{"id":1547,"date":"2014-04-02T14:58:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T18:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2014-04-03T21:18:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T01:18:37","slug":"green-mountain-offers-island-coconut-coffee-as-a-springtime-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1547","title":{"rendered":"Green Mountain offers Island Coconut Coffee as a springtime treat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seasonal Island Coconut Green Mountain Coffee<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/em>The first day of spring was March 20, and just four days later Green Mountain Coffee<\/a> released its newest seasonal coffee: Island Coconut<\/a>. Available only for a limited time, it comes in K-cup packs and in bags. I had the opportunity to sample it for free\u2014as a K-cup\u2014and it\u2019s mild and smooth. The exotic flavors are slightly sweet yet fairly subtle. In fact, I am NOT a huge coconut lover, yet I enjoyed this! It\u2019s a light roast, and there are no bitter notes.<\/p>\n

Like all of Green Mountain\u2019s seasonal varieties, Island Coconut is Fair Trade Certified\u2122. Fair Trade certification gives farmers a fair price for their beans with a guaranteed minimum, which means they can invest in their crops and their communities. In 2000, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters became one of the first roasters in the US to offer Fair Trade Certified\u2122 coffees, and in 2012, the company was named the world’s largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified\u2122 coffee by Fair Trade USA for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t yet have your own K-cup machine? Keurig\u2019s Elite brewer works fast and makes great coffee, and it comes in Coconut White if you want to keep up the tropical theme inspired by Green Mountain\u2019s Island Coconut coffee. Actually, I happened to notice on the Keurig web site<\/a> that it\u2019s on sale through 4\/17, for $100 (discounted from $120) — I checked the Green Mountain site<\/a> and it is offering the same deal. On both sites, there\u2019s also a \u201cmini\u201d system on sale for $80 from $100.<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter @santacruzfoodie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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