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                                                     Outdoor Adventure Series                                         
             If you love to get out and experience the outdoors, you're going to love Alive Coffee Expression's new Outdoor Adventure Series.  You don't have to be     sitting in a coffee shop to have great coffee anymore, now you can be hanging on the side of a mountain, or lounging by the side of a river and sip the most             delicious cup you've ever had.  Great coffee and great adventure... a perfect pairing.                                                                                                                   





     If you love getting out, away from the lifts and the well-traveled trails, then this coffee is for you.  So rich and bold, you'll be itching to brave the cold and crawl out of that toasty warm bag to wrap your hands around a cup.  Well worth the weight!

 

Vertical Backcountry Blend

Whether you're on skins, shoes, or crampons, the backcountry is all about freedom; no boundaries or trails, just a mountain and your imagination. As you contemplate that wall of powder or tower of rock and ice, you need a coffee as bold and free as you are, and nothing frees your mind like a steaming hot cup of Vertical Backcountry Blend (VBB).As you contemplate the magnitude of your day ahead, the big bass notes from Java Kajumas Curah Tatal provide a thick, full body; smoky and brooding with just a hint of tobacco sweetness.  Its calming warmth steadies you. Yet there's more to conquering the vertical than composure and technical expertise, so a blast of strawberry brightness from the Ethiopia Dry Process Limu stimulates your creativity as you envision that perfect line, turning a jumble of ice, snow, and rock into art.  Out there, days can be long and strenuous, but VBB doesn't let you down, lingering long with an earthy finish of bittersweet chocolate, tobacco, and just a hint of cherry.  Pitting your wits against the mountain requires concentration, know-how, and the right gear.  So remember, you can go three weeks without food and three days without water, but one morning without Vertical Backcountry Blend from Alive Coffee Expressions? Better call in the mountain rescue team.
 


$14.99 per pound 




     On the river or sitting at the vice dreaming of the river, this coffee will put you in the right mindset.  Rich and complex, elegant and artful, a great addition to your favorite fly fisherman's fly box. 


 

The Perfect Mend 

Fly fishing is more than an activity, more than a hobby, more than even a sport: fly fishing is a state of mind. As the sun peaks over the eastern ridge, and the first shards of light bathe your secret hole in gold, you need The Perfect Mend (TPM); a coffee as rich as your surroundings and as complex as the task at hand. A medium-bodied raisin -plum essence envelopes your taste buds, deepening your connection to the effervescent water and its majestic, jade-hued residents. A complex sweetness from the Panama Carmen Estate 18OO+ Meters spreads across your pallet, offering hints of dark chocolate layered with a slight tang of rhubarb. Meanwhile,the Columbia Huila Concurso San Pedro's bright, citrus accents balances the cup with an understated zip, heightening your senses as you scour your box for just the right fly.  TPM finishes strong with a snappy lemon zest, but melts quickly away to a luscious memory before that gloriously liberating first cast. Yet even an excellent cast requires modification, so with a flick of the wrist you send your spare line upstream.  As a beautiful teal flash explodes on your fly from below, you realize that just like The Perfect Mend from Alive Coffee Expressions, it was precisely the correct modification to an otherwise perfect day.  
Finally, an easy hatch to match.


 



$14.99 per pound 


     Make that ski weekend extra special with a coffee made just for you.  Whether you're sipping it in the car on the way up the mountain, or you make it in your hotel room gazing up at the slopes, it will make a great day better.  Brew it before or warm up with it apres ski... perfect with a little Baileys too!!



 

Black Diamond Blend

From donning the gear to pounding through powder to just staying warm, everything about skiing takes energy.  Black Diamond Blend (BDB)is a coffee bold enough to battle the toughest conditions yet bright enough to match the sun caroming off the surrounding mountains.  The Sulawesi Grade One Toraja lays down just enough smoky, earthy body to steady your knees and calm your nerves as you study the map of diamonds, squares, and stars.  Yet dark and brooding does not serve you well in the arena of sunlit snow and crisp air, so the Colombia Supremo 15943 adds bright grape, blackberry, and chocolaty sweet accents to jumpstart your taste buds and heighten your senses.  As you warm up BDB cools, and a blast of rose hips and strawberry from the Guatemala Finca San José Ocaña generates a tangy zip.  The finish is light, bright, and lively enough to send you out on the slopes with your mind clear and your senses tingling.  In the old days anything hot would do the trick, but with Black Diamond Blend from Alive Coffee Expressions you don't have to settle for anything less than bold, bright, and bursting with energy. In fact, you'll  probably be ready for a double.  


 



$14.99 per pound