Brewing Methods: Chemex

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

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....
Twenty-Two Years of Coffee

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...
Brewing Methods: French Press

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...
Brewing Methods: French Press

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...
Java Jacks’ 20 year anniversary!

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...