WHAT'S IN YOUR CUP?

P.O. Box 2733 | Iowa City, Ia. 52244

319-358-8114 | 800-804-4CDS

The Secret to Cold Brewed Coffee

Iowa City's Quality Coffee Roaster Since 1990

The Story

Cafe del Sol, a homegrown Iowa City business, has provided fresh roasted gourmet coffee at affordable prices to Eastern Iowa since 1990. Cafe del Sol has established a loyal following in local venues where the best coffee is sold.

Cafe del Sol has invested years of time and research into seeking out the highest quality green coffees available in the world. Our coffees come from an ever expanding international list including countries in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. We are committed to local availability of worldwide coffee.!!

Cafe del Sol is pleased to contribute 1% of all sales to the Village Banking Project through Coffee Kids ((R), Inc., a non-profit independent organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of children and families from coffee growing communities.

Cafe del Sol further supports these growing communities by buying, whenever possible, Arabica beans which are grown by smaller, independent coffee growers. Centuries of family experience enable them to produce the best quality beans obtainable.

The Roasting

The only fresh roasted coffee available in Iowa City, Cafe del Sol roasts in small batches and delivers directly from roaster to bulk bin to ensure freshness. Treat yourself to same day freshness. Other coffees available in the area must be transported usually via warehouse, and may be 2 months old before being stocked.

Beginning with only the highest quality beans as raw material, Cafe del Sol's expert roasters use a special low tar method to custom roast each variety to best draw out their natural characteristic flavor qualities. This "fluid-bed" roasting process produces flavorful, smooth coffee without the bitter nature of most other coffees.

Through local roasting and direct stocking, Cafe del Sol reduces overhead and eliminated the need for non-reusable, non-recyclable, non-biodegradable packaging utilized by other mass-marketed coffees. We are committed to thrifty, environmentally sound top quality coffee roasting.

Taste the world through Cafe del Sol!!

Storing and Brewing your coffee the CDS way.

• Buy up to one week's supply at a time.

No bag, sealed or unsealed can keep your coffee fresh!

• The best container is a glass jar with a rubber seal, kept as cool as possible.

• Good water (if the water tastes bad it will make bad tasting coffee)

• Drip brew -- automatic or manual -- using a permanent mesh filter (paper filters absorb essential flavor oils of fresh, low tar roasted coffee) OR

• Steep and strain using a French press pot or simply a saucepan and strainer.

And Great coffee is EASY

the CDS way.....

Our fine coffees include: