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    • Blog

    Roasting Colombian Coffee With Crankhouse and April Coffee - pt 2

    Specialty coffee roasters Dave Stanton of Crankhouse and Joseph Fisher of April Coffee share their roast profiles for three Colombian coffees.
    published 10 months ago

    • Colombia
    • Blog

    Roasting Colombian Coffee With Crankhouse and April Coffee - pt 1

    Specialty coffee roasters Dave Stanton of Crankhouse and Joseph Fisher of April Coffee share their approach to roasting and profiles for Colombian coffees.
    published 10 months ago

    • Colombia
    • Blog

    Myanmar Origin Story: From Zero Specialty to 90+ in Ten Years

    Myanmar coffee has a unique flavour and a unique history. Learn why this origin is special from the people who worked with farmers.
    published about 1 year ago

    • Myanmar
    • Webinar
    • Blog

    Beyond cup scores and blind cuppings: insights from the El Salvador virtual tour

    Female coffee producers, asymmetry of information in the coffee industry, and a virtual tour of El Salvador
    published almost 3 years ago

    • El Salvador
    • Blog
    • Trends

    To pod or not to pod: 5 tips and coffees to help you embrace the at-home market

    The pandemic’s “new normal” has led to dramatic changes in consumption patterns across the entire HoReCa industry. In coffee, quarantine boosted the at-home and single-serve (pods) markets, accelerating a trend that had been slowly growing for a decade.
    published over 3 years ago

    • Blog

    Peru 2020 Shortlisted Series: giving Peruvian farmers a second chance

    Cup of Excellence (CoE), the largest quality competition for coffee on the globe, is still new to Peruvian farmers. The first edition took place in 2017, only 3 years ago.
    published over 3 years ago

    • Peru
    • Blog

    Fairtrade and high-quality: Taza Dorada competition lots online for the first time

    A story about the finest Mexican coffees of the year, Fairtrade competition, COVID challenges and digital opportunities. 
    published almost 4 years ago

    • Mexico
    • Blog

    Labelling Yirgacheffe coffee: a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

    Labelling a coffee as Yirgacheffe is a powerful marketing tool for roasters and as so should be used. However, it should be used carefully. Generic naming can have a negative impact on the country’s reputation. Accurate labelling, on the other hand, can create a positive feedback loop, protecting the value of the Yirgacheffe name and incentivizing quality.
    published about 4 years ago

    • Ethiopia
    • 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
    published about 4 years ago