Coffee By Thirty

I’m not complaining in the least bit, but all of you who purchased an iced coffee or smoothie last Saturday at Silver Leaf made me drive to Grand Rapids and back to Battle Creek Saturday night.

Thanks to you all, we had a banner weekend. The Hummingbird Coffee House blew through the weekend’s stock of cold cups in a single day, prompting me to return home to fetch additional supply.

Not to mention the midday emergency milk run I made. We used twice as much milk on Satruday as any of the previous four days of the faire.

Thank you, thirsty patrons of Silver Leaf, for drinking way more than I could have planned.

Each week, I’ve been devising a special of the week to coordinate with Silver Leaf’s weekly themes.

Wonders of the East weekend brought us Vietnamese Iced Coffee. Celtic Celebration week brought the Iced Nutty Irishman. Both went over very well.

This week’s theme is Coronation & Commencement, in which Silver Leaf gets a new queen. To commemorate the occasion, I’ve spent the afternoon in my coffee lab (which happens to look an awful lot like my kitchen.) After several hours of concocting, I have a new special of the week.

Presenting God Save the Queen, a white chocolate mocha with a hint of raspberry, blended with ice to smoothie-like consistency. It’s velvety, icy and royal, fit for monarchs on a hot summer’s day.

Mention this blog post during Silver Leaf’s Coronation & Commencement weekend and I’ll give you $0.50 off one.