A Coffee Shortage Is Brewing

Oh no! It's happening! It's time for us to stock up on coffee like we're preparing for a zombie apocalypse!

According to Bloomberg, the combination of higher demand, lowering income for farmers, and a drought that is plaguing Brazil crops has led to a dreaded shortage of our beloved black gold. It is expected that there will be a production deficit of 3.5 million bags of coffee in the next year. And in order to prevent the shortage from further growing, crops will need to rise up to 50 million bags in the next decade.

You'll have to excuse me. I need to go comfort myself with the warm hug of a macchiato.

'Baked & Wired' Named Washington D.C.'s Best Coffee Shop

Readers of The Washington Post voted on their favorite coffee shop in the DC area and here are the results: Top 5 Coffee Shops in D.C.

Top 11 Coffee Roasters in America

After polling some of the most devoted coffee-lovers, The Thrillist, has narrowed down the country's top coffee roasters.

This is the perfect opportunity to try a new brew. Find out who made the list and why they are the best in the nation.

http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-coffee-roasters-in-america

Tim Hortons Trying A New Coffee Blend

Popular coffee brand, Tim Hortons, is currently testing a brand new blend of coffee at 80 locations in Ohio. The "Dark Roast Coffee" will be the first time the company has tried a new blend in it's 49 years of existence.

Read more at The Columbus Dispatch

8 Benefits of Drinking Coffee

It's always a good day when you hear about the health benefits of drinking coffee.

The Norwich Bulletin has listed "8 Surprising Health Benefits of Coffee", which include warding off depression and decreasing your risk of diabetes.

Check out the benefits yourself and drink up. http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20131027/NEWS/310279960/10298/LIFESTYLE

Drink More Coffee For A Healthy Liver

From Huffington Post:

Coffee Drinkers May Have Lower Liver Cancer Risk 

Coffee drinkers might be less likely to develop the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a new review of studies.
Researchers from the Università degli Studi di Milan in Italy looked at 16 studies published between 1996 and 2012 that included data from 3,153 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Coffee consumption was associated with a 40 percent decreased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, with some studies even suggesting a more than 50 percent decreased risk from drinking three cups of coffee a day.

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