Coffee, Curiosity, and Effective Experimentation Methods
A Primer on Performing Meaningful Research Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared on Perfect Daily Grind on April 19, 2017. Curiosity is among my favorite human instincts. It drives innovation, encourages thinking outside the box, and is...
Honduras Update: Catracha Microlots Have Arrived
Home in Honduras Nearly a year ago, my Royal office space moved to origin. I spent the month of August in Colombia visiting producers in Nariño, Cauca, Huila, and Tolima. In September, I moved home to Honduras. With the power of technology, I am able to continue my...
Your Green Coffee Supplier: The ABCs
Your Green Coffee Supplier: The ABCs At this juncture in my career my personal satisfaction comes from the undeniable fact that individuals, families, and organizations in both coffee roasting facilities and coffee producing regions rely on me and Royal Coffee...
Catracha’s Third Annual Youth Conference Brings the Supply Chain Together
Editor’s Note: This is part of a continued series on our commitment to the Catracha Quality Project. We have some coffees available SPOT from this inspiring project. Catch up on all of the articles here. Inspiring Young People The Catracha Community hosted its third...
Class Summary: Unraveling an Afternoon of Mind-boggling Coffee Tastings
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared on Daily Coffee News here on December 5, 2016. One of my favorite things about coffee is the potential for a multitude of experiences and opinions. No two people experience a coffee the same way, and...
Coffee that Inspires
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... What We Learned From This Year’s Catracha Quality Project
We are wrapping up our analysis of the 2016 Catracha Quality Project (CQP). Royal published a lot on this over the last two months, but if you haven’t been following this series, I’d suggest starting here. I’ll summarize a few of our key takeaways below. The team has...
Green Coffee Analytics Part IV – Density
An undervalued, understudied coefficient in our series about analyzing green coffee (Part I – Moisture and Water Activity, Part II – Screen Size, Part III – Visual Defects) is density. The fact of the matter is that we don’t have a complete... Catracha Quality Project Measures the Impact of the Ocean Journey to Oakland, California
We have been observing and collecting data in Santa Elena as part of the Catracha Quality Project to improve upon green coffee processing strategies. (See related Catracha articles here). But once the coffee is ready to ship from Honduras, we cannot ride along in... The Catracha Quality Project Process Map
When we started the Catracha Quality Project (CQP), our first goal was to create a map to visualize how the Catracha producers were processing coffee from cherry to dried parchment. Over the last two harvests in Santa Elena, we interviewed producers and observed...