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Join the Blue Max Frequent Bean Buyer Club! buy 10 lbs and your eleventh is FREE!
Is it a hassle for you to get over to our shop during the day? No worries, Blue Max delivers! Free bean delivery within 24 to you in the Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park area! P.S. Only in-store purchases count toward your free pound.
Just call 708-366-9224 or e-mail info@bluemax.com
Current Whole Bean Offerings:
$11.95 lb for
Coffee
$13.95 lb for Organic Fair Trade Swiss or Mountain Water Process
Decaffeinated
Lighter Roasts:
Fair Trade Organic Nicaragua Segovia Prodecoop Taza de Sabor
(City
Roast/Lighter) Chocolate, sweet, pear, apple, sparkling
acidity, silky
body, delicate
Organic
Fair Trad Honduras Cooperativa Agropecuaria Cafefalera
(City
Roast/Lighter) Rich, smokey, chocolate notes
Organic Fair Trade Papua New Guinea 'A' Kunjun Estate
(City
Roast/Lighter)
Sweet, malty, syrupy body, very balanced
Medium Roasts:
Organic Fair Trade Brazil Sul De Minas Cooperative
(City Roast/Medium) Bright, sweet, nutty
Kenya AA
Kichwa Tembo
(City
Roast /Medium)
Sweet, Jasmine, rich creamy body
Guatemala SHB EP Huehuetenango Rio Azul
Yellow Bourbon, Naturally
Processed
(Full
City/Medium Dark) Bright & complex medium body, aromatic
Rwanda
Washed Arabica Ingoboka Coop Bourbon
(City
Roast/Medium) Raisin, soft Fruit notes with a syrupy body
Darker Roasts:
Organic Fair Trade Ethiopia Yergacheffee "Harfursa"
(Full City Roast/Medium Dark) Delicate citrus & floral notes, silky body, sparkling acidity
Organic Sumatra Mandheling
(French Roast/Dark) Sweet, malty, good acidity, rich, complex, strawberry
Organic
(mostly) Fair Trade Blue Max Italian Roast
(Italian Roast/Dark)
Our most
popular blend. Excellent for espresso....A rich blend that includes
Latin American
and Indonesian origins. Excellent also as a regularly brewed
dark roast coffee.
Decaffeinated Coffees:
Fair Trade Organic
Espresso
(Italian Roast)
Decaffeinated mountain water process
Fair Trade Organic Mexican
(Medium) Decaffeinated mountain water process
A note about coffee descriptions:
The cupping / flavor
notes provided are merely an individual's opinion of what they are
tasting. While we are will pleased with out offerings, we invite
you to come up with your own adjectives!
—Good to remember that one man's taste of raisin might be another
woman's taste of honey!
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Gerard and Lou, Master Roasters in the making, stand next to Red Max, our smiling roaster. |
Loose Leaf Teas
White:
Organic
White Jasmine Peach Tea
(Intelligentsia) Scented with aromatic jasmine flowers and infused
with natural peach flavoring. Low in caffeine, delicate and soothing.
$20 per 4 oz bag
Green:
Organic
Jasmine Green Tea
(Intelligentsia) Fresh Jasmine blossoms are layered with fine
green tea. Smooth, sweet and floral, reminiscent of a night
blooming garden (Origin: Fujian, China)
$18 per 4 oz. bag
Organic
Raspberry Green Tea
(Intelligentsia) A blend of Chinese green tea, dried raspberries
and natural flavor. Naturally sweet with a delicate body. A
long time favorite.
$30 per 4 oz. bag
Morning Dew
(Todd & Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
Japenese Sencha with rose, cornflower, and sunflower. Refreshing
in the cold of winter and a thirst quencher served on ice in the summer.
One of Todd & Holland’s most loved green teas.
Herbal Teas (naturally caffeine free)
Organic Blend
333
(Intelligentsia) A combination of the brightness of peppermint,
the pleasant buttery flavor of Egyptian chamomile and the tart character
of rosehips—produces a lively and smooth cup.
$14 per 4 oz bag
Organic
Chamomile
(Intelligentsia) Warm buttery flavor with an apple like aroma, an
all time favorite.
$14 per 4 oz bag
Organic King
Crimson
(Intelligentsia) An herbal blend of hibiscus, rosehips, licorice
root, and lemongrass combined with natural orange and tangerine flavors.
Sparkling sweet with a tart flavor. Great served iced.
$18 per 4 oz. bag
Organic
Peppermint
(Intelligentsia) Stimulating and refreshing. The fresh
ethereal menthol flavor provides a great afternoon pick-me-up.
When combined with milk and honey, it is a soothing companion.
$14 per 4 oz. bag
Rooibos
Raspberry Delight
(Todd &
Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
Raspberries and creamy vanilla – a delightful light tea
Black:
Organic
Earl Grey
(Intelligentsia) A Chinese black tea flavored with oil of
bergamot, an Italian citrus fruit - invigorating, bold and crisp with an
intense floral aroma. A perfect afternoon tea.
$18 per 4 oz. bag
Organic
English Breakfast Blend
(Intelligentsia) Invigorating, deep and robust with a sweet body
and malty flavor. Masterfully stands up to milk, sugar or honey.
$13 per 4 oz bag
Irish
Breakfast Tea
(Todd & Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
More strength than English Breakfast.
Darjeeling
Margaret Hope Estate 2nd Flush FTGFOP-1
(Todd &
Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
Characteristically dry with Muscat overtones, considered the ‘Champagne
of Teas’. Very pleasant. Good astringency.
Decaffeinated:
Assam
Decaf
(Todd &
Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
Best of the unflavored black tea decafs – good leaf and aroma
Original
Spice Decaf
(Todd & Holland; we serve this tea in our shop but to order, check
todd-holland.com)
Fine spices and orange peel blended with black tea. Todd &
Holland’s most popular decaf.
Oolong:
Organic
Orchid Oolong
(Intelligentsia)
Round and balanced toasty flavor with mild citrus and peach notes.
(Origin: Fujian, China)
$20 per 4 oz bag