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Why Liberica and Excelsa Exist and Why You Almost Never See Them on a Shelf

Why Liberica and Excelsa Exist and Why You Almo...

The genus Coffea contains well over a hundred species. Some estimates put the number past one hundred thirty, scattered across Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Asia, and botanists keep finding...

Why Liberica and Excelsa Exist and Why You Almo...

The genus Coffea contains well over a hundred species. Some estimates put the number past one hundred thirty, scattered across Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Asia, and botanists keep finding...

Why a Baked Coffee Tastes Flat Even When Nothing About the Roast Looks Wrong

Why a Baked Coffee Tastes Flat Even When Nothin...

Some coffees do not taste bad. They taste like nothing. You grind fresh, the roast date is recent, the water is filtered, the ratio is right. The cup comes out...

Why a Baked Coffee Tastes Flat Even When Nothin...

Some coffees do not taste bad. They taste like nothing. You grind fresh, the roast date is recent, the water is filtered, the ratio is right. The cup comes out...

What Single Origin, Single Farm, and Microlot Each Tell You About Where a Coffee Came From

What Single Origin, Single Farm, and Microlot E...

Coffee labels have developed a vocabulary of provenance, and it is used loosely enough that the words have started to blur together. Single origin sounds specific. Estate sounds prestigious. Microlot...

What Single Origin, Single Farm, and Microlot E...

Coffee labels have developed a vocabulary of provenance, and it is used loosely enough that the words have started to blur together. Single origin sounds specific. Estate sounds prestigious. Microlot...

What Really Happens at a Washing Station in the Twelve Hours After the Cherries Arrive

What Really Happens at a Washing Station in the...

A lot of the world's best coffee is not made on a farm. It is made at a building down the road from several hundred farms, usually next to a...

What Really Happens at a Washing Station in the...

A lot of the world's best coffee is not made on a farm. It is made at a building down the road from several hundred farms, usually next to a...

What Nitrogen Flushing Does to a Bag of Coffee Before It Is Ever Sealed

What Nitrogen Flushing Does to a Bag of Coffee ...

The one way valve on a coffee bag gets all the attention. It is the visible piece of technology, the little plastic circle that hisses when you press it, and...

What Nitrogen Flushing Does to a Bag of Coffee ...

The one way valve on a coffee bag gets all the attention. It is the visible piece of technology, the little plastic circle that hisses when you press it, and...

What Happens to Green Coffee During the Months It Rests Before Anyone Roasts It

What Happens to Green Coffee During the Months ...

There is a gap in the coffee timeline that almost nobody talks about. Harvest gets attention. Processing gets attention. Roasting gets an entire vocabulary. And in between the mill and...

What Happens to Green Coffee During the Months ...

There is a gap in the coffee timeline that almost nobody talks about. Harvest gets attention. Processing gets attention. Roasting gets an entire vocabulary. And in between the mill and...