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Ajiri Tea Company Kenyan AA Coffee. In its efforts to create lasting employment and education for women and orphans in Kenya, this tea company com- mits 100 percent of profits to its foundation that supports orphan students. Ajiri recently branched out into the coffee business with fresh-roasted Kenyan AA coffee. The coffee has rich burgundy undertones with notes of citrus and berry. The tea (and now, coffee) company boasts an exotic list of ingredients not only in its specialty teas and coffee, but also in the packaging: each label is made by hand using dried bark from banana trees in the region, with the help of 63 women employed by this philanthropic-minded company. ajiritea.com Brooklyn Bean Roastery Two Rivers Java Factory Roasters. At Brooklyn Bean Roastery, the philosophy is simple: every product put on the shelf should look very different from what's currently available. With varieties like the bold, dark roast Fuhgeddaboutit, the company takes inspiration from its namesake borough. In 2012, the company launched a line of Keurig-compatible, filtered, single-serve coffee cups and called it Two Rivers Coffee. The most recent addition is Java Factory Roasters, a line of handcrafted spe- cialty roasts with playful names like Smooth Caffeinator and Dark and Handsome. A new extra-bold dark roast called Da Bomb has an extra caffeine boost for an energy-drink effect. Next on the agenda: a line of cocoa that, like the other products, will have packaging and product names unlike anything on the shelf today. brooklynbeans.com Caffe Borsa Single-Serve Hand Drip Coffee. Drip coffee without a machine: that's the concept behind this newly introduced innova- tion. Inspired by the traditional pour- over method used by skilled baristas in established coffeehouses, the single- serve coffee, contained in a re-engi- neered filter bag, can be brewed in less than a minute. By suspending the filter bag over a coffee cup using its built-in supports, coffee drinkers can pour hot water over the bag, then wait for it to drip through the filter and into the cup. The filter bag is made with fully recyclable materials and available coffees are Colombia Supremo, Guatemala Antigua, Sumatra Mandehling, and SwissWater DeCaf. With its ease of use and portability, it's also handy for travel, camping, and hiking. caffeborsa.com Califia Farms Iced Coffee with Almondmilk. When the company's award-winning Almondmilk fuses with coffee, the result is a ready-to-drink concoction that's soy-free and dairy-free, as well as non-GMO certified and vegan-friendly. The lightly sweetened drink is made with cold-brewed coffee, which the company says gives it a smoother taste and less acidic profile. It's also made with less sugar than other ready-to-drink coffee bev- erages on the market, weighing in at 90 calories per 8-ounce serving. The ingredient list is short and sweet: coffee (filtered water, coffee extract), almond milk (filtered water, almonds), and pure cane sugar. The iced coffee drinks come in a variety of flavors: cafe latte, mocha, salted caramel, double espresso, XX Espresso, and Cocoa Noir. califiafarms.com Grady's Cold Brew Bean Bags. Hot off the presses for this cold brew specialist is a do-it-yourself kit for making a week's worth of cold-brewed iced coffee at home. It comes in a compact, collectible can (designed by Tom Alberty, the design director for New York magazine) with four bags filled with ground coffee beans, chicory, and spices. Brew-it-yourselfers can simply place the bean bags in a pitch- er, bowl, or storage container, pour water over the bag, let it soak overnight, then dispose of—or compost—the beans the next day. The blend used in the bags is a combination of Grady's own cold-brew concentrate, roasted beans from coffee roaster Porto Rico Importing, French chicory, and spices. It's all natural and contains no sugar or sugar substitutes. gradyscoldbrew.com Ito En Jay Street Coffee. Earlier this year, bever- age company Ito En North America created Jay Street Coffee, a line of fresh-brewed bottled coffee. It's cold and ready-to-drink but less heavy and filling than other bottled options on the market, with fewer calories and a lighter touch. It's the java debut of a company known for its ready-to-drink Teas' Tea and Oi Ocha brands. Available in mocha, latte, and vanilla, Jay Street Coffees are made with 100 percent arabica beans and use milk from dairy herds that have not been treated with rBST. The bottles feature colorful designs depicting city motifs, as Ito En is based in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Jay Street name comes from the street the company resides on in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Dumbo. jaystreetcoffee.com SUMMER 2014 97 productroundup_coffee.indd 97 6/6/14 9:48 AM