magic you can create?

Coffee Pods Recipe

Caramel Apple Strudel

1 Baronet Apple Strudel
Top with
DaVinci Caramel Syrup


K-Cups Recipe

Cinnamon Coffee Cake

1 Green Mountain Southern Pecan
1 Timothy's Cinnamon pastry. Use equal size
brews in a large mug - add a splash of cream. -- tastes like coffee
cake!


Tassimo T-Cups Recipe

Vietnamese-style coffee

2 Tbsp Sweetened condensed milk - on bottom of cup
1 Gevalia Espresso T-Cup -
We have also tried Green Mountain Double Black Diamond Xtra Bold K-Cups on the smallest setting, which work nicely with this recipe if you have a Keurig brewer.

We are so inspired by and want to thank our Facebook Fans, who shared these recipes with us.

Please join us on our growing Facebook Fan Page, and share your recipe!

Did you know that there are health benefits to drinking green tea? Even if you are a devout coffee drinker, you can still take advantage of anti-oxidant-rich green tea...maybe in between your favorite caffeinated java brew...Did you know that while caffeine can be dehydrating, tea is hydrating. Tea's chemical structure protects the brain from caffeine.

Green Tea is loaded with rich health benefits - weight loss, reducing cholesterol, reducing the risk of diabetes and cancer, increasing your stamina, and lots more.

This video takes a brief, creatively visual look at the health benefits of this ancient brew. It is a good primer for those who may not know that tea comes from the same plant...

While Coffeewiz is known as THE place to come for your single serve coffee needs, we carry a full lines of whole leaf teas, too. The green tea collection has a variety of traditional blends, such as gunpowder tea, but also fruit blends with real pieces of natural fruit, that also add their own health benefits. We have even included green tea images for our customers that have asked - here is the new look of our green tea product line.

Whole leaf tea's popularity has taken off, and Coffeewiz wants to fulfill our customer's needs, so our whole leaf teas selection be growing in the coming months.

Please share your thoughts and let us know if you find this interesting - we do!

Watch this video and learn of some of those benefits, which we will dive into in the coming weeks.

For Tea Time Tuesday, we shot this new video for you single serve coffee fans...

If you are a K-Cup fan and have a Keurig brewer, it's very simple to make your own loose leaf tea brew. Coffeewiz has a delectable assortment variety of loose leaf tea and now wants to show you a very elegant simple solution for enjoying the experience of your own whole leaf tea personal brew.

This month, I have been sampling the loose leaf tea product line that Coffeewiz carries on their website. I tested the Coffeewiz Glass Tea Cup With Glass Strainer in the Keurig Home Brewer.

I brewed the Kings Earl Grey loose leaf tea in the glass tea cup, and pressed the large cup button. I am mainly avid coffee drinker, and a single serve fan, with both a Keurig and Tassimo brewer at home, but I like to keep an open mind and try something new - a little variety.

The Keurig dispensed the perfect amount for a single serve cup. Although the aroma of the fresh loose leaf brew was intoxicating, I closed the glass tea cup with the glass cover and let the brew steep for a minute, as I like my tea on the lighter side. But you can brew the tea to your personal taste - it's your choice.

I then took the glass tea strainer out of the glass and a perfect cup of loose leaf tea remained, with the leaves unfurled in the strainer. I saw lavender blossoms on top of the green tea leaves. While it was a beautiful sight, I prefer to keep my leaves separate from the tea I drink, so the strainer is a nice solution. The strainer has tiny glass slits that allow the water to pass, but keep the leaves behind in the neat little strainer.

The Single Serve Glass Tea Cup Loose Leaf Tea Experiment was a success. Please share your thoughts and comments with us, as we plan to roll out a Coffeewiz sample pack that includes A Glass Tea Cup and 4 FREE loose leaf tea samples! What do you think?

Just an update from a recent memo we received from Timothy's Customer Service Department:

Timothy’s recently conducted a thorough review of their K-Cups product-line and after careful consideration, Decaffeinated French Vanilla, Decaffeinated Green Tea, and Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast will be discontinued.

Decaffeinated Green Tea and Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast K-Cups will be phased out over the next two months, with production ending by April.

Please note, however, that there is limited inventory of Timothy’s Decaffeinated French Vanilla K-Cups and these will be phased out, effective immediately.

Please refer to the below for the details regarding the discontinued products and recommended substitutions.

Discontinued Timothy's K-Cup:
Decaffeinated Timothy's French Vanilla

Recommended Substitution:
Timothy's Decaffeinated Noisette Hazelnut
A luscious combination of roasted hazelnut and French vanilla cream. Timothy’s best selling flavored coffee, without the caffeine.

Discontinued Timothy's K-Cup:
Decaffeinated Green Tea

Recommended Substitution:
Timothy's Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea
The same great taste of Timothy’s English Breakfast tea, without the caffeine. Steeps to a full-bodied and rich tea.

Discontinued Timothy's K-Cup:
Emeril’s Organic French Quarter Roast

Recommended Substitution:
Emeril’s Big Easy Bold
This classic Parisian roast is a thick, hearty blend. Its deep, dark color and invigorating aroma will definitely kick it up a notch. Big Easy Bold uses a minimum of 50% Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us on our website, live chat, or by phone. We hope this update keeps you well-informed!

It's Friday! A great time to have a little fun now that the weekend's almost here! Why not brew a gourmet coffee drink?

The Tassimo Brewer is a great solution for making gourmet coffee drinks - especially cappuccinos and frothy brews.

We shot this video at Coffeewiz Headquarters in a Tassimo Commercial Brewer, but you can even do this on your home brewer.

Hazelnut Cappuccino

1 Gevalia Cappuccino Creamer (The Starbucks Cappuccino is excellent, too!)
1 Gevalia Espresso
1 Gevalia Hazelnut - a quick shot only!.

The Tassimo will brew this gourmet coffee drink as a 12 ounce drink, so make sure you choose a cup or glass large enough to hold the delectable brew!

This is the first of a series we want to feature on Fridays, so that we can share all these wonderful gourmet drink recipes with you, for not only Tassimo, but Keurig K-Cups, Dolce Gusto, Coffee Pods, Lavazza Blue and more.

Why should anyone be limited to just ONE single serve coffee and think that's all they can brew? Let's kick back on Fridays and have some gourmet coffee fun!

Please comment and share your thoughts with us - thanks!

Here is your latest single serve update (and be sure to subscribe to this blog feed so you are the first to know!):

JUST ARRIVED:

Chai Organa Tea Pods have arrived and are ready to ship!

Wolfgang Puck Reserve Pods have also arrived and are ready to ship!

K-CUPS Update:

Breville Platinum B70 K-Cup Keurig Brewer
We just got word that these popular Keurig Brewers will be available to ship February 25. We can't wait to start shipping these, as we know many of you have been eagerly awaiting their arrival!

Green Mountain Hot Chocolate K-Cups
We have been notified by Green Mountain that these much awaited K-Cups will be available to ship at the end of February.

Gloria Jean Flavor Tea Variety K-Cups –We have been notified by Gloria Jean that this much-awaited tea variety is on its way to us in a couple of months, and we will update you as soon as it is available to ship.

Diedrich Morning Edition K-Cups-Available to ship 2/19

Diedrich French Roast K-Cups-Available to ship 2/19

Caribou Coffee Blend K-Cups-Available to ship 3/4

Tully's House Blend K-Cups-Available to ship 2/17

Coffee People Santa's Buzz K-Cups-Because this is a limited edition holiday variety, Coffee People is no longer able to ship this product to us. But

Timothy's White Hot Chocolate K-Cups - This yummy substitution we recommended for the Green Mountain Hot Chocolate K-Cups will be available to ship 3/5.

Twinings Earl Grey Tea K-Cups-Available to ship 3/8


T-DISCS for Tassimo Brewers Update

We are happy to say that the Starbucks House Blend has arrived and we've been shipping this popular coffee variety to our customers.

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capsules Update

Dolce Gusto Cappuccino has arrived and we've been shipping this popular coffee variety, as well. We have a full line of Dolce Gusto capsules available for you!

Coffee Pods Update

We are happy to say that we have a complete Coffee Pods selection available for you!

Miscellaneous Update

Da Vinci Vanilla Syrup - Available to ship March 5. We recommend using this flavored syrup to flavor your coffee to your liking, adding as much or as little sweetness as you prefer. It is especially a great way to enjoy flavored decaf coffee, whose flavors at times can be limited. This preserves the flavor of your brew while using the flavored syrup as an enhancement.
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Sure, Coffeewiz is in the single serve coffee market, but did you know that we have an exclusive selection of imported Loose Leaf Teas?

You've tried tea bags, but have you ever brewed a cup of fresh whole leaf tea?

We know that you enjoy your single serve brew, whether it's K-Cups, Tassimo, Dolce Gusto, Lavazza and a wide variety of Coffee Pods, but have you indulged in the simple pleasure of whole loose leaf tea?

You might have heard of some of the health benefits this miracle plant has to offer, such as lowering cholesterol, or maybe even the benefits of weight loss and overall wellness. There's no doubt that we single serve coffee and tea lovers can't resist the temptation of the easy push of a button for a single serve brew, but did you ever wonder if these methods fall short in delivering the best tea has to offer? What can we be missing?

Coffeewiz Jaf loose leaf tea is imported from Sri Lanka.

Each region and elevation in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) provides teas of distinct taste, flavor and appearance. Every tea product within the Jaf Tea brand assortment is specially selected by master tea tasters who appraise almost 12,000 lots of tea weekly to find the ideal ones.

It is the supreme skill of the tea taster that ensures a consistent quality tea, regardless of weather patterns or seasonal variations at origin, every time the consumer buys a product. Within days of manufacture teas are packed at source to preserve the quality and freshness of the fine quality tea product.

I tried the Gunpowder Ceylon Green Tea recently, and even posted a video on Youtube of the brewing process, and how I did it. I had never brewed a cup of whole leaf tea before and was surprised at how easy it was. And how good it tasted. It was very different than the usual green tea bag experience I was used to, and I want to open your world to the experience of trying whole leaf tea.

DID YOU KNOW? Cinnamon was the first crop to receive government sponsorship in Ceylon, while the island was under Dutch control in the 1700s?

There's a whole tea story rich with culture and history. Please subscribe to our blog and check out Tea Time Tuesdays for our newest feature! And check us out on Facebook to join the discussion forums and to share your thoughts, comments and suggestions with our community!

There is so much to talk about in the world of coffee...In my social media role, I get to learn about all of the coffee and tea you can find at Coffeewiz, and then share a conversation with you about it. I was told that if I had one for every day of the year, I still wouldn't be able to try them all!

Before I choose my daily single serve cup of coffee, or daily whole loose leaf tea brew, I wonder where it came from. I know it didn't grow on a single serve tree!

I'm fascinated with cultures and ceremonies that countries have for their specific brew. Understanding them helps me appreciate the experience so much more, and I want to share just a little bit of that with you.

Just the other day as I was brewing a Caribou Sumatra Coffee K-Cups in my Keurig brewer, I asked my husband, "Where is Sumatra?" wanting to start a conversation. He said "I took it to work." What he was thinking of was the Tassimo Starbucks Africa Kitamu T-Discs, the package that he had taken for his office coffee pool. I was surprised to learn that Sumatra and Africa were all the same to him! He just knew they referred to a coffee and came in a box, ready to brew. And as I thought about it, I wasn’t quite sure I could point out Sumatra on a map…

So with that, I thought I'd share with you cultures from around the world, both coffee and tea - the STORY behind your favorite brew.

I was introduced to the Ethiopian coffee ceremony experience about 7 years ago, and fell in love with the food, too. It's definitely a culture of community, as you'll see in this video. Beans are ground by hand, and family and friends wait patiently. It is an HONOR to be invited! I am entranced everytime the server brings around a pan of freshly roasted beans for us to just smell. Imagine, getting the chance to put in an extra step and actually take time to smell the coffee – just as if they were like roses.

Did you see the goat at the opening of the video? I always loved the story of coffee was discovered in Ethiopia, when the goats would get their caffeine fix on, and the herder realized there was magic in them there coffee beans!

I thought Andrew Zimmern did a good representation of the exotic Ethiopian coffee ceremony. I know firsthand that it's very different than what you would experience with the touch of a button, and brew of a single serve coffee.

I hope that taking a peek into cultures around the world will make your single serve coffee and tea a much richer experience.

Do YOU have a story you’d like to share about coffee and/or tea culture? Please share your comments on this blog, or write me at Vickie@coffeewiz.com.

Here is your latest single serve update (and be sure to subscribe to this blog feed so you are the first to know!):

After the winter storm here in the Northeast, shipping is back to normal, and Fedex was also here to keep things running on track, picking up shipments from our office yesterday.


JUST ARRIVED (OR WILL TODAY!)

Ghirardelli Premium Hot Cocoa Packets – Just arrived! These popular hot chocolate packets have arrived, and we are happy to take your orders for this much awaited item.


Lavazza Blue Di Piu Tea Nero Classico Capsules – Will be here in our warehouse TODAY! It will be available for shipment to you tomorrow!

Baronet House Blend Coffee Pods - Just arrived! Available for shipment immediately.


K-CUPS Update:

Breville Platinum B70 K-Cup Keurig Brewer
We just got word that these popular Keurig Brewers will be available to ship February 18. We can't wait to start shipping these, as we know many of you have been eagerly awaiting their arrival!

Gloria Jean Flavor Tea Variety K-Cups –We have been notified by Gloria Jean that this much-awaited tea variety is on its way to us in a couple of months, and we will update you as soon as it is available to ship.

Green Mountain Hot Chocolate K-Cups
We have been notified by Green Mountain that these much awaited K-Cups will be available to ship at the end of February. In the meantime, we think that Timothy's White Hot Chocolate K-Cups are a yummy substitution if you want to try something new!

Green Mountain Kona Blend Coffee K-Cups- Available to ship 2/13

Diedrich Morning Edition K-Cups-Available to ship 2/21

Caribou Coffee Blend K-Cups-Available to ship 2/17

Gloria Jeans Pomegranate Berry Tea K-Cups-Available to ship 2/25

Twinings Earl Grey Tea K-Cups-Available to ship 2/16

Coffee People Donut Shop Coffee -Cups 50 count – Available to ship 2/16

We do have the Coffee People Donuts Shop Coffee K-Cups 24-count available, if you are a die-hard fan of this popular brand. There is a bulk discount on orders of 4 or more.


T-DISCS for Tassimo Brewers Update

Starbuck’s House Blend - This Starbucks variety will be available at the end of February.

Suggestion: If you enjoy the Starbucks House Blend, have you tried Starbuck's Caffe Verona. Sal, Coffeewiz Customer Service Representative, says that this is a good substitution for the Starbucks House Blend.

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capsules Update

Dolce Gusto Cappuccino - Available to ship February 12.

PODS Update

Organa Tea Pods - Chai - Available to ship February 17.

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We know many of you have been asking about items that have been backordered. Here is your latest single serve update (and be sure to subscribe to this blog feed so you are the first to know!):

(Keep in mind that we are bracing for a winter storm here in the NorthEast, so as long as our shipments arrive as scheduled, we will ship them to you as soon as they come in.)


K-CUPS Update:


We are excited to announce that these two popular K-Cup tea varieties have just arrived and are available to ship!

Gloria Jean Flavor Variety K-Cups

Gloria Jean Mango Tea K-Cups

Breville Platinum B70 K-Cup Keurig Brewer (BKC700)
We just got word that these popular Keurig Brewers will be available to ship February 17. We can't wait to start shipping these, as we know many of you have been eagerly awaiting their arrival!

Timothy's World Coffee, Colombian La Vereda - DISCONTINUED
Timothy's is no longer producing this K-Cup coffee variety.
The new K-Cup substitution has just arrived:
Timothy's Colombian Dorado Coffee K-Cups
This Timothy's K-cup coffee variety is a medium roast, with an intense fragrance with exotic floral notes, balanced body and acidity, distinctive fruity and citric overtones.

Green Mountain Hot Chocolate
We have been notified by Green Mountain that these much awaited K-Cups will be available to ship at the end of February.

Green Mountain Kona Blend- Available to ship 2/13

Diedrich Morning Edition-Available to ship 2/21

Caribou Coffee Blend-Available to ship 2/17

*Gloria Jeans Pomegranate Berry Tea-Available to ship 2/25

*Twinings Earl Grey Tea-Available to ship 2/16


T-DISCS for Tassimo Brewers Update

Starbuck’s House Blend - This Starbucks variety will be available at the end of February.

Suggestion: If you enjoy the Starbucks House Blend, have you tried Starbuck's Caffe Verona? Sal, Coffeewiz Customer Service Representative, says that this is a good substitution for the Starbucks House Blend.

Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capsules Update

Dolce Gusto Cappuccino - Available to ship February 12.

PODS Update

*Organa Tea Pods- Chai - Available to ship February 17.

Baronet House Blend - Available February 13.

Suggestion: If you enjoy Baronet House Blend, have you tried Baronet Mocha Java Coffee Pods? It is an Indonesian Java combined with Ethiopian Mocha Harrar - a nice substitution for a smooth, full flavor.

MISCELLANEOUS
*Ghirardelli Premium Hot Cocoa Packets - This product is expected to arrive in our warehouse for you by 2/9.

Have you tried Land O' Lakes Cocoa Classics? Sal in Customer Service has a favorite -Land O' Lakes Raspberry Hot Chocolate. We think it's yummy!

Congrats to the New Orleans Saints for a long-awaited SuperBowl Victory!

Coffeewiz staff was abuzz with the excitement of yesterday's game, and Super Bowl partying.

Maybe we can shed some light on a little fun you can have with single-serve!

To celebrate the New Orleans win, here's an easy recipe of the famous French Quarter coffeehouse brew, Cafe Au Lait. You can make this with single serve coffee.

The Cafe Au Lait equation is pretty simple -

Cafe Au Lait = 1/2 cup hot coffee + 1/2 cup hot milk

And even if you have never tasted a beignet from the famous French Quarter Cafe Du Monde, maybe this easy single serve cafe au lait coffee recipe will capture some of the fun the city is celebration right now with Mardis Gras in the city of New Orleans.

Maybe you have a preference - you can make the coffee lighter- add more milk or darker- add less milk. Do you like your coffee weaker? Just add hot water.

If you have a Tassimo Home Brewer, you can have a little French Quarter Fun with this recipe:

Tassimo Cafe Au Lait Recipe

1 Gevalia Latte T-Disc
1 Gevalia Signature Blend T-Discs

Brew the Coffee T-disc first, so that the Latte blends with the coffee, rather than the visual layer effect of Tassimo Cappuccino. The lighter blend is more similar to a Cafe Au Lait.

The Starbucks Latte Primo T-Discs is a rich and creamy representation of Cafe Au Lait, without all the fuss, and just the push of a button.

For our Keurig Fans
Emeril's Original K-Cups are a nice option and a real authentic flavor of the Big Easy.

Since the Original French Quarter Roast Coffee K-Cups is a dark roast, with heated milk (if you don't have a steamer!), you can customize your coffee experience by adding more or less.

We hope you enjoy - please share your comments and suggestions with us -

Congratulations New Orleans!

I was sent on my first Coffeewiz homework assignment - to brew my own cup of loose leaf tea. I am a coffee lover first, but I enjoy a good cup of tea, too. I am going to be trying alot of the products that we carry and capturing video (and our staff, will be trying it too!). I look forward to bringing you behind the scenes here at Coffeewiz, and bringing the staff who makes all the magic happen to YOU.

After watching Yingci brew loose leaf green tea in a Chinese Tea Cup, and putting up the video on the YouTube, I was ready to see if I could do it, too. I never really brewed loose leaf tea from scratch. I've only had green tea if it was brewed in a the Keurig machine, if it was in a tea bag, or at a sushi restaurant (I LOVE sushi!). Well I was going to find out!

I sampled a loose green tea, Jaf Green Tea Gunpowder Tea using a mesh tea ball infuser.

I filled the mesh tea ball infuser about a third full, because I knew that gunpowder tea would swell, and unravel into whole green tea leaves. This tea wasn't a shredded variety.

Now, I enjoy a strong brew and a more woody green flavor to my teas. No sugar. I find that its often watered down at the sushi restaurant, and I'm not sure how it's prepared.

The tea brewing process was fun - it wasn't hard at all, and I felt that the experience of brewing whole leaf tea myself actually made it more enjoyable.

I really enjoyed not only drinking this tea, with its rich green flavor, but I really liked seeing the whole green tea leaves when I poured it out in a plate from the mesh tea ball infuser.

AND, I will tell you that after shooting this video last night, and then going out for sushi dinner, I think I'm going to turn into a tea snob...My tea tasted so much better!

So I give it a definite thumbs up, and am sitting here with another cup of brewed tea at my desk. So, maybe that homework just did turn me into a whole leaf tea convert! :)

Yingqi, our resident tea expert at Coffeewiz, wanted to record this video for you right away, since we got started with social media. She wanted to share with you how easy brewing whole leaf tea can be. She has been enjoying whole leaf tea since childhood, in Shanghai. This is just one way to brew it, but we will be sharing more video with you in the coming weeks.

This Blue Dragon Tea Cup is a simple brewing option, and is available on our website.

Do you brew whole leaf tea or do you prefer tea bags? Have you ever used a Chinese brewing tea cup? Please share your thoughts. Look forward to hearing from you!

Coffeewiz is now on Facebook!

Just this week, Coffeewiz has jumped into the social media conversation, and now you can join us in conversation on our Facebook Fan Page.

The Facebook Fan Page is designed to allow you and your friends/family to share your coffee and tea experiences. Coffeewiz will allow you to share photos (perhaps how you enjoy your favorite brew!), videos (maybe how you brew your favorite cup, or "unpack the magic" of a Coffeewiz delivery!) and your comments.

Coffeewiz also plans to capture photo and video so you can be part of the family behind the scenes here at Coffeewiz.

Your Facebook Fan Page will act as a platform to communicate with fans and will let users of the popular social media network get the latest updates about Coffeewiz including special offers, reviews and photos. You can also add your own reviews and comments.

Please become a Facebook fan on our Facebook Fan Page at http://facebook.com/coffeewiz.

You can find us on social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, and more to come soon!

Please share your thoughts with us on our page, and you can also let us know what you think right here on this blog. We look forward to hearing you!

We know you've been waiting, and our Customer Service Department wanted to send you this update, on out of stock and backordered K-Cups varieties.


Gloria Jean Flavor Variety K-Cups

Gloria Jean Mango Tea K-Cups

Gloria Jean Morning Edition K-Cups

UPDATE: These items will be available to ship with an estimated arrival of February 17.

Green Mountain Hot Cocoa K-Cups

UPDATE: We are unable to fulfill orders for this product at this time, and we just don't know when the manufacturer will be able to ship this product.

The manufacturer is unable to acquire the raw material for cocoa needed to make this product.

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:

We are understand and are sorry to keep you waiting! We have asked our staff here at Coffeewiz for recommended substitutes to introduce you to for our K-Cups fans:

Gloria Jean Mango Tea K-Cups: Substitute Jaf Mango Banana Loose Green Tea.

You can be introduced to the wonders of whole leaf tea by brewing this in a cup, using your Keurig machine for its hot water.

-From our Coffeewiz resident tea expert, Yingqi

Gloria Jean Flavor Variety K-Cups: Substitute Celestial Seasonings Tea Sampler K-Cups

A great substitute for the Keurig K-Cups tea fan, this variety pack contains a good variety mix, including green tea, English breakfast tea, Lemon Zinger and Sleepytime Herbal Tea.

Gloria Jean Morning Edition K-Cups: Substitute Coffee People Donut Shop K-Cups

Because fans of the Gloria Jean brand enjoy a medium to dark roast, a comparable substitute would be Coffee People Donut Shop K-Cups, made on the West Coast.

Green Mountain Hot Cocoa K-Cups: Substitute Timothy's White Hot Chocolate K-Cups