I was reminded recently of how everything and everyone is connected.
I was in a meeting with a prospective customer that is looking to buy a new espresso machine. For various reasons we decided that something from La Marzocco would be a great fit for his new coffee shop. I told him that I would do some [...]
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Small World
One Man’s Treasure
Greetings Dear Readers,
Before it arrives steaming and aromatic in our mugs, coffee goes on a mythical journey. It begins as a tiny cherry on a remote misty mountaintop stopping in a picker’s bag, a drying patio, a processing center, a sea-borne container ship, and, ultimately, a green warehouse before becoming the drink we all [...]
Unique Coffee Grower
Coffee growers have been struggling to survive for a long time. Even current high prices may not help all of them. I met one grower in his roaster facility in Bogota, Colombia, who is still trying to earn all the possible value of the chain. He has not only tried to sell his coffee directly [...]
The Humble Spectrophotometer
When people discover that I’m a coffee roaster, they usually have one question: How about some free coffee? After that, I’m often asked how I can tell when the beans are done. The answer is a fairly complex combination of smell, sight, time, temperature, and several other factors. Today, however, we’re going to [...]
