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Roasting on the Quest M3s
Over the past year, one component of our weekly Crown Analysis writings has gained attention with a demographic we weren’t used to hearing from home roasters. This welcome attention isn’t something we take lightly, and we want to thank all of you who have gotten in contact with us. The Behmor is...
The Imbalance
Edith Gonzales and Rosi Quiñones from Royal wrote a grant proposal for the Canopy Bridge travel grant offered to help finance sourcing trips for businesses interested in visiting coffee producers. Edith and Rosi’s proposal won funding to pay for airfare for Mayra Orellana-Powell (Royal’s Marketing...
How Dissimilar Origins Shaped the Industry
Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in Coffee T&I Magazine, June 2018. Download a PDF here, including fully cited references. Coffee often exists as a routine, a caffeine delivery mechanism, well before any of us begin taking pleasure in its flavor. Like many things in...
Taiwan’s Coffee Scene
I visited Taiwan last winter to promote a book about coffee roasting that I co-authored with Naoki Goto, Tim Wendelboe, and the book’s editor, Lulu Wang. I was excited to experience and learn more about the coffee scene, as well the food scene in Taipei and elsewhere on the island. I heard the...
New Crown Events & Classes Added
Culture, Conflict, and Coffee: Tastings from Uncommon Origins Paired with History You Haven’t Heard (at Blue Bottle in Culver City, Los Angeles) - FREE Register & Learn More Here! Saturday, August 18th, 2:00pm – 4:30pm We’d like to explore a little about why the roasted seed of a fruit,...
How to Set Up and Run a Coffee Cupping: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to Set Up and Run a Coffee Cupping: A Step-by-Step Guide Cupping is the coffee industry’s more-or-less standardized practice for sensory evaluation. Using aromas and flavors it is possible to determine the quality potential of a given coffee, the success of a roast, and/or the presence of...
Auctioning Coffees at Origin: Kenya’s Coffee Exchange
Auctioning is perhaps one of the most convoluted and least efficient ways to complete a coffee transaction. It also happens to be one of the very first means used for trading green coffee. It persists today as the primary method for purchasing coffees from nations such as Kenya and Tanzania, and...
Roasting on Ikawa – Our favorite profiles, plus some tricks & tips
Editor's Note: The notes & profiles below were created using the Pro App prior to version 2.5 and Firmware prior to version 23, which introduced a new type of airflow control. You'll get the best results below when using "Closed Loop" setting on your Ikawa Pro. We'll be updating our profiles...
Crown Analysis: 埃塞俄比亚东哈拉尔 4 Nafisifi Lot 3011 GrainPro
Introduction by Chris Kornman 介绍 by Chris Kornman 在过去的20多年里，哈拉尔不过是人们心中一个尘封已久的褪色的记忆 —— 一个传奇, 一个永恒的或许无法再现的印记。而曾一度，日晒哈拉尔那独特的蓝莓风味令其他咖啡都望其项背，深受上世纪八九十年代人们的喜爱。哈拉尔是咖啡猎奇者的珍宝，如此神秘，如此不同寻常，难以描述，只待你亲自品尝才能明了。无可非议，它是近期时代最让人印象深刻的咖啡，让很多人品尝后眼界大开并因此迈入精品咖啡的大门。 Royal 的CEO...
Producer Interview: Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia of Mayan Harvest
A note from Mayra: One of my dreams is to see more people from origin working on the other side of the supply chain. People who were raised in coffee communities are often the best advocates for their coffee once it arrives in the United States. I am pleased to interview Rosalba Cifuentes Tovia,...
Banana for Scale / Reefer Madness
A few recent shipments from Mexico brought matters of international shipping to our attention once again, but in a very positive manner. These two shipments in particular came in tasting absolutely fabulous. So, how come these coffees came in...
Tanzania Coffee Farmers and Traders Face Stark New Regulatory Reality
Editor's note: this story first ran in Daily Coffee News on May 14, 2018. On January 14, 2018, Tanzania’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa dissolved the Tanzania Coffee Development Trust Fund, claiming it was redundant and depriving farmers of their money. At the same time, he directed the...
Milling Away: What Hope & Gratitude Look Like for Kenya’s Coffee Sector
Vava Angwenyi is the founder of Vava Coffee, a Kenyan social enterprise that works with smallholder coffee farmers, women, and youth, utilizing training to provide marginalized community members with an opportunity to move out of poverty. She recently spoke about her endeavors at Re:co Symposium...
SCA Expo 2018 Roundup
Global Specialty Coffee Expo was a hit this year. With over 13,000 domestic and international attendees, the show was just as packed as ever - yet somehow it was impossible not to run into someone you knew wherever you walked. Familiar and new faces alike, it was great to meet you there! This...
A Message from Our Founder
Dear Friends, First of all about coffee: We are very encouraged by the initial shipment arrivals from Central America and Mexico. For the past few years the roya fungus has certainly compromised many of our favorite suppliers. We are now cupping some outstanding coffees, in...