What we mean by “the trade” is the commercial activity of coffee from our limited perspective as a small company. There’s likely a lot of opinion and a little snark located here, as the relationship is contentious for us. We don’t love globalism, free trade, and the sordid remnants of colonialism. But anyway … here we are, selling coffee. :-/ Here we have articles on the organizations, on commodities, on coffee history etc.
Dan and Tom sat down with Pedro and Leo from Medellin, ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true. Colombian can be very balanced, with good More to talk all about coffee sourcing. For our 30th Podcast, Pedro and Leo
Tasting incoming ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true. Colombian can be very balanced, with good More lots from Narino, Buesaco and Inza regions. And Talking… and talking … and …. Long: That’s the first word to describe this
Some slightly bitter
Bitterness is one of 5 basic tastes: Sour, Sweet, Salty, Bitter and Umami (savory flavors). There are many types of bitterness, hence not one avenue to tracking down its source. Bitterness as a positive quality More reflections on the values of the Specialty Coffee
Specialty coffee was a term devised to mean higher levels of green coffee quality than average "industrial coffee" or "commercial coffee". At this point, the term is of limited use, since every multi-national coffee broker More Association, with a touch of unpleasant acidity
Acidity is a positive flavor attribute in coffee, also referred to as brightness or liveliness. It adds a brilliance to the cup, whereas low acid coffees can seem flat. Acidity can sound unattractive. People may More and a tainted defectIn coffee, a defect refers to specific preparation problems with the green coffee, or a flavor problem found in the cupping process. Bad seeds in the green coffee sample are termed defects, and scored against More note in the
A recent Specialty CoffeeSpecialty coffee was a term devised to mean higher levels of green coffee quality than average "industrial coffee" or "commercial coffee". At this point, the term is of limited use, since every multi-national coffee broker More Association newsletter article offers an updated picture of the turmoil for Zimbabwe’s coffee trade I remember when I started buying green
An in depth discussion of the decaffeination process and how it affects green coffee
Green coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion.: Coffee More. This podcast episode is a recording of a Zoom discussion Tom
On coffee brewing
The process of making an infusion of water and roasted, ground coffee. In the most basic sense, hot water is added to coffee ground to produce a drink. Some brewing methods (espresso, turkish coffee) produce More, coffee filters and coffee products. And why (maybe) the old internet was better. When I started Sweet Maria’s I would look into
A guide to understanding the Giling Basah method, a Sumatran coffee-processing tradition. In the Bahasa language of IndonesiaUSDA is (obviously) the United States DepartmentA Department is the term used in some Latin American countries for a State or County. For example, Huila Department is the state in the South of Colombia. More of
A look at the coffee crop cycleThe Coffee Crop Cycle refers to the period of growth of the cherry to maturation and harvest. Coffee has one harvest period a year, although in some there is a second small harvest. From the More and other factors that affect our Green CoffeeGreen coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion.: Coffee More List (jump directly to the lists of upcoming and incoming
Few coffee roasters or importers store all their stock of green coffeeGreen coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted, ground and prepared as an infusion.: Coffee More. That includes Sweet Maria’s Ever wonder where all that Sweet Maria’s coffee comes
This year’s arrivals came with an informational piece Fatoum Muslot put together for the four coffees we purchased from her. But as always, she gave
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