Kicking Horse Coffee Review and Giveaway

If you are feeling a little groggy, a little tired, a little sleepy, open your eyes! Today, I want to introduce you to a fabulous organic, fair trade coffee. That's right, organic, fair trade, delicious and good-for-you! How much better can we get?



Kicking Horse Coffee is my new favorite place to shop for coffee for my hubby. I don't drink it myself, but I like to spoil him with fabulous organic coffee. Kicking Horse Coffee is not your average joe coffee. After I found them online, laughed my way through their website from their great sense of humor, and saw how pure and thoughtful their products were, I almost wanted to convert to a coffee-drinker, pack my bags and move to British Columbia, Canada, just so I could go to their cafe every day.

Soon, common sense kicked in and I realized I am just lucky to be able to purchase their products online. I tried out their Three Sisters medium whole bean coffee and was named "Wife of the Year" after my hubby got a hold of it. Three Sisters is named after the trio of peaks just outside of Banff National Park near Canmore, Alberta. It is among the most photographed vistas in the Canadian Rockies. This blend pays homage to it with a triple punch of light, medium and dark roasts of Indonesian, Central and South American beans. Thinking of the Canadian Rockies while drinking in the smell of this coffee is definitely a moment I want every day.

For those of you who haven't tried whole bean coffee, we didn't have a coffee grinder when we received this coffee, but that doesn't have to stop you from using whole coffee beans. You can use your blender to grind them and store them at room temperature for up to 2 weeks. You can also use a mortar and pestle. It is a bit more difficult to control the size of the grind but there is a richer flavor because there's less heat and friction. Or, if you have a lot of aggression you need to get out, just use a hammer. Place the beans in a heavy-duty plastic freezer bag, remove the air, zip it up and place it between two towels. Smash them with your hammer until they're the size you want.

Why do I think everyone who drinks coffee should drink Kicking Horse? Because it is organically grown in the shade of the rainforest canopy, packaged in recyclable cans that can be recycled an infinited amount of times, and it is fair trade - good for the environment and the coffee farmers' social and economic welfare.

Now, head over to Kicking Horse or Amazon to get some of this fabulous coffee, or find a retailer near you. Guaranteed you will end up laughing about something on the website, feeling good about helping the environment and farmers, and jumping for joy once your coffee arrives at your door.

And I am passing this forward. Thanks to Kicking Horse, we are giving away (1) can of Three Sisters and Kicking Horse Coffee gift bag to (1) very lucky winner!

Here's how to enter this great giveaway:

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The deadline for this giveaway is December 28th at 11:59 pm EST, at which time a winner will be randomely chosen. This giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada. Make sure that you include your email in your comments because if I can't get a hold of you, you can't win. 
 

 * Kicking Horse Coffee provided Cara product to review, and Cara was under no obligation to write this post. Nor was she under any obligation to sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.*