Origins
Does Honey-Processed Coffee Ferment While It Dries?
A 2024 microbiology study traces exactly what takes over a honey-processed coffee bed while it dries, bacteria first, then yeast, and shows why "no fermentation tank" ...
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Notes from the roastery: what we buy, how we roast it, and what we have learned building coffee programs on the Gulf Coast.
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What Is a Coffee Landrace?
A landrace isn't wild coffee and it isn't a named variety like SL-28. It's a crop population farmers keep reselecting without a formal breeding program, and it's what ...
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What Is a Coffee Varietal?
A varietal is the kind of coffee plant the seed came from. The harder question is what that name is standing in for, because the same line on a bag can hold a named se...
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Why Is High-Altitude Coffee Better?
Growing higher raises the sugar in a coffee seed by a large, measurable amount. Elevation is standing in for temperature, and the grade on the bag certifies the farm r...
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Why Does Natural Process Coffee Taste Fruity?
Three of the naturals on our shelf share one processing record and taste nothing alike. The reason is that almost none of the fruit's own flavor crosses into the seed.
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Why Does Coffee Smell Like Coffee?
Green coffee barely smells of anything. Roasting builds the whole aroma from scratch, and it does it along four unrelated chemical routes. Which precursor becomes whic...
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What Is Natural Process Coffee?
Natural process names an operation performed at origin. Four naturals on one shelf run from mango and papaya to milk chocolate and roasted almond, which is what the wo...
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What Is Ethiopian Coffee?
The region on an Ethiopian label is a trading habit that outlived its system. Four specifications decide the cup instead, and a good listing publishes all of them.
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Ethiopia Birbirsa Coffee: Bright, Fruity Light Roast Guide
Ethiopia Birbirsa is a natural process light roast grown near 2100 meters: granola, mango, orange. Brew it on a V60 or Chemex at 1:15 to 1:16.
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Ethiopia Gerba Dogo: Guji Coffee Guide and Brewing Tips
Ethiopia Gerba Dogo comes from smallholders in the Guji zone: floral, stone fruit, clean finish. Brew it on a V60 or Chemex in about three minutes.
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Ethiopia Yabitu Koba: Heirloom Coffee with Peachy Notes
Ethiopia Yabitu Koba is a natural process heirloom lot from a smallholder collective: cooked peach, apricot, dates. Brew at 1:15 to keep the fruit.
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What Is Heirloom Coffee?
Heirloom coffee refers to Ethiopia's thousands of native wild varieties. What the term really means, how heirloom cups taste, and whether it signals quality.
