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I recently returned from a trip to Sulawesi with the Consulate General of Indonesia, where we visited coffee production areas and gained further understanding of the supply chain and current issues facing coffee producers. Read on to learn more about this unique production area in Indonesia, and the sorts of developments happening right now. Arriving […]

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 […]

I love espresso. There’s nothing quite so delightful as pulling a shot, tasting it, making small adjustments, and eventually watching the beautiful tiger stripes of a perfect dial. It’s such a pleasingly tactile experience, and for someone who’s spent years behind a humming, hot espresso machine, there’s a certain comfort in returning to movements that […]

Staff Picks! We covered most of the globe and most of the flavor spectrum this week in Staff Picks. From a resplendent decaffeinated Ethiopian Sidamo 4 Natural Guji to a freshly landed Peruvian FTO, there’s something for a diversity of palates. Taste in coffee is unapologetically subjective. There are some coffees we can all agree […]

At Royal we cup twice every day and we carry just about every kind of specialty coffee out there. I’ve seen it all – so it isn’t every day that a coffee really grabs my attention. The coffees that do – are inspiring. I’m sharing a few of these coffees that I’ve enjoyed so much with […]

Many fans of Indonesian coffee revel in the deep and earthy characteristics found in the coffee of the famous production regions of this island nation. Wet hulled Gayo and Lintong coffees from Sumatra are the first that come to mind for most people in the industry when they are seeking out a fitting Indonesian coffee. […]