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A full explanation of our "cold cupping" method, and use of the "dual-bowl" cupping spoon. More on "cupping"

"Rod Lazar Coffee Cologne" and related line of men's products. Also see our Cologne and Coffee Pairings

Are you in our 2000 Meter club? You are! Did you know all Rod Lazar coffees are grown above 2000 Meters? They are!

We are working on our new Justice Blends and Distinct Trade products co-branded with Grounds for Respect ®. We have also trademarked Direct Respect Coffee™ for future use, as well as the Direct Respect™ Fist-Bump logo.

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Have you seen our Detailed Coffee Reviews?

We travel 270 days of the year to buy our 2000+ Meter coffee! Rod's back from Colombia Narino and Huila, and has found some exciting new UltraMiniMicroLots (ranging from 2.3 to 17.5 kilos).

"Rod is officially a nominee for the Roaster's Guild "Master of All Roasters Award." Congrats Rod! Considering that he is the only 2008 Certified Super Taster that has modeling experience ... well, Rods on a roll!" -Jenni L., RLEFC Marketing Manager

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Have you heard of the $58,000 cup of coffee? No??? Well, R.Lazar is consulting on a new café build-out in the San Francisco area that features the amazing $58,000 coffee-maker. The core of the machine is pure science, called gas chromatographlogy, and will result in the rarest and most expensive cup of coffee ever served!

Cologne and Coffee Pairings: Little attention has been paid to the successful match of coffee aromatics and flavor to the dynamic array of men's scents currently available. Leave it to RodLazar.com to step in and make some professional recommendations.

New Rod Lazar Print Ad featured in Forbes (see the line ad index p. 137)

Breaking News!

  • Important new wholesale customer policy

  • Our new RL BrewPucks make coffee last longer and taste better.

  • Rod is just back from cupping thousands of nano-lot coffees in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda for 2 months, and several weeks at the famous brokerages of Holland and Belgium. In fact, Rod cupped every single lot of coffee grown in Rwanda last year! Our pure Geisha Yirgacheffe is gonna be "off the hook" this year, and the "Paris Bourbon Old-Growth" Kenya AA Auction lot from Nyamtiambo Estate is like Jolly Ranchers and Skittles in the acidity, with the body of a blonde in a mink coat! Amazing.

  • Our patented "Coffee Taster's Helmet" is in it's final developement stages.

  • Join us for a BrewPuck drip cup and our exclusive CocoMoka Fair Trade Biscotti at the SCAA conference, booth 1431

  • "so-spro" If that doesn't make sense to you, no worries. It means "Single Origin Espresso" and it's what RL is all about. So if you hear us say "killer so-spro" or "dub-stretto of that so-spro" or "want that so-spro to go?" don't fret. It's just the way we roll here at RL's!

  • Check out our bro' co.s coffee rap movie!

  • We have defeated the "hack attack" that opened up the many offensive pop-up windows at RodLazar.com. Security countermeasures have been taken to prevent it's reoccurence.

  • "RLEFC Inc." coffees do not contain butylated hydroxyanisole.