Resources

• Blog

A marketplace, shipping and quality assurance: the services offered by Algrano

A series of blog posts in response to Perfect Daily Grind's blog: 5 Questions Roasters Should Ask Their Green Coffee Importer
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• Blog

Algrano's approach to cupping

A series of blog posts in response to Perfect Daily Grind's blog: 5 Questions Roasters Should Ask Their Green Coffee Importer
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• Harvest report

Ethiopia trip report: elections, a new minimum price and big fat cherry prices

This has been a very good season for farmers with high prices encouraging growers. We cupped excellent coffees from our partners who maintain a superb quality standard.
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• Ethiopia

• Blog

From exotic cup to 85+: Sierra Nevada is dressing up to a new fashion

"A group of farmers from Campesino backgrounds decided it was time to rebrand to embrace a different fashion: cup quality."
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• Colombia

• Blog

The Santander Cluster: San Fernando and Buena Vista

Growing coffee is more than a business. It is a life investment and a family legacy. Read the story of the Mancillas and the Carliers in Santander, Colombia.
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• Colombia

• Blog

The Coffee Cluster: La Pradera and Forestal Café

Discover the people behind Hacienda Cafetera La Pradera and Forestal Café: organic specialty coffees from Santander, Northern Colombia.
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• Colombia

• Interview

Following Benjamin Pozsgai's #waytotaipei

"“A good cup of coffee is like a good band”: German roasting champion on music, letting the beans talk, and bursting the bubble Algrano follows Benjamin Pozsgai, a veteran of coffee roasting competitions, while he prepares for the World Coffee Roasting Championship in Taipei in November"
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• Honduras

• Interview

Jumping on Tanzania’s roller coaster

Neel & Vera, farmers based in Tanzania, find time to trial new fermentation methods in the midst of political instability and trade breakdown
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• Tanzania

• Interview

Meet the farmer: Alessandro Hervaz talks about the Brazilian harvest and his approach to naturals

Learning how to cup skyrocketed Brazilian farmer Alessandro Hervaz’ journey in coffee. He followed his palate and decided to innovate on post-harvest practices. This lead him to place amongst the 8 best in two consecutive editions of Cup of Excellence. With a simple change, Alessandro says he can remove astringency from unripe cherries and minimize the negative consequences of a difficult harvest.
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• Brazil

• Harvest report

Peru Discoveries Origin Report 2019

Peru is the 4th largest coffee producer in Latin America at 4 million bags, the largest Fairtrade, and 2nd-largest organic coffee producer and exporter.
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• Peru