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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...
Opinion: Exclusionism is a Threat to Coffee
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on February 3, 2017 in Daily Coffee News. It is reprinted here with permission. There are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the future of coffee: Changes in climate threaten farms across the globe; the commodities exchange market fails to...
$25,000 for the ACLU
The only thing necessary to assure the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. As an industry whose very existence relies on the labor of frequently marginalized groups of people, I believe there is shared responsibility to push back now against the rising tide of unequal justice,...
Market Meets Resistance
This week in macroeconomics, US homes sales fell, weekly jobless claims rose and Wall Street closed just shy of historic highs as US GDP data showed a slowdown in economic growth. While the Dow manages to cling to the 20,000 point level, the Trump administration’s plans for trade policy have...
Sensory Games at Coffee Champs in Knoxville & Austin
Coming to the U.S. Coffee Championships in Knoxville and Austin? Swing by our booth for a chance to win a Crown Jewel. Boggle your mind with coffee experiences designed to delight your senses and destroy your biases. Whether it’s the color of your cup, the context of its neighbors, the style of...
Coffee Course Review: Roasting Styles
Chris Kornman and I traveled North to Portland, Oregon along with Coffee Traders Laurel Wirth and Kevin Morales to teach some classes and visit with friends. The first day we were privileged to participate in a full day of presentations on buying green coffee hosted by the Oregon Coffee Board at...
New Year’s Rebound
This week in macroeconomics: the Dow rose to 19,999, just one point shy of a historic 20,000 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 reached their own record highs. US employment numbers slowed in December, increasing at a lesserrate than expected, and wages increased by 0.4%. The US Federal Reserve...
Range-bound Near Recent Lows
Since the last market report on December 2, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates a quarter of a percent, the US dollar stalled its rising value and Italians voted no on constitutional reform. Despite a perceived increase in global volatility overall, US stocks continue to rally on the...
Coffee Courses Coming to a City Near You · Crown on the Road 2017
Royal Coffee is proud to announce Crown on the Road - Classes and workshops taught by the team from Royal & The Crown are coming to a city near you! Distilling our Crown Jewel Selections into coursework on Green Coffee Analytics, Roasting Styles, and Inventory Management, we’ll be visiting...
Crown Analysis: CJ1085 – 哥伦比亚蓝峰水洗瑰夏帝王玉
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 在哥伦比亚Valle del Cauca（考卡）地区的中部聚集着很多咖啡庄园，这些庄园，包括Cerro Azul, Las Margaritas, La Esperanze, Potosi和Hawaii都由Luis和Rigoberto...
Class Summary: Unraveling an Afternoon of Mind-boggling Coffee Tastings
Editor's Note: A version of this article originally appeared on Daily Coffee News here on December 5, 2016. One of my favorite things about coffee is the potential for a multitude of experiences and opinions. No two people experience a coffee the same way, and while leaders in the industry are...