The Royal Blog

Back in April of this year, our cofounder Bob cupped some of the offer samples with Natalia from Mastercol, the Crown’s roaster Doris, and our Colombian green coffee buyer Amanda, and he was blown away by some of the most unique coffees we have ever encountered. We’re proud to feature an array of green coffees […]

This time of the year is typically lean in high-quality washed milds for most roasters, which is why we’re letting you in on the worst-kept secret in seasonal coffee menus: Colombia. We have been directing buyers to our roster of distinctive washed lineup of coffees from southern Huila and Cauca so much lately we figured […]

Editor’s note: A version of this article first ran on the blog in December of 2018. This year, our Sales Associate, Spencer Ford, updated the list and will be updating it throughout the season. Even in the strangest of years in recent memory, there’s at least a little comfort to the impending changing of the […]

About a month ago, I discussed some factors that led to the C market’s rise. Now that the C market has gone above the highs of the drought-driven market of 2014-15, I want to address our pricing specifically. While prices have increased due to freight and higher internal prices for cherry and parchment over the […]

The C market, as of October 14th, is trading at $2.09/lb, back to the levels reached immediately following the frost in Minas Gerais and other coffee regions of Brazil this past July. This is in spite of nearly ideal rainfall patterns in Brazil. Drought no longer seems to be a primary concern, although it remains […]

We are updating this blog entry weekly. Last update was April 13th, 2020.  These weeks have been a whirlwind, but we’ve managed to keep coffee flowing in and out of our warehouse and handle QC responsibilities, albeit with a skeleton crew to minimize contact points among our staff. We thank those of you who have […]

Editor’s note: This article first ran in Daily Coffee News on June 28, 2019, and is republished here with permission. Exploring the Wide World of Coffee Agronomy Research at Origin Back in May, The Crown and Equator Coffees co-hosted Greg Meenahan of World Coffee Research for a pair of speaking engagements devoted to sustainability and […]

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Daily Coffee News on February 7, 2019. It is reprinted here with permission. This is the second part of a two-part coffee plant type series, the first of which published in Daily Coffee News on December 12, 2018, and was reprinted here on the Royal Blog on December 18, 2018. […]

Winter is probably best time to drink coffee. Its warmth provides an extra measure of comfort and supplies the energy required to climb out from under the covers on a cold, dark morning. Yet winter arrivals are frequently overlooked in favor of their flashier summer counterparts—it’s admittedly hard to argue with a zesty Kenya Nyeri […]