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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...
Timor: Highlighting Healthcare Services in a Young Nation
Since 2001 Royal has worked with Cooperativa Café Timor (CCT) and has imported and distributed millions of pounds of this group’s coffee. This is no small feat, especially as the average farmer cultivates less that one hectare (about 2 ½ acres) of land. I love this coffee and this cooperative....
Coffee Courses in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters
Join us for coffee courses focused on green coffee buying, sensory exercises and coffee roasting at Bay Area CoRoasters (CoRo) Introduction to Roasting: 3 Day Course - Wednesday, May 17 + Friday, May 19 + Sunday, May 21 - SOLD OUT Sold As All 3 Days - $650 Email rsandlin@royalcoffee.com to...
Crown Analysis: CJ1055 ケニア ニエリ オタヤ ガツギ工場 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 ガツギ工場（別名：水洗処理場）は、アバーディア山脈の東端にあるニエリ市南部に位置しています。 ここで生産されるコーヒーは、山岳地帯の肥沃な土壌の恩恵を受けています。 このロットは、オタヤ農協の小規模農家たちによって育てられ、ニエリ郡周辺の約20箇所の水洗処理場から集められています。ニエリ郡の西側はアバーディア山脈に接し、北東はアフリカ全土でキリマンジャロに次ぐ最高峰の一つ、ケニア山に接しています。...
Mad Fritz & Royal Coffee Beer Collaboration
Back in October, the Crown held a free-to-the-public educational event that brought together beer brewers and coffee roasters to talk a little about the effect that different types of water made on their beverages. A remarkable variety of water compositions were gathered from across the Bay Area,...
A New Women’s Cooperative in Java
A New Women’s Cooperative in Java Over the last few years I have found space in the coffee industry to express myself as a successful woman. I founded Catracha Coffee and I am the Marketing and Outreach Director for Royal Coffee. I want to use my position with Catracha and at Royal to support...