Bitzel's Chocolate Announces Exclusive Partnership with Volcanica Coffee
Bitzel’s Chocolate, chocolatier Ray Bitzel’s 7,000-square-foot chocolate factory, wholesale and retail space, is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Volcanica Coffee Company, the Suwanee-based specialty roaster of high-quality exotic coffees from the Americas, Caribbean, Africa and beyond. A selection of bags of Volcanica coffees will be available for visitors to purchase at Bitzel’s to take home or add to Bitzel’s gift baskets.
“Volcanica’s coffees pair extremely well with our wide variety of premium chocolate products,” says Bitzel. “Even better, their values align perfectly with ours. They focus on single-origin coffees and work with local farmers in different countries to source the best coffee beans and products. Like us, they also do their own manufacturing and are intensely committed to products with a high and consistent degree of quality. For all those reasons, our customers will love their coffees as much as we do.”
Volcanica coffees available at Bitzel’s include:
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe: A unique USDA organic coffee from the Yirgacheffe region in southern Ethiopia, known for its floral and fruit-toned coffees. This coffee is fair trade and kosher certified. $16-$19.99.
Finca Las Mercedes - Costa Rica: Grown by third-generation coffee farmers at high altitudes in volcanic soil, Finca Las Mercedes comes in a naturally processed light roast with notes of pineapple blackberry jam, sweet tea and peach candy as well as a washed medium roast boasting sweet honey, lemon and spice notes with a chocolate finish. Both are direct trade certified; the washed process version is also kosher certified. $30-$50.99.
Hacienda San Pedro - Puerto Rico: This award-winning premium coffee is a distinctive, flavorful medium roast from one of the few remaining specialty coffee micro mills in Puerto Rico. This single-origin coffee is direct trade and kosher certified. $30-$50.99.
Jamaican Blue Mountain: Volcanica offers a variety of Jamaican Blue Mountain single-origin medium roasts including Blue Mountain Clydesdale, with notes of honey, milk chocolate and cream; Blue Mountain Peaberry, featuring a strong aroma with notes of floral, cream and smooth chocolate; and Blue Mountain Wallenford, with notes of crisp chocolate and orange peels. All three are kosher certified. $100 and up.
Kona Coffee: Volcanica’s Kona coffees are 100% pure, single-origin Kona, without any added blends. The Hawaiian Kona is a flavorful, full-bodied medium roast; the Kona Peaberry is a smooth, nutty and luscious medium roast. Both are certified kosher. $100 and up.
Sumatran Dark Roast - Mandheling Reserve: This rare Indonesian coffee boasts low acidity with a rich, heavy body and a strong syrupy aftertaste. Sumatran Dark Roast Mandheling Reserve is USDA organic, fair trade and kosher certified. $16-$19.99.
For more information on the Volcanica Coffee offerings at Bitzel’s Chocolate, please visit bitzelschocolate.com.