What do mean there's no Santa!

I don't just roast and deliver coffee!

Christmas is a time to rediscover Joy

Hi guys, Only a week to Christmas! With this post I wanted to share this wonderful image of a little Colombian boy full of JOY after receiving his presents. My wish this Christmas is that your family experience the same pure emotion for the season. All the best for the day and New Year. Rog

PLEASE FEEL CONFIDENT TO PLACE ORDERS AS PER USUAL AS WE WILL AROUND HOME OVER CHRISTMAS AND CAN COURIER OR PAST AS PER NORMAL

Camping with your kin this Christmas

If your planning a road trip with your kin over the Christmas break you might be interested in this here Presso coffee maker.

The Presso espresso maker is able to produce the pressure needed for making great café-style coffee at home. The espresso shot you will make with your Presso can be enjoyed on its own or transformed into a flat white, latte or cappuccino with our milk frother. rrp $220

New Coffee Machine for under $1000!

Many of our customers have been requesting a machine for around the $1000 mark.

Above is the Isomac Maverick. If you can ignore the poorly chosen name the Maverick is a very stylish little machine made by a serious manufacturer. (www.isomac.it) est 1977.

The Maverick is the successor to the extremely successful Giada, with a larger boiler, new portafilter holder, twin coffee spouts and a twin position grill plate. This machine produces excellent steam quickly and with ease. To trial the Maverick send us email to melbourne@coffeeselect.com.au

Height: 320 mm
Width: 240 mm
Depth: 310 mm
Weight: 9 kg
Pump: 12–14 Atm
Tank: 3 l
Power: 1000 W
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz

For Aug and Sep we're giving away a Belman Coffee Maker!

For all registered home delivery customers this month we giving awa y a Belman CX25 coffee maker.

The Bellman CX25 is a classic Italian designed high quality 18/10 stainless steel stove top coffee maker. It comes new in the factory box with full instruction manual. Made by Bellman Company this machine works on the same principle as the famous Giordano Robbiati atomic type coffee machine. The Bellman’s Retro styling derives from a long line of stovetop coffee makers- once known as the Vesubio or Vesuviana and made in Milan it has undergone slight transformations over time and appeared as Elebak, Via Veneto and Benjamin & Medwin branded machines. The new Bellman model is improved -with an improved filter basket design, but still employs the same functional styling and quality Bakelite and Stainless Steel construction. It produces strong espresso shots just like a regular Italian stovetop ‘Moka’ pot, but most importantly, it also produces a strong jet of steam to froth and heat milk.

The Bellman will produce great cappuccinos, lattes, hot chocolates, etc. The stainless steel construction guarantee’s a long life and the removable top makes cleaning the unit very simple. The included reducer enables the user to easily make from 3-9 demitasse serves of coffee at a time, making it one of the most versatile stovetop units available.

This coffee maker has a superb industrial eames/atomic era design and will be an excellent addition to any modern kitchen.

Ideal for the home, boats, camping and travel.

Your Bellman machine is covered by a 12 months manufacturers warranty with Ikon Exports and Sorrentina Coffee Online stocks the full range of spare parts should they be required.

The replacement parts are fully compatible with vintage Italian and English made coffee makers of the same type. The seals are of an identical size but made of improved food grade silicon for a longer life.

The Bellman CX25 will work well on gas and electric stoves. This machine will not work on an induction stoves unless you have an adaptor plate.

New Vibiemma Replica Sydney Installation

This month we installed a new Vibiemme Replica 3 group for our long time customer M&C Saatchi (Advertising). This is the third time we've supplied machines to their office and their new address, a beautifully restored Art Deco building at 99 Macquarie Street Sydney demanded a stunning machine. If you need a 3 group for your office or cafe we can rent one for only $70 pw. Call us to discuss your needs.

July 2009. And the Winner is........

Congratulations to P Bartley from Thornbury who has won our Jul prize of a Coffee Select Pan Forte rrp $30. These classic italian cakes (?) are a perfect blend of 6 spices, our almonds and hazelnuts and mixed fruit all compressed with honey. They last forever and the perfect companion with coffee. PS: We'd be happy share the recipe with anyone but in return you have to promise to make a batch of 40!! The staff complain bitterly about having to crush 2kg's of star annise to retrieve 25g of seed. It's tough being the boss, believe me.

Ps We can deliver with your next order Pete.

Show your neighbours you care

Have you been out of sorts with your neighbours lately?
Maybe you know them by face but rarely speak. Or maybe they're doing it tough or can't get out. Whatever the reason, when we connect, a suburb becomes a community. Our care for one another creates a sense of home. Throughout history coffee has become the social lubricant of many towns, cities and cultures so we've come up with a modern approach. Next time you place an order for coffee beans you can also nominate a neighbour in your street or even across town. We'll deliver a bag on their doorstep with a message from you to them. You never know you might find yourself sharing a cup around their kitchen table.

To place an order this week click through to our order page

June 2009 And the Winner is......

Congratulations to S Bowden from Clifton Hill who is June's winner of a set of our Big Black & White Cappucino Cups valued at $20. These babies are industry standard which means thick and tough. Look forward to seeing you in the shop to claim your prize or we can deliver with your next household order. PSS If you prefer a set of Big Red cups we would be only to pleased to accomodate.



The lucky prize for July is a 500gm Pan Forte freshly made last week in our own kitchen. The perfect accompaniment with espresso coffee. We've spent many an hour perfecting the balance of spices and fruit in this recipe so you will not be disappointed. It also includes some of our awesome cocoa from Ivory Coast.

see you soon, Roger

New - Eureka Coffee Grinders for Home

In recent weeks I've had many enquiries regarding GOOD and affordable coffee grinders for home. I've done some research into hand grinders and found that Zazzenhaus are currently unavailable, there is a lot of cheap and nasty product which won't last and the cost of electric grinders has been steadily increasing. The best product currently on the market is the Eureka Mignon. A beautifully built and designed domestic grinder under $500.

Since the 20's Eureka has been a leader in design and manufacturing of coffee grinders for shops and coffee roasters internationally. Their products are high quality, precise and reliable. We have used two of their deli grinders in our Bendigo shop for over 5 years and love their performance. The Eureka mini electronic coffee grinder is ideal for the home user and will last for many years. It features a 500 gr hopper with automatic grinding. Thanks to the patented micrometric adjustment system, only a simple turn is needed to find the perfect grind setting to suit your coffee machine. The burrs are made of 50mm hardened steel.

$495rrp. If you are a Coffee Select member you qualify for a 15% discount ($420.75). Call me to inspect or come into the shop.

10 yr old entrepeneur expands empire!

The little girl you've seen at the top of our order page since she was 2 is now 10 and for the past year has been making biscuits for sale in the Melbourne shop using dry roasted almonds and Australian currants. Her business advisor has recommended she forge into wholesale production with the aid of her new commercial dough mixer so production has been ramped up to weekly runs (as opposed to when she remembers). Every Thursday after school is baking night. With a traitional recipe and good ingredients the feedback through the shop has been very positive. If interested in placing an order for your business, workplace or home they are currently available in packs of 20/$20.