Gingerbread Latte

Making holiday-themed drinks at home for your loved ones is VERY simple with Torani’s holiday themed syrups!

Kara's Favourite Recipes

The perfect festive and comforting coffee house beverage for a cold and snowy day! I am once again featuring products I received from Buy Coffee Canada, including their fresh ground coffee, the Perfect Pod EZ Cup for Keurig and Torani Syrup! The results are fantastic and I am excited to have a delicious festive beverage to serve our guests over the holidays.

Ingredients:

• Buy Coffee Canada Kenya AA Coffee (using a Perfect Pod EZ Cup for Keurig)
• 2 tsp Torani Gingerbread Syrup
• 6 tbsp milk

Directions:

1. Brew coffee on small setting to brew a strong cup of coffee (I used the small 7.25 oz setting on our Keurig).
2. Stir in 2 tsp of syrup into the coffee.
3. Heat milk in a milk frother in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove and use the plunger to froth the milk. Pour milk into coffee and then dollop the milk…

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Need Help Deciding On a Coffee Roast? This Might Help.

Choosing a coffee roast can be a difficult decision when trying to find something similar to what you’ve enjoyed elsewhere. While artisan roasters will have relatively similar roast levels, in-store coffee brands and national coffee shops will have a darker roast than what you might get at an artisan roaster. Here are some guidelines in deciding what roast you might enjoy.

http://buycoffeecanada.com/blog/coffee/medium-vs-dark-roasted-coffee-beans

✨ McCafe K-Cups and T-Discs

McDonalds released their McCafe K-Cups for Keurig and McCafe T-Discs for Tassimo single serve brewers.

Fall Themed Cafe-Style Drinks with Torani

While it’s sad that fall is settling in (it actually snowed in parts of Alberta!), the up-side is that those delicious fall-themed drinks that we’ve come to love from Starbucks and Second Cup are back! Whether you’re a fan of salted caramel, pumpkin spice or chai, we have options from Torani to make these all right in the comfort of your home (at a fraction of the cost!).

View the full post at http://buycoffeecanada.com/blog/torani/fall-themed-drinks-torani-syrups

Italian Soda Syrups and Recipes

Italian Sodas are simple to make right at home, with the same ingredients that high end coffee shops like Second Cup or Starbucks use. While simple to make, they’re undeniably refreshing and very versatile – they can be enjoyed at just about any time of day.

While you might end up paying $4.50 at a cafe for a glass or cup, the exact same thing can be made at home for about $0.50. If you’re from Canada, you can get Italian Soda Syrups from http://buycoffeecanada.com/italian-soda-syrup

Italian Soda Recipe

• 3/4 Ice Cubes
• 1 ounce  Flavoured Syrup (4 pumps, or 2 tablespoons)
• Glass Club Soda or Sparkling Water

There are a couple flavoured syrup options on the market, with high end brands like Torani and Monin leading the way. The small squeeze bottles you can find in the grocery stores typically have a terrible flavour compared to the real syrups.

Lime Refresher

A refresher is simply a chilled green tea with a bit of carbonation and the same flavourings you use in the Italian Sodas. They’re similar to the Italian Soda with the exception of a bit of caffeine from the tea. Quite simple to make, they’re made from:

1. Ice (3/4 glass)
2. Flavoured Syrup (1 ounce)
3. Green Tea (1/2 glass with ice)
4. Club Soda or Sparkling Water (1/2 glass with ice)

Feeling adventurous? You can use black tea instead of green tea, which works well with flavours like Vanilla or Coconut. White teas go great with lighter, fruity flavours like Blueberry.

Fontana Syrups Canada

Fontana Syrups Canada from BuyCoffeeCanada

Dominican Fair Trade Organic Coffee

The Dominican has a unique climate that is actually close to Jamaica, with nearly-ideal conditions for growing high-quality, flavourful coffee. This tropical paradise has some of the best-developed beans in the world, with rich soil, proper sunlight and cross-winds that nourish the coffee trees. All this means the beans develop lots of flavour.

Canadians are becoming more conscientious of social and health issues as time comes on, and this Fair Trade Certified ensures that the farmer is being better compensated than typical commodity coffee, and the Organic certification ensures that the coffee has less unhealthy pesticides and herbicides. All this makes for a delicious cup of coffee, better than what you would find at most cafes in Canada.

For more varieties, see our selection of Fair Trade Coffees in Canada.

We’re proud to be a part of the Fair Trade movement, which sees millions of pounds of coffee bought at above-market-rates every year.

Premium Espresso Beans in Toronto

We’re proud to sell our premium Gold Espresso blend in the Toronto and surrounding areas – an artfully crafted espresso, these beans are never burnt, and blended for flavour.

Organic Chai Teas from Canada

Chai Teas come in a variety of forms – whether pure black tea that you can add your own spices to, or pre-made liquids like Oregon Chai and Chai Co, or David Rio’s delicious powdered tea – there’s something for everyone in Canada.

When looking at your options for chai teas, you need to decide how much you want done for you before hand, and how you’ll be preparing it. If you’re a chai-addict (or a chaiddict) you’ll want premium organic black tea and your own cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg. For cafes, the pre-portioned liquids are quick and easy and taste absolutely amazing, while being a bit more expensive, they make up for it with the speed that you can make it. Finally, powdered Chai Teas like David Rio tend to give you the best bang for your buck, with low costs-per-serving and minimal shipping weight because they’re dehydrated.

Find Organic Chai in Canada

Cinnamon Flavoured Syrups, Coffee and Tea in Canada

We’ve put together an exhaustive list of cinnamon products (that we carry anyways) that are available right now to Canadians across the country, see: http://buycoffeecanada.com/blog/tea/best-cinnamon-flavoured-teas

The list is comprised of teas, coffees and syrups that can be added to the coffee or tea, you have lots of choice to suit your needs.

We always recommend the cinnamon syrups to accommodate all the members of your household – you can have regular green tea, black tea or coffee for everyone, and the cinnamon lover can add as much or as little as they want to their own cups without infringing on everyone else. It also leaves a lot of room for alterations – combining multiple syrups and flavours for something that works just right for you.