Drink

So. Coffee varieties. They vary. If you’ve ever eaten a tomato, you know how important variety is to flavor, especially when it comes to fruit. Coffee is a fruit (we…

Cascara:  (n.) coffee cherry skins, or tea made from coffee cherry skins. When coffee is processed, it goes through a stage called “pulping,” during which the skins and fruit of…

If you or your friends are deep into your brews, you’ve probably heard someone wax ecstatic about a geisha coffee. So what’s the deal with geishas? First, the basics. Coffee…

Macchiato:  (n.) a drink that has certainly left its milky mark on the coffee industry. Italian for “marked,” a macchiato is a single or double shot of espresso with a “marking,” or…

Go behind the beans of our newest coffee, the Papua New Guinea Kunjin. Why does everyone lose their minds over Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? And what does Papua New Guinea…

Demitasse: (n.) what is this, a coffee cup for ants?! A demitasse (French for “half cup”) is simply a fancy word for a small coffee used to serve espresso or…

We had a cold snap in Philly this past weekend and it reminded us that winter is coming on fast and furious. Time to grab your beanies and brew gear,…

This blog post comes to us from our talented graphic designer, Esen. A native to Turkey, Esen shared a little bit about what coffee is like back home and mentioned the Turkish…

Cezve: (n.) it’s like a jacuzzi tub for coffee. A cezve is a small (usually) copper pot that is designed specifically to make Turkish coffee. When brewing Turkish coffee, the…

“Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.” – Turkish proverb Turkish coffee, one of the oldest and most traditional ways of preparing the drink,…

Peaberry: (n.) a coffee bean that just likes to chill by itself. Coffee cherries normally develop with two seeds inside them, shaped like the familiar half-moon coffee beans you know…

In 2015, La Colombe celebrated its 20th year. To mark the years that have past too fast for comfort, we wanted to roast a totally unique, badass single-origin – cue…