Birthday Surprise!
WIN something special… hint… it’s coffee ☕️
Hello! 👋
I've been a little off Substack lately because I was preparing for my BIGGEST coffee-blog-related event to date. Last weekend, I attended the Austin Coffee Festival to explore all kinds of coffee from across Texas!
I have so much to share and plenty of insights from the event, which was truly spectacular. The people exuded the exceptional Texas hospitality I’ve come to know and love ❤️
On another note, my birthday was September 29th, which happens to be National Coffee Day! Don’t worry, I enjoyed multiple cups of coffee ☕️ To celebrate, I wanted to send out a special coffee collection of beans from all the places I visited at the festival, along with a few extras. I love giving gifts, and nothing makes me happier than sharing what I love with others!
ONE lucky paid subscriber will win this special surprise ✨
How do you enter to win this surprise?
Become a paid subscriber during the month of October. You can sign-up for a month ($5) or a full year ($30).
Be open to sharing a mailing address to receive a package. It can be a P.O. Box or a place of business if needed—just somewhere you know a package can be received.
If you share this post with others on Substack, I’ll give you an extra entry! (This isn’t required, but it might increase your chances.)
If you are already a paid subscriber you will be automatically added to the drawing to win! Please comment on this post if you like to not be added into the drawing. You can also share this post to increase your chances.
What’s in the coffee package?
A full-pot serving of coffee beans from every place I gathered beans—5 different coffee vendors, plus a coffee flavor additive vendor.
A coffee mug crafted by a local artisan.
A bag of coffee from my favorite local place, Brown Bag Roasters in Canadian, Texas!
And maybe a few other surprises I’ll throw in :)
The drawing for this package will take place on Halloween! I’ll share more details in future blog posts and as I work out the logistics.
Good luck, and Happy Birthday to me! 🎉
Happy Birthday!!!
The Austin Coffee Festival sounds like a lot of fun. I've never looked into the history of coffee. Are there any non-fiction books you can recommend on the subject?
For the history of salt I highly recommend "Salt" by Mark Kurlansky.
One of the best books I've ever read is "The Thief at the End of the World" by Joe Jackson. It is about an Englishman who goes to the Amazon and ends up stealing rubber tree seeds. He brought them back to England and the British Empire grew rubber in Indonesia. They made billions of pounds.
I read about 80 substacks and I'm too cheap to subscribe to them all. I do hit the buy me a coffee button now and then when I see a great post. That seems on theme for you.
He has the coffee button and I've sent him a few...
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/operation-true-promise-2-iran-strikes