The First Sparkplug Coffee Sampler

March 22, 2016

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tell me that you love them all

Not sure what you’re in the mood for? Are you reading through our coffee selections and thinking “they all sound good!”? Well there is a solution!

We created the Sparkplug Coffee Sampler so you can try them all. It puts together generous 200 g bags (almost 1/2 lb. for you old school peeps) of our 3 signature blends plus the current feature coffee. That’s 800 g of coffee altogether - almost 2 pounds and enough of each to get a good sense of how you like each one.

Up Shift Coffee for the Motorcycle SUPERSHOW

December 23, 2015

We are super stoked to be selected as the Official Coffee of the Motorcycle Supershow!

To celebrate, we're custom building a special blend - Up Shift - just for the Motorcycle Supershow. We'll have samples to try at the show and you'll be able to take a bag home or order some for delivery after the show.

January 8, 9 & 10, 2016 at the Toronto International Centre

Click on the title for more info and to download a coupon to save on admissions.

Go for broke with Full Throttle feature blend

December 7, 2015

Full Throttle feature blend

A spicy blend for this busy time of year

Full Throttle. That seems to be the speed we're running at around year end. So we mixed up a blend of beans to match our mood. Full on, big bold flavours. Spicy and a tad quirky.

The super special flavours of the Full Throttle blend come from exotic Monsooned Malabar beans from India. Then we add in a melange of beans from around the coffee world - including our beloved Ethiopian, of course - to get just the right balance.

If you loved our Hey Honey feature last year with the honey processed beans from Costa Rica, you won't want to miss Full Throttle.

The Top 100 Project podcast for film lovers

December 7, 2015

We would love the Top 100 Project even if film buffs Ryan and Bev didn't develop awesome ads for Sparkplug Coffee to start every episode. Each one tailored to the film being reviewed. Too cool.
Listen up here or click on this blog post title to read more!

LIMITED EDITION: Que Rico!

October 9, 2015

Que Rico!

So tasty! Rich & delicious!

¡Ay, que rico!

That's a common expression heard in Latin America that means: so rich, so tasty, so delicious. And it is also the name of our feature coffee - a delicious rich and smooth blend.

Que Rico is made of a mix of medium roasted and darker roasted coffees, all from Central America and the northern part of South America. Think of the hills of Costa Rica and the mountains of Colombia. Small lot purchases with limited availability.

Give it a try and discover the meaning of Que Rico!

Fair Trade or Fairly Traded Coffee?

October 7, 2015

What is the difference between FairTrade Coffee and Fairly Traded?

Is your coffee a commodity crop? Or is it a specialty product?

Traditionally, coffee has been a commodity product almost exclusively grown in poor tropical countries. Farmers sell their crops to local cooperatives or wholesalers who then sell them on for commodity coffees. Farmers of commodity crops are usually paid poorly and their workers can be in dire economic circumstances.
(click on the title to read more)

Coffee Worth Making a Fuss About

July 10, 2015

Featuring the Fuss Studio Blend Coffee

Summertime - time for a new 'do and a new feature coffee. And we're super stoked to be featuring the Fuss Studio blend!

We created the Fuss Studio Blend for our fave local salon and early Sparkplug Coffee customer, Fuss Hair Studio to brew up in the salon.

Now you can get that Fuss coffee deliciousness at home in between new 'dos.

Buy Fuss Studio Blend, Make A Difference

We're donating a portion of sales of the Fuss Studio Blend coffee to the Toronto Humane Society, picked because the Fuss crew are big pet lovers and the THS provides such a valuable service.

Buy some coffee and help a dog, cat or bunny - what a sweet deal!

(Click on the title - Worth Making A Fuss About - for more info. One day I'll figure out how to add the link here.)

My order is on Autopilot - how do I make an adjustment?

June 30, 2015

How do I adjust a coffee order?

Knut, one of our loyal Sparkplug Coffee customers, emailed:

I don't see a place on the website where I can go in and adjust my shipping date. Can you move up the next shipment by a week?

No problem! Anytime you need a coffee subscription order changed - the date shifted forward or back, an extra order, skip an order, we can do it. Just call or email Kara and she'll take care of it.

Is there a DIY option?

You can update your contact info or payment method, so long as you've created an account in the Sparkplug Coffee store. Just use this link to login to your account and make the changes:

https://sparkplugcoffee.foxycart.com/cart?cart=updateinfo

Other DIY options are to cancel a coffee subscription or transfer it to someone else. These options are available from the personalized link contained in your emailed coffee order receipt.