Let's Build Gonave, Haiti!

One of the folks here is working on a quicker solution that would require minor investment, but would have a strong future on Gonave.  I just wrote a blog today talking about using local coffee to supply Coffee Cubes LTD.  We are also looking to see if Starbucks would be interested in coffee that is from Gonave.  Our offices are based out of Seattle, which is where Starbucks is located.  So getting connections would be easier than say if we were in another part of the country. The idea would be to grow a specific coffee bean, that would then be imported to America, and then onto Starbucks.  Now this will require some homework on our part due to Starbucks having a large volume of blends, and due to Starbucks high standards.  This is still in the early stages, but could prove to be a major accomplishment if this gains traction.  Starbucks isn't the only company we are looking at.  Even Tully's will be considered as well.  Guess what, they ar...

I have a few blogs talking about beer that could be manufactured on Gonave, and be a part of the culture.  I mentioned Gonvian Ginger Beer, which is still in the works.  Secretly behind the scenes I have been working on a beer called the New World Brown Ale. Now the reason for this name is due to what the beer uses for hops.  It uses hops from the United Kingdom, as well as hops from the Pacific North West (America).  These hops come together in creating a lightly bitter, but malty and you can taste the hops. This beer has already been created and is in the secondary stages of fermenting.  This will also be a beer that I will bring to Gonave and it will be manufactured there.  I will be testing this beer soon to make sure it passes the test of flavor, mouth feel, head retention, etc.  This is a fine art!  This beer could go head to head with New Castle. Stay tuned to more as I work on the Ginger Beer. Go Gonave! ----------------------...

So some of the things I am coming up with for this Ginger Beer, which I mentioned would have an ABV of 8-9%, would include lemon and lime juice in it's makeup. Not only would it contain lemon and lime juice as well as the actual lemons and limes.  Of course you will not see the lemons or the limes when the beer is fully fermented, but the beer will lack hops.  Hops is usually a mainstay in beer and very essential.  Due to the make up of Ginger Beer, it will lack hops, but will still have a malt extract of some type, possibly a Pale DME. I know all of this may not mean much to you, but trust me, the flavor will be wonderful.  Also the beer will contain a large amount of honey.  So stay tuned to the Gonavian Ginger Beer, as I dive into making of this beer.  Who knows it could be one of the largest produced beers in the Caribbean. Go Gonave! ---------------- Se konsa, kèk nan bagay sa yo mwen vini ak pou sa a Ginger byè , ki mwen mansyone ...