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 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...
by andrew | Dec 5, 2008 | hawaii, news, quality
Hula Daddy Kona Coffee of Hawaii has received an historic 97-point score out of a possible 100 for its Sweet Kona Light Roast coffee in the December edition of Coffee Review. The score makes Hula Daddy the highest-ever rated Hawaiian coffee and ties only 3 other rare...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2008 | news, quality
Dora Jaramillo slides off the top of a wooden box to reveal 36 numbered vials of “perfume.” Each number in the kit corresponds to a different aroma commonly found in coffee, some positive (lemon and butter) and some not so positive (medicinal and rubber)....
by andrew | Apr 27, 2008 | ideas, industry, quality, restaurants, retail
Better than Average Joe by Jeff Colchamiro When it comes to coffee, the old adage “The more things change, the more things stay the same” certainly applies. “There haven’t been many changes in how coffee is extracted since the initial...
by andrew | Apr 7, 2008 | associations, competitions, events, quality, roasting
In celebration of the art of roasting specialty coffee, the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Roasters Guild will present the 2008 Roasters Choice Tasting Competition at SCAA’s 20th Annual Conference & Exhibition, May 2-5, in...