Ipoh white coffee product. In Malaysia, the original white coffee started in the town of Ipoh and was a drink made from beans roasted in margarine, ground, brewed, and served with sweetened condensed milk. This style of coffee continues to be popular throughout the country. However, “white coffee” in Malaysia often simply refers to how the drink is prepared and presented - with added milk or creamer. Overseas visitors finding the margarine-roasted coffee beans unorthodox (due to their slight caramelized flavor) are often misled into believing that there is a type of coffee bean endemic to Malaysia called the "white coffee bean". The
The Freaky Bean Coffee Company a blended iced coffee drink, the Freakazoid. The Freaky Bean Coffee Company The Freaky Bean Coffee Company was an independent, Maine-based specialty coffee house and roaster, which had retail locations, a roasting division, and wholesale accounts. The company was founded in 2005, and at its peak had six locations. After a series of store closures, the remaining two stores were shut down in March 2009. The company was founded by Andrew Kessler and Jon Stratton, a former member of the US Navy. They started the company in 2005 using $10,000 in microfinancing from Accion USA. The original Freaky Bean shop