Coffee Lingo: Crema
Crema: (n.) the delicious-looking layer of espresso that’s actually not quite so delicious as it appears. Crema is the trickster of your daily espresso. It’s the thick, lighter-colored liquid that pours slow and…
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Beautiful Coffee: Rwanda Nyampinga
Our newest coffee is one we are really proud of. It’s a beautiful thing when a brew tastes great AND has an amazing origin story. Our Rwanda Nyampinga is a lovely…
Monday Motivation: Great Things
The key ingredient of success and coffee? Patience. As DJ Khaled would say, patience is major key.
Coffee Lingo: Caficionado
Caficionado: (n.) someone who’s livin’ that coffee life. Aficionados are people who love something (wine, cigars, etc.) and who know a LOT about that subject. Deriving from Spanish and originally used…
Ceramics + Coffee = Perfect Match
Coffee just tastes better in a handcrafted ceramic mug, doesn’t it? And there’s a deep satisfaction knowing that your daily dishware is one-of-a-kind and made fairly in NYC. This week, we…
Monday Motivation: Create Opportunities
It’s easy to look at your success versus your circumstances and attribute the former to the latter. It’s easy to make excuses (“Well, things are THIS way, things are THAT way”) for…
Friday Escape: Arles, France
Well, we had some Friday Escapes planned “IRL,” but a large snowstorm that’s fixing to hit has grounded our flights and ended our winter road trip dreams. After today, rather…
Coffee Lingo: Sorting
Sorting: (v.) because things don’t always sort themselves out. Once a coffee is hulled, washed, dried, and the flaky outer parchment is removed, it goes through a process of sorting to remove…
Strike While the Ironman Is Hot
Our newest coffee, the Ironman III Geisha from Panama, is not messing around. It came to win, and year after year, this coffee shows its strength in the cup and…
Monday Motivation: Demand Freedom
These days, Dr. Martin Luther King’s teachings are often distilled down to feel-good messages preaching peace, universal love, and non-violence. Though he is now widely loved and respected, during his…
Friday Escape: Meriden, Connecticut
A great shot from our friend Kevin Aldrich of his wanderings down a woodsy trail in Meriden, Connecticut. Just a simple reminder to look outward, onward, and most importantly, to keep…
Coffee Lingo: Immersion
Immersion: (n.) the get-your-grounds-in-there brewing method. Immersion brewing methods are those which involve coffee grounds steeping in water, usually for a longer period of time. The classic example of immersion brewing…