by Kevin Stark Editor’s Note: This is part of a continued series on our commitment to the Catracha Quality Project. Look for further articles and for the arrival of these coffees in the coming months. We have a few of these coffees available SPOT in both Oakland & Seattle. See the previous installment here. ___________________ […]
Editor’s Note: This is part of a continued series on our commitment to the Catracha Quality Project. Look for further articles and for the arrival of these coffees in the coming months. We have a few of these coffees available SPOT in both Oakland & Seattle. ___________________ When I was visiting Catracha Coffee farms in […]
by Chris Kornman Royal Coffee’s The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room may not yet be open, but that hasn’t stopped the crew from undertaking a number of projects that are increasingly becoming available to the coffee industry. We opened the use of our space recently for an event that engaged a number of […]
The municipality of Santa Elena in Western Honduras is located in the department of La Paz, at an elevation of 1,800 meters above sea level and is very near the border with El Salvador. Most of the Catracha farms are located in this region, and many with long views down the valley below. If you […]
At Royal Coffee, we’ve been lucky enough to watch the specialty coffee sector grow from an esoteric niche to a full-throttled industry. One of the most exciting developments is in the heartland of the country, roasters across the Midwest and South chiming in with their own ideas and innovations. We’re working to continue meeting the […]
To: Keith Pandolfi and SeriousEats.com From: Max Nicholas-Fulmer and Royal Coffee, Inc. RE: The Case For Bad Coffee, 10/29/15 There is a real and very relevant conversation which can be had about the merits of “high-end” coffee. The point of view espoused by Mr. Pandolfi, and echoed on blogs like Coffee Contrarian, that “fancy” coffee […]
In the earlier September edition the Royal News, we told you about a cupping event in Tolima, Colombia being hosted by Inconexus Coffee. The results are in, and we can say with a great deal of certainty that Tolima is loaded with outstanding coffees. Cradled to its south and east by Huila and Cauca, and […]
The Containers are Stacked Against Us by Evan Gilman In the July edition of the Royal News, I wrote briefly on the topic of shipping delays and some of the root causes. If you have ever experienced a shipping delay, however, you know just how widespread the effects of even a small delay can be. […]
Shipping is just like the coffee industry – the closer you look, the more complex it seems. Royal is currently experiencing some delays in shipping, and although delays on imports are not a rare occurrence, wait times and frequency of delays are increasing for some very interesting reasons. The economics of the last few years […]
Hambela: A New Ethiopian Origin by Evan Gilman Aman and Michael Adinew of METAD Agricultural Development have spent many years improving the coffee business in Ethiopia. Their family farm, Hambela, produces some of the best naturally processed coffee we have tasted, and is an example of great infrastructure and attention to detail. Previously blended into […]
