Dormans Corner

Dormans Crossword Clues

ACROSS

2 The term used for the coffee that comes from a geographical region

5 A machine which roasts a given quantity at one time

6 A generic term for small, single servings of coffee which work in many different single-serving coffee machines

7 The first name of one of the Dormans Coffee founders, the husband of Ellen Dorman

8 Italian for ‘with cream’, is added to a single or double shot of espresso

DOWN

1 These beans grown at higher altitudes mature more slowly and are harder and denser than other beans and are thus more desirable

3 A long espresso made by adding boiling water to a 1.5 ounces espresso

4 The first mobile coffee cart in Kenya pioneered by Dormans Coffee in 2005

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AUDIO

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