Community Coffee Gift Basket Giveaway Ends 12/20/10 US Only

Have you had your cup of joe this morning? I have thanks to community coffee. They sent me a coffee gift basket.

A little about the company:

For four generations, the Saurage family of Louisiana has owned and operated Community Coffee Company. In 1919, Henry Norman “Cap” Saurage discovered the secret of making this great-tasting coffee in his country store in Dixie, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge. He named his coffee “Community” in honor of his community of friends. In 1924, he closed the store and converted his backyard barn into a coffee mill, using coffee beans purchased from a local roaster. In 1941, Cap’s son H. Norman Saurage Jr. purchased the company’s first coffee roaster, having decided that Community should roast its own coffee to ensure quality at every step. A roasting plant was built in Baton Rouge in 1946.

Over the years, Community Coffee Company would take countless steps to ensure the quality of its product. In 1955, the company began importing green coffee beans directly from coffee plantations in Brazil. In 1970, a new plant was built on the Mississippi River in Port Allen, Louisiana. In 1980, Community introduced the nation’s first vacuum-sealed coffee package.

The first CC’s Community Coffee House opened on the corner of Jefferson and Magazine Street in New Orleans in 1995. Dozens more opened during the 10 years that followed.

It’s been more than 90 years since Cap Saurage founded Community Coffee Company, but our mission has never changed ? to share our passion for great coffee with our customers.

Hand Woven Holiday Gourmet Gift Basket – $44.95

Surprise a coffee lover this holiday season with this limited edition, hand woven gourmet gift basket. Each basket includes a 12 oz. Private Reserve® House Blend ground coffee, a 34 oz. Chambord French Press, along with a Community® Coffee signature coffee scoop. Everything comes nested in a one-of-a-kind basket made from Hiraca Palm, indigenous to the Colombian region.

The gift basket is a unique basket made from Hirca Palm. I know I’ve got gift baskets I have no use for after I received them, but this basket you’ll find plenty of uses. You can store your spices, remotes, flavored coffees or keys to name a few. I tried the coffee in the French press and my regular coffee maker. In the French press it shows you the instruction both visually and text for easy understanding. It was my first time using this so I read the directions a couple of times. The coffee had a little bit of a after twang that adds to the flavor. The French press is made of good quality glass and metal. So for a gift your getting something that’s good quality. It’s easy to wash in a sink of dishes once you dump the coffee out. It comes apart easily. The press makes a perky cup of coffee which I enjoyed a lot. I did have to re-warm a cup of coffee after it cooled off which was no big deal. I found that the coffee had an intense flavor that I cannot get from my Mr Coffee pot. To get me going in the morning when I’m dragging it’s a pot of my French press coffee. I’ve been using the coffee scoop since I received it in the mail.

One of my readers is going to receive one of the Hand Woven Holiday Gourmet Gift Basket valued at $44.95. It contains a bag of coffee,the basket, the french press and the signature community coffee spoon. (Same item I received.)

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