January 11, 2021

What Is The Café Cubano?

All across Latin America, coffee producing countries have traditional ways of preparing coffee that have been passed down from generation to generation. The café cubano,...

January 7, 2021

What Is Café De Olla?

The café de olla is a historic Mexican coffee beverage made by combining spices and coffee in a clay pot. The exact recipe used for...

October 27, 2020

Exploring The Costa Rican Chorreador

Last year, Costa Rica produced just over 85 million kilograms of coffee. Coffee has been grown in the country since the 18th century. Despite fluctuation...

October 8, 2020

Supporting Baristas Through Covid-19: Cafés, Customers & Companies

Covid-19 has affected everyone across the coffee supply chain, from producers through to baristas. More than 90% of cafés around the world have had to...

September 9, 2020

How Do We Increase Coffee Consumption In Producing Countries?

It’s widely acknowledged that increasing coffee consumption in coffee producing countries is positive. This is because it creates a more stable coffee industry that is...

July 10, 2017

Coffee Professionals Discuss: What Is Specialty Coffee?

Consumers in the US believe that 48% of their coffee is specialty, according to the National Coffee Association of America (2015). But is that true?...

May 15, 2017

What’s an AA SL-28? Get to Know Your Kenyan Coffees

All eyes turned to Kenya at SCA Global Coffee Expo, as the country was named the 2017 Portrait Country. And there’s no doubt that this...

May 1, 2017

6 Unmissable Products From SCA Global Coffee Expo 2017

Hundreds of stands. Thousands and thousands of attendees. Amazing coffee on every corner. Passionate coffee lovers, from producers to enthusiasts. A new US Barista Champion,...

March 1, 2017

AeroPress Tips & Recipes From The Cafés That Serve Them

The AeroPress may be one of the newer brewing methods on the coffee block, but it’s also one of the most popular. Easy to use,...

February 16, 2017

Meet The People Spreading Specialty Production in Mexico

Mexico’s coffee industry is struggling. Consumption is starting to exceed production, exacerbated by the impact of coffee leaf rust (la roya). Low coffee prices are...

January 20, 2017

Can The Mexican Coffee Institute Fix a Crisis in Production?

After 20 years, the Mexican Coffee Institute is being reestablished. And it couldn’t come at a better time. While interest in specialty coffee production grows,...