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Education + ResourcesEditor’s note: This article first appeared in Roast Magazine, and is reprinted here with permission. The original article can be viewed and downloaded here, graciously provided courtesy Roast Magazine. Exchange...
Introduction by Chris Kornman 简介 我们即将开启新的大门，来到非洲的埃塞俄比亚，这里是全世界咖啡的故乡，这里的咖啡带有花香气的甜感，让人过口难忘，欲罢不能。 水洗处理厂坐落于耶加雪菲的Gedeo地区，属于西达摩大省。有600多户农民参与每年的种植和收获，该地区的收获季节从每年10月开始。这里气候凉爽，温...
Introduction by Chris Kornman Ethiopia is coffee’s Mecca. The Arabica species traces its origin to the western edges of the country. Ethiopia is the rare producing nation whose internal consumption equals its export volume. In Ethiopia, coffee is not just a product, not a mere cash crop, not even a simple breakfast beverage – it is a […]
When building a blend, having a set of goals is key. What is the ideal blend for your particular situation, and what is your situation, exactly? For green buyers, constant maintenance of one’s position is a necessity, and some blends are built out of this necessity. Coffee is an agricultural product that has a shelf […]
If you ever read this blog, you may notice that we harp on ripe cherry selection at the farm level as fundamental to maximizing quality. I believe that any coffee can be improved through adherence to using only fully ripe, red fruit (or orange, yellow, or pink). As you may also know, it is not […]
