Growing Up On A Coffee Farm
Imagine opening up your bedroom window to see mountains covered in coffee trees. Imagine running across the drying beds at the mill, holding coffee cherries in your hands, and imagine…
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Made Right Here: Felt + Fat
Walking into the big open room feels like walking into a cloud. Everything is white, gray, or another soft neutral. Three walls of windows create a cool, diffused light throughout…
Coffee, Central American Style
The mountains of Central America have long been the source of some of the world’s finest coffees. Often overshadowed by South American coffee-producing powerhouses like Colombia and Brazil, Central American…
Same Coffees, New Categories
We just launched our new, vastly improved coffee packaging. Not only does it have more art and details about the beans inside, it’s also way better for the environment! When we…
America Deserves Better Packaging
Next time you’re in line at the super market, look into your basket. All the best things, all the things you’re most excited to eat, are things you can…
Made Right Here: Natural Sourdough
Welcome to our new blog series, Made Right Here. One day we looked around and realized all the things we loved most – the food, the art, the drinks, the wares…
Tea Lingo: Tisane
Tisane: (n.) a beverage made from a blend of herbs, spices, and fruits infused in hot water. Like coffee, tea is a specific species of plant (Camellia sinensis) whose leaves…
Introducing Tea & Tisane
Today we are proud to introduce La Colombe Tea & Tisane. Starting today, this carefully curated collection of teas and herbal blends is now available in most of our cafes.…
Science Says: Coffee For Hangovers
The solution to any problem is usually the simplest one. Hungover? Forget the raw eggs or whatever – science proved that your grandpa had it right. Coffee with aspirin is…
Todd Carmichael Puts Milk In His Coffee
Champions of third wave coffee get a bad rep for being binary in their approach to coffee. “If it’s ____, it’s bad. Period.” No middle ground, no flexibility, no gray area.…
“Coffee Is A Peace Crop”: Myanmar Coffee Q+A
This week we launched our first-ever coffee from Myanmar (also known as Burma). These beans are super special – they mark Myanmar’s first-ever export of specialty-grade coffee. After decades of political…
Triple Draft Latte is Amazing x3
Since launching Draft Latte, we’ve been talking a lot about it – but more importantly, we’ve been listening. More specifically, we’ve been listening to YOU. From launch day on, we’ve…