Hayes Coffee is a roaster and producer of fine gourmet coffees, Irish oats, gourmet granola, and other products. We recently sampled a selection of their fantastic gourmet coffees, and were mightily impressed with their flavor, aroma and quality.

First, we tried their Pure Hawaiian Kona Gourmet Coffee. All of their coffees arrive in white bags with windows displaying the beans inside. The Kona coffee beans have a dark, toasty, almost chocolate-like aroma. The brewed coffee was rich but not heavy, with a luxurious aroma and medium-dark flavor profile. Overall, a very enjoyable cup.

Next, we tried the Jamaican Blue Mountain Gourmet Coffee. The aroma of these beans was a little sharper than the Kona, and a little toastier. The flavor was very mild and enjoyable, and exhibited no bitter qualities. This was definitely the coffee favored most by our tasting panel.

Last, we tried the Arabian Yemen Mattari Gourmet Coffee. The beans have a dark, pungent aroma, and the finished cup is rich, heady, and a bit acidic. This is one complex cup of joe. Highly recommended to any serious coffee drinkers out there.

The Gourmet Coffees from Hayes Coffee were a popular favorite with our tasting panel. It truly is some of the best coffee we have come across in our product sampling journey, and we strongly recommend adding a few cups to your daily routine.


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Master Pastry Chef Jean-Yves Charon is an expert in all things chocolaty, fluffy, smooth, rich, creamy, and decadent. Showcasing this fact are the fabulous desserts available from Galaxy Desserts. We were able to sample a few of their wares this month, and our tastebuds are still yearning for just one more bite. This month, we reviewed their New York Cheesecake and their Chocolate Truffle Marquise Mousse Cake.

It can be difficult to find an all-around excellent cheesecake. Some are too tangy, some have a grainy or mealy consistency. However, Galaxy Desserts’ New York Cheesecake defied all others. Its texture was smooth and supple, basically like cheesecake silk. The moment you put it in your mouth, you will know what true cheesecake is like. Its flavor is a subtle mix of lemon and cream cheese with a delicate graham cracker crust underneath. No single aspect or flavor overpowered any other, creating a perfect melding of flavors. It was such an enjoyable eating experience that we wanted more and more… alas, we ran out (and it’s a good thing, too… this cheesecake is very rich!).

Next up was the Chocolate Truffle Marquise Mousse Cake. The cake itself is stunning to look at… the chocolate bar and the hazelnut are a nice touch, and the mousse appears to be fluffy and rich. The main star here is the flavor of the mousse… purely addictive! It is rich and chocolaty and impossible smooth and creamy. This is the ultimate pure chocolate mousse experience. The chocolate sponge cake on the bottom finishes the affair with a bit of texture and spring, rounding out a fantastically delicious dessert experience.

The icing on the cake is Galaxy Desserts’ super high-end packaging. The box for each product proudly displays photos of the dessert itself and bears the image of Chef Charon. This packaging is top-notch, and makes any of their fine deserts a fantastic gift item.

Galaxy Desserts’ portfolio speaks for itself in its creativity and intense flavor. Watch for a few more Galaxy Desserts reviews next month!


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Each gourmet cookie from Elsylee Galetes Artesanals is an internationally-inspired work of pastry art. They are even named for different cities and regions, and their ingredients and flavors represent the flavors of those locations. We sampled an assortment of six of their most popular flavors.

The first gourmet cookie we sampled was the New Delhi cookie, a crunchy, crisp, Indian-inspired cookie. These cookies are rich in aroma and flavor, and are topped with a large, crunchy whole almond. Definitely an eastern flavor and one meant for savoring.

Next was the Almere cookie, a new take on the traditional almond crisp cookie. It was chewy and crunchy with a bit of cinnamon. Chunks of crunchy almonds and the buttery flavor of the almond dough make this an almond-lover’s paradise.

Moving on, we sampled the St Marteen cookie, a different take on the usual thumbprint cookie. This nutty cookie features a delicately floral conserve at its center, which combines with the almonds in the dough to complete the cookie eating experience.

Next, we sampled the Vienna cookie. These were smaller cookies with big flavor. The blackberry conserve is sweet and tart, and the cookie is understated yet very rich, with chunks of almonds and cherries. This is quite a delicious shortbread. Topped off with a sweet white chocolate drizzle, this cookie is both stunning to look at and delicious to eat.

The Sevilla cookie is quite possibly the best “almond snowball” cookie we have tasted. Vanilla bean speckles and white sugar on the surface provide interesting contrast to the light-colored dough, and crunch from the almond pieces contrast with the soft almond cookie.

Lastly, we sampled the Edinburgh cookie. This was an impossibly rich and delicious chocolate shortbread cookie that crumbles delightfully between your teeth. It has a super-rich chocolate flavor created with French Cocoa, and exhibits flavor notes of coffee and berries. A sweet dusting of sugar completes this pure, rich, delicious cookie treat.

Elsylee Galetes Artesanals’ gourmet cookie selection is as unique as it is delicious. Their wide assortment of flavors, shapes and sizes is sure to please even the most discriminating cookie connoisseur’s palate.


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