FLAVOR OF THE MONTH

Welcome to our Flavor of the Month Page. Be sure to visit us often as our Monthly Special Flavors change at least once a month.

This month we are featuring one of our Best Selling Seasonal Marshmallows, our Watermelon Marshmallows. They make great campfire treats, in S'mores as well as simply roasted over a fire. For those who prefer a Corn Syrup Free Marshmallow, give us a call we now offer Corn Product Free Marshmallows upon request.

Don't forget to try our Alfajores Variety Pack Box. Simply delicious and ideal for all your summer get togethers.

As always, all of our goodies are made using old-time honored Artisan method, and are 100% preservative free.

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Some of you have asked us what the difference is between an Artisan and Gourmet. The answer is quite simple. Gourmet is typically used to label products that are manufacture with high-quality raw materials to obtain a high quality end-product. For example gourmet chocolates normally have a high content of cacao liqueur, and gourmet cheeses are made with selected milks from selected farms. However, you don't always obtain a gourmet product by just using high quality raw materials. You also have to employ a control and tested method to produce a constant high quality finished product. Although gourmet products can be produced in medium or large batches, the implementation of a control method and high quality ingredients results in a less than ordinary product.

Artisan products are normally made with the same meticulous attention to detailed as gourmet products. Although Artisan Products can be Gourmet, not all gourmet products are artisan in nature.

Artisan products are strictly made in small batches typically by a one of a kind store using family guarded recipes and methods. They are normally hand crafted and sold in the artisan's store or in local farmers market across the nation. These artisan masters and apprentices follow a time honored tradition that can be traced to pre-industrial times when most products were made in small shops across colonial America and the globe.

The interest in artisan gourmet products was re-awaken by the slow food movement. In Europe the Artisan label is more strictly guarded by local and national agencies, and though many wines, cheeses and chocolates can call themselves gourmet, not all of these gourmet products can be labeled of artisan origin.

Split Bean Coffee's Dulces del Rocio are considered artisan products because we make them using only high-quality ingredients, in small control batches using our family's treasured and tested recipes. Our products are preservative free, and we pride ourselves in using minimal packaging. Our products are only available through our online store and at a very selected few retail outlets.

larger image Variety Pack - Assorted Alfajores $12.95 Assorted Bite Size box of our most popular flavors - Dulce de Leche, Guava, Raspeberry. This assortment makes a great addition to any tea party or afternoon coffee with friends. larger image Watermelon Marshmallows $7.95 Watermelon Flavored Marshmallows. If you love watermelon flavored Jolly Ranchers, then you will love this marhmallows. Try them on S'mores using white chocolate! 8 Ounce Bag larger image Watermelon Marshmallows $12.95 Watermelon Flavored Marshmallows. If you love watermelon flavored Jolly Ranchers, then you will love this marhmallows. Try them on S'mores using white chocolate! One Pound Baf