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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...
2016-2017 Royal Coffee Holiday Schedule
Dear Royal Customer, The 2016-2017 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...
Take the Plunge
This week in global economics, the US dollar finally devalued slightly after rampaging higher in post-election trading as news of reduced unemployment figures and improved economic performance in the US generated renewed confidence in an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Italian voters...
Into the Mystic: An Origin Report & The Best of Nariño
I know, I’ll buy it and replant the nearly vertical slopes with Caturra, and produce amazing microwave lots, with orange acidity and caramel sweetness. I am slipping into a tranquil, sentimental, 100 Years of Solitude state of mind. There is a magical quality to the light, and the mountain peaks...
Your Thanksgiving Holiday Reader
We at Royal Coffee love writing, tasting, analyzing and sharing coffee information with you, our loyal readers. Since launching this blog in February, we've published over 170 articles - that's a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We know all of you have read each article...twice. But for...
Portland – Crown on the Road
Royal Coffee is proud to announce Crown on the Road featuring two educational seminars at Aspect Coffee Collective, Portland, Oregon We are so thankful to Aspect Coffee Collective to open it's doors and extend an invitation to us and the Oregon coffee community. Join us on Friday December 9th...