Coffee is basically our most committed relationship. It’s there for us when we wake up, it’s on our mind when we go to sleep. We’re not too shy to say…
Natural: (adj.) a hippie, free love coffee that doesn’t take a lot of baths. The ‘natural’ method of processing coffee is one of the oldest practices in growing. It’s the original way to…
There are few creature comforts that ease the occasionally dark, dreary days of winter: hot coffee, good food, and working with your hands. We teamed up with our friends at Terrain…
You might have noticed (and lamented) the fact that our roast of this season’s Ethiopian Ardi coffee ran out last week. This exceptionally fruity coffee is a heartbreaker and a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Back in November on our quick trip to the Haiti Coffee Academy, we visited our friends at the Association des Paysans Agricoles de Savane-Zombie, the group of farmers that produced the delicious…