Jonquil Blend

Current Components: Guatemala Huehuetenango, Colombia Piendamo Cauca  We Taste: Bright and sweet with subtle fruity and floral qualities Roast Level: Lighter than Consensus, Espresso Nine, Silver Comet, and Belmont This blend is springtime in a cup. We celebrate the changing of the seasons and the hope and optimism that come with warmer weather (as do most people, I'm sure). This coffee is a representation of that. Our hometown, Smyrna, is known as the Jonquil City. According to the Smyrna Historical Society, the jonquils were introduced to Smyrna by Samuel Taylor and his wife who moved to Smyrna from Atlanta in 1883. The Taylors purchased 80 acres of land on Atlanta Road south of the intersection with Collier Road. The Taylors had a son who lived in Spokane, Washington. He sent his parents a burlap sack from Spokane with what are believed to be the area's first jonquil bulbs. The Taylors shared the bulbs with friends and neighbors. The flowers quickly multiplied and ca