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Brewing Methods: Chemex
Want to impress a crowd with your coffee skills? Whip out your Chemex. Perfect for larger batches, this method will give you a cup similar to drip but with a little added flair. While it may be more daunting than turning on your coffee maker, you can avoid most errors...
Brewing Methods: French Press
The French Press is a sophisticated but surprisingly simple way to brew your favorite coffee at home. With this method, you'll get a full bodied and heavy cup but with changes to your ratio and time, you can easily alter the brew to find what suits your taste. What...
Twenty-Two Years of Coffee
In 1995, Brent and Sarah Patton opened Java Jack’s Coffee House. At their first location on E. College Street, the two of them shared the daunting task of not only running a successful business and building a thriving community but also learning and perfecting the art...
A Special Brazilian Coffee in Nacogdoches
Brent and Sarah Patton travel the world searching for great coffees. When they go, they don't just go to a green coffee broker here in the country, they actually visit farms and meet farmers. Growers have a difficult time getting their coffee to people who actually...
Java Jack’s Holiday Blend, 2016
Why title it "Holiday Blend, 2016?" Because here's the coolness of it; the Java Jack's Holiday Blend is different every single year. As the holidays approach, Brent searches for the finest coffee beans he can find. Sometimes this involves international travel to...
Java Jacks’ 20 year anniversary!
Brent and Sarah Patton are celebrating Java Jacks’ 20 year anniversary! How does a small town like Nac get a coffee shop cafe that rivals spots in coffee meccas like New Orleans, San Francisco, and Seattle? (How far do you have to go right now to enjoy a coffee...
Coffee Book Notes
The Story of Coffee Everything has a story to it. Some little, some big. The story of coffee is not just a tale, but it's "epic" in every sense of the word. One of my summer reads is Coffee: The Epic of a Commodity by H. E. Jacobs. This book was written in the 1930s,...
Holiday Blend
Coffee roaster, Brent Patton has outdone himself this year! Java Jacks’ regulars are raving about how good the Camino Real Holiday Blend coffee is this year. Now, I know that “Holiday Blend” might not sound fancy-schmancy, but this is an exquisite mix of African and...
Java Country
Jim Rohn said, “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Adventure implies risk, not knowing what might happen. It says offroad. "Instead of trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an...
Enter The Baristas
Calm is the mood, the atmosphere, the vibe. Java Jacks, is a coffee shop that thrives on calm. And that is something, considering 95% of what they offer is caffeinated. Talk to Jenny, Justin, or Sarah, and the overriding mood you get is calm. Even when they are...
Specialty Coffee Roasted on the King’s Highway
The words Camino Real might mean different things to people. But if Brent Patton has his way, you will also know Camino Real as the Royal Road to the best coffee you can enjoy. Certainly the best roast in East Texas (and Nacogdoches locals are not the only ones saying...
What’s pulped natural coffee?
Recently a few customers have asked "what's pulped natural coffee" so I figured I'd share some of the details with ya. One of our favorites Coffees in our lineup is our El Salvador El San Emilio which is currently being served as our Single origin espresso. It offers...
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