News articles tagged with 'single origins'
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On the road
Some of you may be aware that each year, coffee tragics from around the globe gather somewhere in the US for the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s annual expo. This is the biggest event on the specialty coffee calendar and this year, the expo was even bigger, as it was combined with the World Barista Championship. The host city this year was Atlanta, Georgia.
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From cup to origin — part II
We finally touch down in Guatemala City and catch a cab straight to Antigua (a city in the central Highlands of Guatemala), where we base ourselves for the next eight days. The last couple of weeks were great, but the change of scenery is timed perfectly, as we’ve pretty much had our fill of courses, conferences, parties and stuffy hotels. Since this is our first trip to Central America, we’ve come without much of an agenda. The real idea of this impromptu visit is to go with the flow and establish some footing in a region we know so well in theory, but so little in practice.
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A Little Bit of Home at Our Place on the Hill
Visiting Our Place on the Hill in Kalamunda nostalgically reminded me of being back at my grandma’s house in central Kansas. Cosy, familiar and smelling oh so good, I had the feeling that not only was I was about to savour a great cup of coffee, but I was also very close to indulging in more than my fair share of homemade baked goods.
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Hush — it's no secret!
There’s something in the air besides sea breeze in Fremantle. Upon an unscientific observation, there seems to be an above average amount of smiles bellowing in and around Hush Espresso on Market Street. Which therein begs a more curious question: why do the folks nestled in this area appear to be so darn happy?
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Talking Coffee in Tanzania
When I found out that Sustainable Harvest’s ’Let’s Talk Coffee’ conference was being held in Moshi immediately following the Rwandan COE, I managed to extend my trip to East Africa and make my way to Tanzania.
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Giving Quality a Number
With massive growth in the number of coffees available for purchase, having the skill to discern and accurately articulate their value is quickly becoming very useful. As much as we love to get sucked into the inevitable quality debate, snapping up the best coffees requires us to get over our own personal subjectivity and force ourselves to start throwing down some definitive numbers.
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