Coffee Lingo: Barista
Barista: (n.) the keeper of the crucial morning nectar. You probably already know this one, but baristas are the folks that prepare and serve coffee and espresso. It’s Italian and simply means “bartender,”…
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Monday Motivation: Be Daring
Just your friendly reminder to be daring. It’s easy to get comfortable, to fall into the routine that’s safe and familiar, to let your creativity get stale. This weekend, while we…
Coffee + Spice Rub Recipe
A little coffee can take your grilling game to the next level. It’s the 4th of July this weekend and if you really want to impress your crew, create your own…
How to Plant a Coffee Tin Herb Garden
Gettin’ herbacious up in here. This week we connected with our friends at Greensgrow Farms to get some tips on starting an at-home herb garden. We have all these empty coffee…
Our New Guatemalan is Way, Way Cool
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a Guatemalan coffee in the roastery, and we’re psyched to work with this origin again. Even though it’s a small country, everyone…
What Do Shiny Beans Mean?
We get a lot of questions about shiny beans, and there’s a lot of misinformation out there. Shiny beans aren’t bad! Here’s what’s really happening when your coffee looks shiny…
Monday Motivation: Coffee Said
Do you ever wake up a little unsure? Maybe a little doubtful that you’ll be able to handle the workload that day, or unsure if your latest passion project is…
Flash Brew Iced Chemex Video
Love iced coffee but don’t have time for a cold brew? Check out this video with easy steps to flash brewing – an easy way to make iced coffee FAST.…
Bean to Brew Philosophy
Coffee is amazing. It starts as a fruit and then we pick, sort, pulp, ferment, wash, dry, rest, ship, roast, bag, grind, and brew until it comes to be the familiar morning…
Friday Escape: Down the Shore
“Down the shore.” A constant refrain in the summer in Philadelphia, starting around Memorial Day. A quick hop across the Ben Franklin Bridge and down the Atlantic City Expressway, and…
Sparkling + ‘Spro = Ultimate Summer Drink
We’re getting into warmer weather and maybe you’re looking to update your daily coffee drink. You can go for the standard, delicious cold brew (always a solid summer choice), or…
Highlight on Ethiopia
Ethiopia is where it all started, the birthplace of the Arabica coffee plant. The discovery legend goes: A goatherder named Kaldi noticed that his flock was dancing with extra energy…