Here’s Why You Need A Killer Kettle
If you’re trying to perfect your pourover game, you might need to take a good long look at your kettle. Is it being the best kettle it can be? Or…
Monday Motivation: Don’t Be Sorry
Do all the things you say you’re going to do. Do exactly everything you want, exactly when you want to do it. Do it all, do it with love and…
Coffee Varieties – They Vary
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…
Coffee Lingo: Cascara
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…
Geishas for Days: A Variety Explained
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…
Monday Motivation: The Strongest Souls
Every stumble, every setback, is just another excuse to get stronger. The hardships you overcome daily give you a unique perspective and set of skills that, if harnessed, can only…
Friday Escape: Jamaica’s Blue Mountains
Friday’s here again. Check out this shot of Todd wheelin’ around in the Jamaican Blue Mountains. Looks a little warmer than it feels in Philly today. We can almost hear…
Different Drum Dark & Stormy Recipe
Fall brings wet weather, and we’ve got the perfect thing to help you ride it out. During one of this week’s rainstorms, we whipped up some Dark & Stormies using our…
Coffee Lingo: Macchiato
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…
Blue Mountain Coffee: From Jamaica to Papua New Guinea
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…
Monday Motivation: Trust the Struggle
When things feel chronically difficult, it’s easy to start to feel like it’s not supposed to happen. It’s tempting to take the path of least resistance, even if it means backing…
Friday Escape: The Icelandic Coast
Dang, Iceland is looking dreamy. Todd doesn’t remember exactly where they snapped this photo on the way to see the Bárðarbunga Volcano, but it’s such a vivid shot that we couldn’t resist…