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2024 Crown Jewel Year in Review
Crown Jewel Year in Review 2024 has been a complicated year by many metrics, but in spite of challenges from logistics to market swings and more, we are thrilled and grateful for the continued success of our Crown Jewel program. These little boxes of coffee have seen an explosion in potential this...
The Crown Gallery Artist Interviews: Jasmine Singh Rosado
The Crown seeks to give exposure to local and international artists through The Crown Gallery, and hosts new artists every four months. The Crown Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the Winter of 2025 and is seeking artists who approach issues related to environmental sustainability,...
Crown Jewels – What’s Next
With daylight savings time upon us, and early evenings the harbingers of brisk fall mornings, we've begun to look to the southern hemisphere for incoming coffees in the coming weeks and months. Here's what's on our radar in the near-to-medium term: Colombia Alquemista Coferments Release schedule:...
Royal Coffee x Grounds for Health Sweatshirts
Royal Coffee x Grounds for Health Since 2006, Royal Coffee has proudly supported Grounds for Health, an extraordinary nonprofit that has partnered with coffee cooperatives and local health organizations to create sustainable cervical cancer prevention programs in Latin America and Africa. We’re...
Harvest & Arrival: A Roaster’s Guide to Coffee Seasons
A Roaster's Guide to Coffee Seasons The idea that a particular crop, in our case coffee, is available and fresh for a portion of the year – is now long-ingrained in specialty coffee conversations. Like all other fruit, coffee berries have a finite shelf life. Unlike many other drupes, we covet...
Royal Coffee 2024 Holiday Ordering Info
Dear Royal Coffee Customer, As the busy holiday season approaches, we want to help you prepare for successful shipments. During the holiday season, carriers always experience higher than normal volume, and driver and dock staffing shortages tend to accumulate. We have seen recent delays due to...
Ethiopia Crown Jewel Flavor Breakdown
Crown Jewel Buyer Chris Kornman reflects on the differences between our current selection of Ethiopia Crown Jewels. CROWN JEWEL ETHIOPIA ORGANIC RFA GUJI KAYON MOUNTAIN WASHED Black Tea, Lemon, Caramel, Chamomile, Dark Chocolate I often think of Guji (the zone just east of Yirgacheffe) as...
Pumpkin Spice Latte: PS5 – Assume Nothing Drink Recipe
by Katilyn Briggs "Assume Nothing!" A mantra for The Crown as we worked towards opening our doors in March of 2019, the phrase became a Menu section, encouraging our visitors to drop their preconceptions and be open to new and delicious experiences. And now it's the title of a drink recipe series,...
Green Coffee Field Report: Peru
By Lauren Cropper, Sales Associate & Certification Specialist Green Coffee Field Report Peruvian coffee is a cornerstone bean that fulfills an important washed mild profile. For our team, it had been at least ten years since the last visit. At the end of July, VP of Trading Activity, Alex...
Now Hiring – Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room
Now Hiring: Barista for The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Passionate about specialty coffee & service? This is for you! Barista Core Responsibilities Stellar Customer Service Create and serve drinks to the high standards set by the Tasting Room Manager and Lead Barista Greet...
We’re Moving Warehouses in the Midwest
After decades of exceptional service to coffee roasters in the Midwest and our team at Royal Coffee, Steve and Laura Ragsdale of Caffeinated Cargo have decided to retire. We’re grateful for all of their help over the years and hope they enjoy this next phase in their lives. For our clients in the...
Logistics Updates: Congestion, Delays, and a Looming Strike
Global shipping disruptions are intensifying with ongoing Red Sea blockades and a looming US port strike. Import delays, rising costs, and equipment shortages are expected to escalate, affecting coffee supply chains from Asia to the US.
The Crown’s Coffee Lab & Education Update
written by Isabella Vitaliano, Lab & Education Coordinator What have we been up to? The Crown Education 2-year reflection We’ve been reflecting on the growth of The Crown's Coffee Lab & Education department over the past two years. Opening in the spring of 2019, we experienced a brief...
Purchasing Wholesale Green Coffee Beans: Here’s What You Need to Know
Are you starting a coffee business and need to get more information about purchasing wholesale green coffee beans? Look no further. In this blog, we take a deep dive into the most frequently asked questions from new green coffee buyers. What to look for when purchasing green coffee beans? ...
Coffee Menu Ideas: Tips for Crafting Your Perfect Café Menu
written by The Crown's Barista, Tim Tran You are exploring a new cafe with a friend, arrive at the register to order, and share a moment we are all familiar with – what's on the menu in front of me? How do I order here? And what do all these words mean when all I want is a cup of coffee? As coffee...