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  • A Message from Our Founder

    A Message from Our Founder

    Dear Friends,   First of all about coffee:   We are very encouraged by the initial shipment arrivals from Central America and Mexico. For the past few years the roya fungus has certainly compromised many of our favorite suppliers. We are now cupping some outstanding coffees, in particular from Huehuetenago, and Chiapas, Mexico – two […]

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  • The Intersection of Climate and Coffee on Finca Huixoc

    The Intersection of Climate and Coffee on Finca Huixoc

    It all started with a pretty benign suggestion. Bob Fulmer mentioned the long history of Alfred Klein and coffees from Finca San Carlos to me in passing, and dropped a line introducing us. What followed, over the course of a few weeks, was an exchange totaling over 5000 words and eventually filling numerous blog posts […]

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  • Behmor 1600 Plus
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    Roasting on the Behmor 1600 Plus

    Roasting on the Behmor 1600 Plus    The home roasting community is familiar with – and enamored of – the Behmor roaster. Look around on home roasting forums and the blogs of hobbyist roasters and you’re liable to find a Behmor machine or two. For some, this machine is the start of an obsession. […]

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  • Past Crop Coffees Part 1: Roasting

    INTRODUCTION Every year in late winter and early spring, all US Roasters face a “time” where there are few freshly harvested coffees to refill their stocks. It is a waiting game familiar to everyone in the industry. During this time, many Roasters may wonder, “Did I buy enough coffee to get me through to next […]

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