Product of the Week: Kicking Horse Coffee
Fair Trade-certified, organic Kicking Horse Coffee has the perfect kick of flavor to awaken you and your taste buds.
By Samantha Schwartz
June 2010 Web
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Kicking Horse offers more than 15 options to choose from including Pacific Pipeline (light roast, heavy body), Kootenay Crossing (medium roast with a sweet, chocolaty flavor) and Hoodoo Jo (dark roast with sweet floral tones).
Photo Courtesy Kicking Horse Coffee
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Kicking Horse Coffee carries three seals of approval: it’s 100 percent organic, Fair Trade-certified and has the EcoCert Canada label.
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In Canada, Kicking Horse offers more than 15 options to choose from including Pacific Pipeline (light roast, heavy body), Kootenay Crossing (medium roast with a sweet, chocolaty flavor) and Hoodoo Jo (dark roast with sweet floral tones). A 1-pound bag costs $14. In the U.S., Kicking Horse sells six premium blends, including 454 Horse Power and Z-Wrangler.
Natural Home tried the 454 Horse Power Dark Roast, which has a smoky, slightly sweet flavor and the Z-Wrangler Medium, which has a sweet, caramel and dark chocolate flavor that’s not too overpowering. For a cold coffee drink, try yours over ice with a little bit of cream for a refreshing cup of joe. A 12.3-ounce can is $11.
The whole-bean coffee comes in a recycled-steel can. The only non-recyclable element of the packaging is an airtight throwaway film to keep the beans fresh.
Kicking Horse Coffee comes from Arabica beans that are shade-grown in bird-friendly environments. Kicking Horse also financially supports the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).