Yes! There have been great studies over the years looking at the health aspects of coffee. In the appropriate amounts, coffee lowers the risk of heart disease, liver cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, stroke, atherosclerosis, and dementia to name a few benefits. Wow, right?! The caffeine in coffee tends to boost metabolism [...]
We’ve all heard catch phrases like ‘in moderation’ or ‘you can have too much of a good thing’. That applies to coffee as well. 400 mg or less of caffeine per day is healthy. What does that mean though?! Let’s translate…all coffee beans vary a little bit in how much [...]
Do you want an honest answer? Well, from a health standpoint, you’re better off skipping the cream and sugar. Also, at Umble, we believe the quality of our cup stands on its own and doesn’t need all that other stuff! That said, do we put cream and/or sugar in our [...]
The fresher the coffee is, the higher it is in antioxidants – that the warrior in your body that go around stamping out inflammation. Inflammation is the root cause for a majority of the disease we see in today’s society. Want to be healthier and drink awesome coffee?! Get it [...]
Great question. This is an area on continued research in the coffee realm but here are some of factors that may impact health: freshness, roast level (the lighter the roast, the more health benefits), elevation and location where the coffee is grown, how the green coffee is processed, varietals (this [...]
Short answer — as fresh as you can get! We try to ship out all our coffee within 24 hours of roasting. Umble coffee usually ships out through USPS first class mail and arrives, on average, to its destination within 2-3 days. You’ll never get that kind of freshness in [...]
At Umble, we only use Arabica beans that are specialty grade. Translation? We’re giving you the best out there in the market. We’ve super-selective and have been known to pay an extra dollar plus per pound of green coffee for just the slightest improvement in taste when the coffees are [...]
Absolutely. We make it convenient with three options: whole bean, ground coarse (French press), or ground medium (drip or pour over). Of course, to get the best benefit from the coffee, we recommend whole bean and then grind it right before brewing BUT we’re not going to shun you or [...]
The coffee belt…yes, there is such a thing! Coffee is grown around the world, usually in mountainous areas, with a ‘belt’ or specified area north and south of the equator. The coffee plant is like anything else — it likes specific climates. At Umble, we roast coffee from all areas [...]
Elves from the North Pole roast our coffee. They’re migratory or seasonal workers. There’s all that downtime after Christmas and we got a good deal on a contract to bring them in. They’re really good at roasting coffee…we’ve had to buy extra-large beard and hair nets for the production area [...]
