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Coffee NewsOctober starts off with a bang! The first day of the month is International Coffee Day; celebrate all month long with us by attending some of the events below. As always you can check out the whole calendar on The Crown’s Events page — there you can sign up or find extra information about the […]Read now -
Coffee NewsUpcoming Classes & Events in September
Back to School – Crown Style! We’ve ramped up our classes and events as we head into Second Summer in the Bay. As always, check out the full schedule on The Crown’s Events page. Public Tasting – Guatemalan Coffees Friday, September 6th from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Join us for a free event to […]Read now -
Coffee NewsExploring the Wide World of Coffee Agronomy Research at Origin
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 […]Read now -
Coffee NewsUpcoming Classes & Events in July
It’s summertime. Between trips to the beach and sunny afternoons, be sure to swing by The Crown for some cool classes and hot events. As always, you can find a full list of our calendar on The Crown’s Events page. Closed for Independence Day! July 4 – July 6 Not exactly an event, but it […]Read now -
Coffee NewsUpcoming Classes & Events in June
It’s already halfway through May! We’ve switched our hours at the Crown to Tuesday-Saturday, but there’s plenty more of the same when it comes to great coffee and events. Here are a few things we’re really excited about for the month of June: Water Composition & Coffee: Theory & Tasting June 5 from 10:00 a.m. […]Read now -
The CrownCafé Touba
There is a wealth of diversity in the way people prepare and consume coffee around the world. The cultural exchange that comes out of international interaction, and especially out of colonization, creates new traditions like Café de Olla, a Mexican beverage I’ve written about previously. These new traditions take snippets of the participating cultures’ culinary […]Read now -
The CrownCafé de Olla
Read nowEditors note: A version of this article first appeared as a two-part series in Barista Magazine Online on August 7 and August 14, 2018. For a limited time, you can enjoy our version of this beverage at The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room Café de Olla: Native to Mestizo Mexico In many places, […]
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The CrownMejor de Huila
Read nowIn January, Rosi and I flew to Colombia to attend the Mejor de Huila competition and auction organized by InConexus and Royal Coffee. We met up at the Bogotá airport with our fellow cuppers, an international coterie of coffee professionals from Asia, Europe and the US, to catch a flight to Pitalito in Huila. From […]
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The Crown糖是如何影响咖啡味道的?
Read now关于咖啡,糖似乎是个不能回避的问题,特别是对于精品咖啡而言。 虽然我们不断改善产品的味道和品质,但还是有很多客人会习惯往咖啡中加奶油和糖。 但如果没有这些习惯加糖加奶客人,咖啡产业可能也不会发展到今天。 但问题是,咖啡是一杯个体感知产品,每个人都知道自己想要的产品是什么样的,而且已经成为一种饮用习惯。当然,我们希望我们的顾客都能品尝...
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The CrownHats off to the Middleman
Read nowIn the Third Wave coffee market, where the unique qualities of the producer, region, and altitude are popular to tout, the specialty coffee industry has contributed to a romanticized story of how coffee is sourced. The storyline which most consumers understand as ‘direct trade’ follows a roaster spending a significant amount of time searching for […]