And like everything, the coffee industry is not immune to this change either, and perhaps, even more so due to its unique and intimate relationship between coffee farmers, suppliers, roasting houses, cafes, and coffee drinkers. We wanted to go beyond our limited horizon of understanding and reach out to gauge how the rest of the industry is reacting and responding to one of the most important issues in our lifetime....
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We added our first Rwandan in June 2018. You loved it so much, we've hand-selected two more for our line-up! Known as "The Land of a Thousand Hills," Rwanda has an ideal climate with high altitudes and rich soils perfect for growing coffee....
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This coffee is from Indonesia and is processed by wild Asian Palm Civets. They find the ripest and freshest coffee cherries and through the magic of their digestive enzymes, they break down the beans. Once they've "deposited" the beans, the beans are collected, washed thoroughly, and processed....
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Coffee in India began when an Indian saint, Baba Budan, smuggled coffee seeds out of Yemen and planted them in South-Central India. Since then, India has become renowned for its quality and strict standards to only export the best beans. All Indian coffee is shade-grown, under natural forest trees like Teak, Rosewood, Silver Oak and Jackfruit....
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You may be surprised to hear - Honey Process coffees are all sweet, and no honey is used in the process at all! The process gets its name because the sticky (honey-like) outer layer of the fruit is left behind for the drying process. Depending on how long the beans are left to age (and how much light they are exposed to), determines the color classification....
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This week we're visiting Hacienda La Minita located in the gorgeous backdrop of the Tarrazu region in Central Costa Rica! It's the peak of harvest season, so we'll be cupping the new crop that will hit our warehouse later this Spring!...
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Dutch traders brought coffee to Southeast Asia in the 17th century, including - you guessed it - the Indonesian island of Java. When these delicious beans started circulating all over the world, the word "Java" became synonymous with coffee....
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