HOME The impetus for this second blend came from a number of frosty mornings in the fall of 2004 which I spent in a duck blind on the banks of the Conestoga River. We had Rod Shop Roast in the works, but I knew we also needed a Very Early Morning Blend suited for sportsmen and women who are up before the crack of dawn. We needed something high-test but flavorful. Before we had that blend created, I had a name: Blind Duck. This is, obviously, a transparent and somewhat goofy word play on "duck blind" and it tied into our brew testing methods (blind and double-blind taste tests). Folks who have seen the label (it portrays a visually impaired duck) have either laughed or warned me that I wasn't being very politically correct. Oh
well.after having sent out that "Wet Strippers" post card a few years back,
I think our mailing list has been purged of folks who don't share, or at
least accept, my odd sense of humor. Now, after months of testing - and
heatedly arguing with our Roast Master about the virtues of this or that
roast, this or that bean or percentage of a particular bean - we are very
pleased to introduce a blend that lives up to the GW standards. Here's the
description:
When you need a sharp eye to ID the wing'd silhouette, a quick mind to
calculate the lead, and a lightening pull of the trigger, you need Blind
Duck. Eschew the soporific stew pumped at the local gas station convenience
store & brew your own Blind Duck. It's high test, yet pleasantly smooth.
It exhibits all the complexity you'd expect from Golden Witch: four beans,
perfectly roasted, perfectly blended. Blind Duck is an indulgence in the
field, an idyllic icebreaker in a frigid duck blind. And if, perchance,
you're stuck in the office, the aroma will call to mind better mornings
spent afield. Blind Duck - so you can see the day ahead!
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