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2017 – 2018 Royal Coffee Holiday Schedule
Dear Royal Customer, The 2017-2018 Holidays are in full swing! Do you have your beans for the busy season yet? To help plan ahead, our awesome outbound team has organized a list of important closure dates for our U.S. warehouses and most popular carriers for your immediate reference down below....
埃塞俄比亚：一个神秘的国度
在精品咖啡领域，埃塞俄比亚无疑是一个非常重要的产地之一。几乎在所有烘焙商的清单上，你都可以轻易的找到埃塞俄比亚的字样，在各种咖啡竞赛中也几乎从未缺席领奖台，例如在“好食物奖”上拔得头筹被视为是皇冠宝石系列的主要原产地国之一。作为Royal埃塞俄比亚咖啡的买家，我有机会深入探索这片咖啡的天堂。每每收到埃塞俄比亚新季的顶级水洗和日晒处理的咖啡，总让我难以抑制心里的兴奋感。我除了去感受咖啡的味道、考虑他们恰当的用途、询问生产处理方法以外，最关注的一个问题就是这些咖啡生长的地理环境。埃塞俄比亚的地理环境相当复杂，由于埃塞俄比亚是一个多民族混合的国家，所以其地区基本是以文化特性和语言来划分的，错综复杂，...
考Q的经验分享
考Q的经验分享 2003年，CQI（咖啡品质协会）推出了阿拉比卡咖啡Q grader项目，向咖啡专业人士授予专业证书，并利用这套体系对咖啡进行评分和定级。这是一项致力于咖啡全球标准化的项目，因为曾经通过感官来对咖啡进行分析和评价是非常主观的认定。一个人认为的深度烘焙，在另外一个人眼中可能是中度烘焙，或者在一个人的认识当中这种味道是浆果果酱的味道，而同样的味道，另外一个人却说是意大利黑醋，还有人说是……，还是让我们一起努力把标准统一了吧。 目前，世界范围内共有4000多人拥有Q...
Staff Picks!
Staff Picks! This week in staff picks, Ethiopia makes a strong showing from the Crown team. The Trading team found two Colombian offerings that represent the coffee rainbow that country has to offer, from the humble Supremo 17/18 to the much vaunted zero-defect vacuum sealed microlot. Rwanda and...
Spotlight on the Warehouse
Spotlight on the Warehouse I’ll never forget my first visit to our warehouse in Oakland. The sight of a 68,000 square foot warehouse stacked high with coffee is overwhelming to take in. I found myself staring in awe of the sheer volume, and then it dawned on me that the Royal Warehouse...
Battle of the Brews Coffee Cocktail Competition
I had the honor of judging Sacramento Coffee Week’s second annual Battle of the Brews Coffee Cocktail competition. Hosted at Bottle & Barlow on recently revitalized R street in Sacramento and sponsored by Cutwater Spirits and Temple Coffee, the event speaks to the potential of burgeoning...
Staff Picks!
Staff Picks! We covered most of the globe and most of the flavor spectrum this week in Staff Picks. From a resplendent decaffeinated Ethiopian Sidamo 4 Natural Guji to a freshly landed Peruvian FTO, there's something for a diversity of palates. Taste in coffee is unapologetically subjective. There...
Staff Picks!
Staff Picks! This week at the cupping table, Ethiopia, Sumatra, and Colombia dominated in terms of arrivals. We also have the beginnings of an influx of Brazilian offerings, but this month truly seems to be the calm before the storm. The Ethiopian selections in particular lightened our spirits, as...
Coverage Mejor de Nariño by InConexus, Colombia Video
Coverage Mejor de Nariño by InConexus, Colombia Video https://vimeo.com/240526248 Click here to learn more about Inconexus Fine Coffee Video used with permission from Inconexus Fine Coffee
A Story of Shared Value in Nariño by InConexus, Colombia Video
A Story of Shared Value in Nariño by InConexus, Colombia Video https://vimeo.com/187218956 Click here to learn more about Inconexus Fine Coffee Video used with permission from Inconexus Fine Coffee
Crown Jewel Sample Pack
Crown Jewel Sample Packs We all need a little variety in our life. Have you ever wanted to sample a Crown Jewel coffee before committing to a full 22lb box? How about hosting your own mini-cupping of a variety of coffees? This is where the Crown Jewel Sample Pack can help! We've brought back the...
Staff Picks!
Staff Picks! Sometimes we get excited around the cupping table, and one particular coffee stands out to us. We're sure we aren't alone in this - there's always that coffee that just fits. Taste in coffee is unapologetically subjective. There are some coffees we can all agree upon as being special,...
Staff Picks!
Staff Picks! Sometimes we get excited around the cupping table, and one particular coffee stands out to us. We're sure we aren't alone in this - there's always that coffee that just fits. Taste in coffee is unapologetically subjective. There are some coffees we can all agree upon as being special,...
Producer Interview: Arlex Olave from Popayan, Colombia
As part of Royal Coffee’s continued series of interviews with coffee producers, I am pleased to introduce Arlex Olave, a coffee producer from Colombia who recently sold coffee to Royal Coffee for the first time. Please introduce yourself and provide a brief description of your work as a...
Crown Analysis: CJ1124 – 乌干达Kapkwai Sipi Falls处理厂日晒处理
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 这款日晒处理的乌干达产自Elgon山北坡，由散户咖啡农种植生产。陡峭的Elgon山岩壁几乎是将肯尼亚和乌干达两个国家齐刷刷地分割开。这里的微气候环境为咖啡生长提供了极好的条件，也给Sipi Falls咖啡处理厂提供了得天独厚的条件。Sipi Falls是当地一座中央水洗处理厂，能够处理新鲜采摘的咖啡浆果并进一步进行干燥处理，咖啡处理厂为当地咖啡农提供了更多的便利和条件。 这一地区的咖啡农大多是散户，有着家庭式咖啡处理的习惯，因为这样他们觉得更省钱。出口商Kawacom同时也是Sipi...