Story & pictures by Ken Taylor Iced Coffee Made Easy (and Fun) I find that many coffee lovers don’t realize how fun and easy iced coffee can be. There are so many different ways it can be done. If you do a Google search and start clicking on links, you’ll probably find different instructions at […]
BY MATTHEW SIGUR | MSIGUR@THEADVOCATE.COM SEP 2, 2016 – 3:30 AM Coffee. In the United States, there are more than 150 million daily drinkers. On average, coffee fans inhale more than three cups per day. Each year, the U.S. spends $40 billion on coffee. Coffee. The very smell of it makes you wake up. One […]
GABRIELLE BRAUD | @GABRIELLEBRAUD MAY 11, 2016 | BUSINESS (Photo by Don Kadair) At the end of a long week, Stevie Guillory and Christopher Peneguy can usually be found in their warehouse, garage door rolled open, some Jimmy Buffett music playing and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee filling the 1,500 square-foot-space on Airline Highway. […]
Published Feb 15th, 2016 by Sydney Blanchard Stevie Guillory and Chris Peneguy, the co-founders of Cafeciteaux Coffee Roasters based in Baton Rouge, met when they lived across the street from each other. The two became friends, and it was inevitable that after a couple of beers they’d dream up all sorts of potential business ventures. […]
We apparently are one of the top 25 coffee companies in world! This is coming from the bestofhealthindia.com, but hey, I’ll take it. excerpt from bestofindia.com: “List of best coffee brands in the world – Top 25 best coffee companies worldwide in the USA, UK, Austria, Belgium, India, Germany, Australia, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland and Canada. […]
Looking for something to do on Oct. 10-11th? Well look no further. We are looking for volunteers to assist us in manning the coffee booth for the St. George Fair. I have a sign-up sheet below for those who are interested in hanging out, enjoying free coffee, and some great camaraderie. The fair hours are […]
1 Year ago on the 4th of July we delivered our first order to Alexander’s Highland Market. Reid Alexander met with us during our planning stages and agreed to give us a shot. We are eternally grateful to the Alexander family and their love for quality local products and their support of small business. The […]
Published June 2015 The Guillorys and the Peneguys live just across the street from one another. Their daughters grew up together, and camaraderie flows freely between the households. (“When I make dinner on the weekends,” said Guillory, “it’s understood that I’m making extra for [the Peneguy family] too.”) [Read More]
New coffees are finally starting to make their way into the roastery after spending some time jammed up in the ports on the west coast. We are going through some new centrals and another lot of the beloved Popayan from Colombia. We hope to have a new offering from Nicaragua available soon. Check back!
It’s that time of the year again! The Girl Scouts of America band together and hit up every parent, parents office, parents friend, distant relative, and wal-mart within a 100 mile radius to sell us a little piece of happyness. We are inundated with these delicious confections that instantly make us feel guilty for consuming […]
Published October 14, 2014
What’s Up Everybody, Starting a business let alone a specialty coffee roastery is a daunting task for even the most seasoned of business men. It is a road filled with crazy hairpin turns, potholes, and straightaways (my analogy for a milestone). Finding a home, purchasing equipment, sourcing coffee, and stopping at every coffee shop within […]
Looking for something to do on Oct. 11-12th? Well look no further than here. We are looking for volunteers to assist us in manning the coffee booth for the St. George Fair. I have a sign-up sheet below for those who are interested in hanging out, enjoying free coffee, and some great camaraderie. The fair […]
Published August 14, 2014 It’s fitting that Chris Peneguy and Stevie Guillory sold their first bag of locally roasted coffee on July 4th. After all, Cafeciteaux is a celebration of independence, not only across America but right here in the Bayou State, where a melting pot culture has produced unique flavors and traditions. [Read More]
Well, we have some new lots in that frankly, I wasn’t sure they were going to arrive. The nature of the coffee game can be tricky when you are dealing with several different entities each with a different part to play in the singular goal of getting coffee to you. But, alas everything is here and […]
This espresso blend has been a work in progress for some time. The brainchild of Chris, who revels in excellent espresso and believes in keeping tradition alive. He has primarily been keeping to himself in the espresso lab, patiently waiting to kick off the comeback of the traditional Italian espresso. While we arent trying to […]
The Highland Coffee Presidium was created with the help of Slow Food International. The presidium is a local project with the goal to find a viable future for small scale producers of regional, artisanal food. Today this presidium represents four cooperatives comprised of about 150 small producers. The Slow Food movement aims to support small-scale […]
Look for it in your local Grocery or Coffee Shop! Kochere is the name of a co-op located in the Borena Zone of Southern Oromia. The people of Chalalacktu take great pride in their coffee and carefully reinvest the money they make from it to take care of their people. The heirloom varietals that naturally […]
Published Jul 17, 2014 at 9:58 am (Updated Jul 17, 2014) Locals Christopher Peneguy and Stevie Guillory have been home-roasting coffee beans for a few years now. After surprising themselves with the results, they started eyeing the Baton Rouge market. “You couldn’t buy what we were making,” Peneguy says. “It made sense to try to […]
