Why Clover-brewed coffee?

Within the specialty coffee industry we are privileged to enough to be able to taste coffee fully through a method called cupping. However, this method does not filter the grounds and so is not practical for serving. At Kopplin's, we want to give the customer the flavor experience of cupping, but in the form of a cup of coffee. The Clover has the ability to custom-brew each cup of coffee by adjusting the dosage and brew time. This is as close as we have ever tasted to achieving the flavor of cupping in a brewed cup of coffee. The benefit of brewing coffee to order (one cup at a time) offers the best brew coffee available commercially.

Why can’t I get skim or decaf at Kopplin’s?

Decaf coffee has a larger carbon footprint, and requires additional shipping in order to decaffeinate. Even the much lauded organic processes use carcinogens in the decaf process, all to achieve a coffee that tastes less than stellar. At Kopplin’s, we offer other beverages with little or no caffeine that represent a better flavor experience, and are more responsible.

Skim milk also did not seem to fit our core principle of showing off the flavors of nature. The process of skimming milk leaves behind an incomplete product devoid of both flavor and nutrition, and, while saturated fat has been the boogeyman of America’s increasing obesity, it is becoming increasingly clear that it is not our consumption of whole foods and naturally occurring fats that are truly to blame. Food writer Nina Planck gave what I’ve found to be the best explanation in her op-ed published in the New York Times.

Why do some Kopplin’s beverages only come in one size?

Many espresso beverages have a history and tradition behind them that Kopplin’s feels is important to honor; espresso and cappuccino are such beverages. Both the cappuccino and espresso are an integral part of the Italian culture that created them, and it is important for us to serve them in the manner they were intended.