La Colombe Coffee Roasters

Organic farming involves managing natural resources responsibly, cultivating soil fertility, and supporting biodiversity, all without the use of synthetic chemical products. Organics are a small corner of the coffee industry,…

A Pourover: (n.) when coffee lets gravity do the work. Water is poured over coffee grounds and flows through them into a mug or glass. Depending on how fast you pour…

If you’re serious about making good coffee at home, there are a lot of reasons you need a grinder. And not just any grinder – a burr grinder. This is…

Most people don’t realize that not all ground coffee is created equal. The size and shape of your coffee particles greatly affects extraction and therefore the taste of your coffee.…

When you’re handed a coffee, you probably don’t wonder about the little plate the cup is sitting on. It’s standard practice in the industry to serve coffee with a saucer,…

  “Cupping.” It’s a funny word to describe a serious business. Cuppings, or organized tastings of different coffees, are how we determine which beans we want to buy and roast. All over…