We’d like to give our sincere thanks to our Crown Jewel customers. With your support, we’re able to continue to explore the boundaries of specialty coffee and highlight innovative producers around the globe. Here’s a look back at the year in Crown Jewels:
We released 48 Crown Jewels from 17 countries totaling almost 70,000 lbs of green coffee.
We strive to emphasize ethical and sustainable sourcing practices, and focused our efforts on some specific data, such as women-led projects, certified organic coffees, and farms with good traceability.
Here’s a short survey if you’re interested in sharing your thoughts with us. We hope to make 2023 an even better year, together.
Latest Articles by Chris Kornman
Colombian Coffee Regions and Varieties
Coffee grows throughout Colombia, with fresh harvests available nearly year-round. More than half a million coffee producers contribute to the country’s status as third in global export volume. Farmers grow traditional varieties, engineered hybrids, and...
Scoring Specialty Coffee – What do the Numbers Mean?
This article outlines how coffees are graded and scored under commonly used systems, and works to define “specialty” coffee while examining the nuance and complexity of cup score values. Sections of note include definitions of individual attributes,...
Notes Between Cuppings Entry 2
Notes between cuppings 2/4/2026 Offer samples flooded my desk these past few weeks. Tanzania, Guatemala, Brazil… a bit of an unusual crowd for early February. These are the doldrums, the dead of winter, the quiet...