by andrew | Sep 11, 2012 | events, origin
This year’s 10th annual Let’s Talk Coffee conference and training event in Medellin, Colombia will feature a first-ever session on fine robusta coffees co-presented by the venerable Dr. Sunalini Menon of Coffeelab Private Ltd. from Bangalore and me, Andrew...
by andrew | Apr 20, 2012 | events, news, origin
Live from the annual SCAA Exposition in Portland, I am pleased to announce the introduction of a new series of origin tours for coffee professionals by Italian coffee firm Absis Consulting and endorsed by the International Institute of Coffee Tasters — its first...
by andrew | Apr 19, 2012 | events, news, origin
Kaapi Royale Coffee and Crop to Cup Coffee Importers have jointly announced that they have reached a deal to bring the very first Q Certified Robusta to the United States, beginning with a shipment scheduled to arrive in late May. Read all of the details in the press...
by andrew | Dec 31, 2011 | economy, featured, industry, origin, quality, retail |
The January / February 2012 issue of Roast Magazine includes a feature Specialty Coffee’s New Frontier article about the emerging coffee markets of China, the Middle East, India and Russia titled, “The New Frontier.” This handy introduction to...
by andrew | Dec 22, 2011 | economy, origin
Most of us who buy, roast or prepare specialty coffee recoiled in horror upon hearing the Ethiopian government’s plans earlier this month that would require all coffee leaving the country to be shipped in 40,000 lb bulk cargo containers rather than ordinary 60...
by andrew | Dec 7, 2011 | featured, industry, oddities, origin, quality, retail |
Kopi Luwak coffee. You’ve heard of it before: the coffee consumed and excreted by palm civet cats in Southeast Asia, washed off by resourceful locals, and served by annoying dinner hosts to their unsuspecting guests for the sole purpose of...
