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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...
Coffee, Curiosity, and Effective Experimentation Methods
A Primer on Performing Meaningful Research Editor's note: A version of this post originally appeared on Perfect Daily Grind on April 19, 2017. Curiosity is among my favorite human instincts. It drives innovation, encourages thinking outside the box, and is spurred by such a simple question a...
ASOPCAFA – First Arrival from Huila
One of our first arrivals for this year’s Colombian main crop comes from a small cooperative in Huila known by its acronym ASOPCAFA, rather than its full name: Asociacion de Productores, Transformadores y Exportadores de Café del Municipio de Aipe – Huila. The coffee, much like the producing...
生豆分析：烘焙商、采购商和生产者 – 目数
在咖啡干燥处理厂的最后一个步骤就是根据咖啡的目数大小对咖啡生豆进行最后的分类，然后装袋出口。进行咖啡目数分类的机器非常大，分为若干层，每层均略微向下倾斜。当咖啡进入机器时，机器开始震动，通过重力作用不同目数的咖啡生豆就被筛选出来。工人们在机器的底端用麻袋盛接筛选出来的咖啡豆。通过多层的筛选，所筛选出来的咖啡豆目数更加准确，而且这些设备还可以进行手工的调整。我曾经有机会在赞比亚和当地工人一起拆卸并重新组装这种机器。但是正赶上他所需要的部件缺货，所以我们不得不花了整个下午的时间来调整，以确保最大目数的孔层在最顶端。...
Passing the Q
Passing the Q Becoming a certified Q grader was a long time goal of mine, a way to prove to myself that I am a coffee sensory professional. Even though I have been cupping coffee five times a week for over a decade, I was still apprehensive to take the test, not to mention the price...
Producer Interview: Francisco Javier Montiel Valencia, 12th Place Finisher in the 2017 Mexico COE
I recently took the opportunity to interview Javier Montel Valencia, a coffee producer in Mexico whose coffee placed 12th in the 2017 Mexico Cup of Excellence (COE), where Jen Apodaca and Alex Mason participated as judges. Francisco’s winning lot was produced on a 6-acre farm located in the...
Sensory Classes & Roasting Courses Happening in the Bay Area
Our friends over at Bay Area CoRoasters are hosting us for some exciting upcoming events! Advanced Coffee Sensory Exercises - December 8th 9am - 12pm. Friday, December 8th: - Register here: $100 Advanced Exercises is a training session including tasting lessons designed to improve the skills of...
Load the Larders
Summer is fading fast, school is back in session, vacations are over and the workaday reality of our millstone existence stares us in the face. This is the season when the real coffee drinking begins, demand and consumption are high, yet as always it corresponds with a time of year when deliveries...
Ethiopia: A Disambiguation of the Nation
Editor's note: This article was updated on July 16th, 2020. To learn more about Ethiopia, check out our webinar, "What's Happening in Ethiopia?" with Max Nicholas-Fulmer, Caitlin McCarthy-Garcia, and Haile Andualem. Ethiopia is, arguably, the most important origin in specialty coffee. It appears...
She’s the Roaster
This article was originally published in Roast Magazine's Flamekeeper section, and was authored by Mandy Spirito. Spirito has been in the specialty coffee industry for 10 years, focusing on roasting and quality control. She is currently director of coffee at Halfwit Coffee Roasters in Chicago....
Crown Analysis: CJ1118C – 巴拿马Horqueta La Berlina庄园水洗瑰夏
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 La Berlina庄园位于Chiriqui省，波奎特地区的一个名叫Horqueta的地方，与哥斯达黎加相邻，La Amistad 国际公园的边上。La Berlina始建于20世纪初，由一个名叫Sgundo Diaz的哥伦比亚军人所建立，他由于巴拿马的独立而失业了，同时又因为与波奎特当地的一个女孩相恋，于是决定就在这里定居并建立La Berlina庄园。 当时，Diaz家族发现在波奎特山区周围有很多野生的咖啡树，于是开垦了约80亩的田地用于种植咖啡，后来Diaz的后代迫于压力不得不卖掉庄园，而买家就是Plinio...