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....
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...
The Crown seeks to give exposure to local and international artists through The Crown Gallery, and hosts new artists each quarter. The Crown Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the first quarter of 2021, and is seeking artists who approach issues related to...
Farmgate Coffees Every coffee has a price at the farm where it is grown. This “farmgate” price, as it’s known, is one of the least transparent details in coffee, and specialty coffee is no exception. “Farmgate” is an industry term with a strict...
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...
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...
The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room WEBINAR LIBRARY Green Coffee Green Coffee Logistics Green Coffee Analytics New Norms In Cupping & QC Good For Espresso The Future Of Education At The Crown Seed To Cup - Honey Processing At...
We’re fortunate to have team made up of incredible humans at Royal Coffee. In honor of National Women’s Day, we are featuring some of them here, and sharing their career advice. Amanda Amato Junior Trader, 3 years with Royal Coffee Favorite Coffee:...
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...
Editor’s Note: Since we published this article about two years ago, demand for coffee grown by women producers has grown tremendously. We’re so very honored to work with these incredible women. I want to use this space to highlight Royal’s current...
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...
Seattle Expo Expedition In April, Royal Coffee is embarking on a journey of epic proportions to the storied land of Seattle, Washington. What brings us there? Funny you should ask. Seattle is well known for its coffee, its fresh air, and of course its excellent...
