Meet Jackie Mendelson, Founder of ArabicaDabra Coffee Company, for a live coffee tasting event at the Los Angeles Blog Club meeting at 6pm, February 15, 2012 at Whole Foods Market in Tarzana. Non Blog Club members are welcome to attend.
Attendees will be discover the magic of ArabicaDabra Coffee, and the importance of Fairly Traded and sustainable coffee.
This is an interesting article that points out the high cost and scarcity of Arabica beans. Some are adding the more plentiful and cheaper Robusta beans to their blends to compensate but that is causing dissatisfaction in the taste with customers. The Robusta bean has a more bitter taste and far more caffeine.
http://capico.blogspot.com/2012/01/coffee-roasters-are-experiencing-lull.html