Brazil - Seven Farms in Seven days
It’s interesting how we, as seemingly infallible humans, judge, form opinions and then solidify them as truth as if this is what we were meant to do. It Kind of makes you wonder how much free will we really have. What I’m trying to say is… Brazil was close to the bottom of my list […]
New Release: HONDURAS FINCA EL LIQUIDAMBO - Cup of Excellence Lot#7
Honduran coffee was, until relatively recently, aimed at the commercial market and the country in general was perceived as being a low-price commodity exporter. Through the 90’s, the rest of Central America started becoming known for producing fantastic, specialty lots of coffee, while Honduras fell behind dramatically. It has to be noted that there is […]
My trip to Beaver Creek Coffee Estate
I began imagining my first Origin coffee farm trip during my Barista Course at Origin in 2013. I was so surprised to hear that this bean we use to make coffee is in fact the seed of a fruit. All along I had imagined the “brown coffee beans” dug up from under the ground one […]
New Release: Brazil São Judas Tadeu - Cup of Excellence Lot#16
The essential intro. Cup of Excellence is affectionately known as CoE ( pronounced : ‘see-oh-eeh’) Lot# is a designation of ranking in the competition. CoE awarded coffees are some of the highest quality beans you’ll find on the planet. They are immaculately processed and if you’ve heard a thing or two about processing, you would […]
New coffee release - Rwanda Buf Café Nyarusiza
This coffee was actually released a little while ago but I thought I’d write a little post about it, especially considering that I recently tweaked the roast profile.
Let’s just take a quick peek at the specs: