Category: the specialty coffee industry
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Why Peru Deserves Recognition in the Coffee World
Peru remains one of the most promising landscapes in specialty coffee.
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the Great Processing Debate 2
The future: Friends meet up at a local cafe. They both order brewed filter coffee, and the total is $25. Coffee isn’t cheap anymore. They take a seat and proceed to catch up while their coffee is brewed with great care and diligence. They’re served and begin to slowly sip.…
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the Great Processing Debate 1
The Great Processing Debate rages on, but we have missed the real issues at hand?
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The Tourist Trap
Before I continue exploring the current state of Mexican specialty coffee, I’d like to explore a rather odd phenomenon I’ve come across in the coffeelands. As far as I know, no one has ever directly addressed this situation, and it leaves me with more questions than answers.
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Mexico : Boom and Bust
A few years ago, Oaxacan coffee was all the rage. What happened to the primacy of Oaxacan coffee?
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From Barista to Buyer 2
I found myself at the crossroads of my coffee career, stuck in the rut of being just another barista. The realization that I might not progress beyond this point was sinking in, and I was starting to consider the need for a change. It was at this juncture that a…
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from Barista to Buyer 1
About once a week someone asks me “How did you start working in coffee?” I’ve recounted this story so many times I figured it was time to finally write it down.