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Coffee Courses in June & July · Crown on the Road 2017
Royal Coffee is proud to announce our fourth installment of Crown on the Road, coffee courses & events coming to a city near you! Join us while we anticipate the opening of The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room. These courses are a must take for production roasters, home roasters,...
Your Green Coffee Supplier: The ABCs
Your Green Coffee Supplier: The ABCs At this juncture in my career my personal satisfaction comes from the undeniable fact that individuals, families, and organizations in both coffee roasting facilities and coffee producing regions rely on me and Royal Coffee to be their purveyors of...
Intro to Roasting Class in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters
Join us for a 2-day Intro to Roasting Class at Bay Area CoRoasters (CoRo) Thursday, August 3 - 9am-2pm Friday, August 4 - 9am-12pm Sign Up Here! Intro to Coffee Roasting offers a comprehensive introduction to the craft of roasting. Over the course of two days, students will be exposed to crucial...
Crown Analysis: CJ1113 エチオピア イルガチェフェ ハル協働組合 ダブルウォッシュド クラウン・ジュエル
Introduction by Chris Kornman 紹介 by クリス・コーンマン アラビカ種の故郷から、フレッシュな豆が倉庫に到着しました。イルガチェフェで採れたこのコーヒーは、例年よりも少し早く私達を笑顔にしてくれたのです。 この豆は、イルガチェフェ農協の一員である、ハル協同組合によって生産されました。エチオピアの多くの協同組合が生産するコーヒーと同様に、水洗施設で発酵後に二次水中浸漬を行います。これは「ダブルウォッシング」とも呼ばれます。この工程は、種についている残りの果肉を取り除くだけでなく、種子の発芽を開始させ、フレーバーを向上させると言われています。...
Producer Interview: Sonia Amuruso of Finca Lerida, Panama
Mayra Orellana-Powell is at origin in Honduras, and speaks regularly with the producers of the coffees we offer. Being in this unique position, she came up with the idea of interviewing producers about their life and experience of the coffee industry. Our first interview is with the manager of...
Roasting on the Behmor 1600 Plus
Roasting on the Behmor 1600 Plus The home roasting community is familiar with - and enamored of - the Behmor roaster. Look around on home roasting forums and the blogs of hobbyist roasters and you’re liable to find a Behmor machine or two. For some, this machine is the start of an...
Traveling the Supply Chain in Guatemala
Chris Kornman's recent supply chain article published in the Royal Newsletter could not have been more timely for me. His observations resonated with my own experiences from a recent trip to Guatemala. As Chris explained, coffee milling and exporting services are often separate from farm...
Crown Analysis: CJ1106 コロンビア トルヒーヨ ブエノスアイレス ウォッシュド ゲイシャ クラウン・ジュエル
Introduction by Chris Kornman 紹介 by クリス・コーンマン コロンビアでは有名な、カリのサルサダンスの中心地から約100km北上したところに、ヘレラ兄弟（ルイスとリゴベルト）が共同運営する農場があります。ここは、彼らの家族が三代にわたってコーヒーを栽培してきた場所です。このクラウン・ジュエル...
Crown Analysis: 38203C – 危地马拉薇薇特南果 Palhu SHB EP Grainpro
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 San Pedro Necta是危地马拉薇薇特南果地区（Huehuetenango）的一个城市，有时薇薇特南果也简称薇薇（Huehue)，缩写HHT，薇薇特南果地区可以说是危地马拉最有名的咖啡产区之一。这一地区海拔高，因为温度较低，收获季相对较晚，咖啡品质却更好。该地区和墨西哥的Chiapas地区接壤，与危地马拉的其他咖啡产区相比，比如阿卡特南戈（Acatenango）和安提瓜（Antigua），更加偏远不便。 这款咖啡来自La Providencia农场，由该农场的第三代主人Maximiliano...
Crown Analysis: 36475 – 巴西女王庄园半水洗黄波旁
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 这支咖啡来自FazendaRainha（皇后庄园）， 庄园占地280亩，地处巴西一个古老的火山山谷Vale da Grama。 2011年，庄园在巴西COE竞赛中获得了冠军。庄园里种有200亩的黄波本种咖啡树，绵延起伏的山地让大规模机械采收无法施展，因而这里所有的咖啡都需要手工采收。庄园采用水洗处理法，再通过晾晒架晾晒和烘干机烘焙，机械筛选后还要辅以手工筛选，大量的工作需要农园雇员们全年都住在农场当中。不过所有雇员和其家人在这里都可以享受到住房、健康医疗和教育方面的福利。 庄园是当地Grama...
Directing Trade Through the Supply Chain
...or The (Supply) Chain Will Keep Us Together Between 2008 and 2015, I lost weeks of my life to layovers and time zone changes travelling between the United States and coffee farms in Brazil and East Africa. It was 100% worth the time I can’t have back: the opportunity to meet and speak with...
Seattle Expo Expedition
Seattle Expo Expedition In April, Royal Coffee is embarking on a journey of epic proportions to the storied land of Seattle, Washington. What brings us there? Funny you should ask. Seattle is well known for its coffee, its fresh air, and of course its excellent weather – but we’re truly going...
Crown Jewel Instagram Photo Contest
Announcing the Crown Jewel Instagram Photo Contest: Will you be attending SCA in Seattle this year? Are you enjoying our Crown Jewel selections? We want to support you! We’ve been noticing your photos of Crown Jewel boxes in the wild, and we can’t get enough of them. So post a photo of your Crown...
What We Know About GMOs and Specialty Coffee
A version of this article originally appeared on Daily Coffee News here on March 8th 2017. This article was co-authored by Colleen King & Rosi Quiñones Part I : GMOs In part one of this series, we explore the Non-GMO certification movement, and discuss its relevance to the specialty coffee...
Catracha’s Third Annual Youth Conference Brings the Supply Chain Together
Editor’s Note: This is part of a continued series on our commitment to the Catracha Quality Project. We have some coffees available SPOT from this inspiring project. Catch up on all of the articles here. Inspiring Young People The Catracha Community hosted its third annual youth conference at the...