Catracha Pre-Ships are Here: A Cupping Report Here in Emeryville, we are starting out on another exciting season of coffee arrivals. Aside from promising pre-shipments and early arrivals from Ethiopia, our friends in Honduras are sending us some very special coffees....
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....
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...
Editor’s note: Lowell Powell, partner to Royal’s Marketing & Outreach Director and Catracha Coffee Founder Mayra Orellana-Powell, is the architect of the Catracha Quality Project and a driver behind many of the coffee processing innovations taking...
We at Royal Coffee love writing, tasting, analyzing and sharing coffee information with you, our loyal readers. Since launching this blog in February, we’ve published over 170 articles – that’s a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We know all...
How is Climate Effecting the Spread of Leaf Rust? 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...
Editor’s note: This article first ran in the September 2020 issue of Coffee T & I Magazine, and is reprinted here with permission. Facing Machismo: a Producer’s Perspective By Sandra Elisa Loofbourow Growing up in a matriarchal Latino household, I was taught...
Editor’s note: A different version of this article originally appeared in Daily Coffee News on August 4, 2020. Consent and Participation: On Photography at Origin Consent in photography is a complex topic, and one that has been explored in great depth by...
Editor’s note: This article first ran on October 8, 2019 in Daily Coffee News. It is republished here with permission. Are Low Prices Fueling Displacement? A Closer Look at Coffee and Emigration If farmers can’t — at minimum — break even with their costs of...
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...
What do you imagine the work of World Coffee Research looks like? Equator Coffees and The Crown played co-host to a pair of recent events where Greg Meenahan, WCR’s Partnership Director, presented data on sustainability and the progress made with the organization’s...
This article was originally published on September 18th, 2015. Update by Max Nicholas-Fulmer: In the nearly four years since this article was originally published, the C market enjoyed a modest recovery followed by what is now one of the longest protracted periods of...