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Coffee NewsRoyal Coffee recently took a trip to Ethiopia, where we met with various exporters and producers, and explored the country from bustling Addis Ababa to remote Gedeb. We visited the...
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, and we tasted a bunch of fun examples of […]
Two announcements made in the past week carry significant interest for us here at Royal Coffee: the Ethiopian Coffee Exporter’s Association annual report, and the Good Food Awards Finalist list. According to ECEA’s official figures, Royal paid the highest average FOB price for Ethiopian coffee from the 2015/16 season of any company, anywhere in the world. […]
My first time cupping at Royal was right around this time of year; the weather was becoming gentler, and my nose was still sensitive to the ubiquitous jasmine vines in the Bay Area. I was a full-time barista, and used to tasting coffees that made it all the way through various levels of quality control […]
