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UPDATE: This preorder has now closed. Hopefully you didn’t miss out. If so, keep an eye out for our next special limited roasting and act fast.

Interested in some of the smoothest tasting coffee on the market? We’re doing a limited roasting of 100% Kona Coffee through direct trade with the Brazen Hazen Coffee Estate. The Brazen Hazen Coffee Estate is located in Holualoa (just east of Kailua-Kona), on the western slope of the Hualalai volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. At 1900 feet, the local climate includes seasonal rainfall and afternoon cloud cover that provides a splendid growing environment for naturally shade-grown coffee. Sheltered from the Pacific trade winds, this area produces some of the best coffee in the world. Here, Kona coffee is grown. Kona coffee comprises only 1% of the coffee grown in the entire world-and is some of the smoothest tasting coffee on the market.

Have a few questions about this delicious, special coffee Jittery Joe’s is bringing to you – and roasting.

Q: Where is Kona?
A: On the west side of the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. Hawaii is the only state that produces coffee.

Q: What makes 100% Kona coffee so special?
A: Where to begin? For starters, the climate is ideal for growing coffee. Morning sun followed by afternoon clouds and rain, volcanic soil, and elevation all combine to produce perfect conditions for happy coffee trees. By law, only coffee grown in the 1 mile wide by 30 mile long Kona Coffee district can call itself Kona Coffee.

Q: Why is 100% Kona Coffee more expensive than the grocery store stuff?
A: Brazen Hazen’s beans are top quality Arabica Typica which comprise only about 5% of the world’s coffee crop. Further, Kona coffee comprises only 1% of the coffee grown in the entire world. Also, be sure that you are buying 100% Kona coffee and not a blend. Otherwise, the delicious Kona flavor will be overshadowed by the inferior “filler” beans.

Q: How is the coffee processed?
A: After picking, the coffee looks like a cherry. The skin must be immediately removed, then the coffee sits in a bath overnight to ferment and to remove the remnants of silky muscilege from the bean. In the morning, it’s put on the sundeck to dry. From there it goes to the mill to have the outer skin (parchment, like on a peanut) removed. At the mill it is also sorted by size and any defective beans are removed.

Now you know. Thirsty?  Order your Jittery Joe’s limited edition Brazen Hazen Kona now and enjoy the unique, full taste of this amazing coffee brought through Direct Trade to you by Jittery Joe’s.

René Shoemaker exhibited her one-of-a-kind textile paintings of Athens Above, a unique view of the skyline of Athens, Georgia at Ciné this month. One of her hand-painted silks exhibited is the view through our window at the roaster (looking up towards downtown). Rene’s art is a technique of hand-painted silks that she has been practicing for over 30 years in Athens. We are glad to be a part of such an amazing community of artists. Thanks for sharing your talent and view with us René. Learn more about her work here.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee is coming to the Campus Theater at GCSU, and we are looking for some great people to join us! Jittery Joe’s is an Athens-based coffee company with several cafes throughout Georgia. We are very excited to be coming to Milledgeville and are looking for a General Manager and baristas (both part time and full time). We will be opening at the end of March – below are links to the job descriptions for the available positions. All interested parties should send a resume to michael@jitteryjoes.com.

BARISTA

GENERAL MANAGER

The New York Times marks Jittery Joe’s Coffee on their map of New York’s best coffee. Their recent article touts the burgeoning of citywide coffee quality from second-string to top notch. It includes Jittery Joe’s with many stellar Manhattan shops that have raised the bar in coffee in the last 40 years, “a small, dedicated group of establishments where coffee making is treated like an art, or at least a high form of craft.” Sounds like us! Whether you’re in the big city or in good old Athens, Georgia, we’re serving up some serious Joe. We’re proud to be a part of the happening coffee scene in NYC.

Our friends at Whole Foods Market included us in their “Supporting Local” farm to market program. The feature includes a photo of  Charlie Mustard, Jittery Joe’s Coffee Roast Master, and mentions our passion for cycling. Look for it the next time you are at a Whole Foods Market near you and pick up a can of micro-roasted Jittery Joe’s Coffee.

At Jittery Joe’s, you know we love being a big part of the community. And definitely the cycling community.

And this month’s Bicycling, the World’s Leading Bike Magazine, features us and our amazing, scenic hometown of Athens, Georgia. The editor of Bicycling chooses Jittery Joe’s as her everyday fuel at our New York location and says that our coffee “revolutionized my midday buzz.”

The article also highlights our friends at Five Star Day Cafe, and Ike & Jane’s (who both serve our coffee), and Terrapin Beer Company (with whom we’ve collaborated to do Wake & Bake and Depth Charge… ring a taste bud?)

The article mentions our two coffee blends that support the cycling community: Alternative Fuel, which benefits Bike Athens and Morning Ride, which benefits our Professional Cycling Team Mountain Khakis fueled by Jittery Joe’s.

Familiar with the comforting sights and sounds of cozy Athens? The article details the great rides in the Classic City. Love to ride? Try ‘em out. Wanna chill? Grab a cup of joe and enjoy the Athens atmosphere.

So, check us out on newsstands everywhere! It’s the Bicycling Spring Training Issue, March 2010.

Our little beans have come a long way. CNN interviewed us down at the roaster for a piece about Small Business Success. That’s right, Jittery Joe’s is on CNN. So check out our television debut, airing this week.

The segment will air on Headline News at some point during the following half hours.

Monday: 6am-6:30am
Wednesday: 6:30am-7am
Thursday: 9am-9:30am

Or, you can watch the segment online at CNN.com

Don’t worry, we won’t get a big head, move to Hollywood, and star in the next big vampire movie, but we wanted to say how proud and excited we are to be acknowledged. To us, success means our ability to do what we love every day: bringing you the most delicious coffee possible and serving our community in the best ways we can.

It may not be showbiz, but it’s our biz. And we love it. Thank you for the support!

Looking to enjoy beautiful Spring weather? Looking to help the face of the future? Looking for a challenge and to ride ride ride?

If you answered heck yes to all of these questions, then you better hop on your bike on May 14-15 for Clarke Middle School-Jittery Joe’s Double Century Bike Ride from Athens to Savannah. (Yes, you read that right. Incredibly epic.)

Raising money for Clarke Middle School programs in art, music, sports, and gifted and special education, this 210-mile bike ride departs from Clarke Middle School on Friday, May 14th at 8am and ends in Savannah the following afternoon. For a $200 tax-deductable donation fee, you’ll get free lunches, snacks, maps, power bars, and drinks on the way down and transportation on the way back.

Feel the wind in your hair as you make a big difference for the kids at Clarke Middle. At Jittery Joe’s, we’re proud to bring you such an amazing opportunity to do what you love. Click here to join us on this incredible journey.

For a limited time only, we are roasting our Vintage Winter Blend. There’s no better way to share the holiday cheer with friends and family this season than over a hot cup of coffee that has a truly unforgettable flavor. Get a can of Vintage Winter Blend at your local Jittery Joe’s Coffee. Enjoy it at home, work, or your next holiday party. It’s a little taste of perfection right in your cup.

Here at Jittery Joe’s, we have another exciting collaboration to speak of.  This time with art-savvy, coffee-drinking SCAD.

We’ve paired with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) for a unique blend:  SCAD’s Slam-N-Study.  Collaborating with SCAD, we enlisted the college’s communication arts students in developing the packaging concept.  The final illustration was created by sequential art student Andy J Hirsch.  You go, Andy!

We thought this project would be a great opportunity to include SCAD students in the creative process – to bring their work out of the classroom and into the real world.  It was another chance for us to connect with the students, too.  We’re proud to spread the joy of our delicious new organic Slam-N-Study blend and to take part in this collaboration with young artists. Read the official press on the SCAD website.