Hey Folks, It’s been a while since the SCAA Event in Houston and I’ve wanted to report on it, but catching up and then sickness and stuff had me lagging behind. Well, here I am now so… Houston was the spot for the SCAA Expo this year. I was excited to come out to this [...]
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Spring has Sprung!!
The trees are budding with the start of longer days here in Portland. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we made it through yet another long, dark and wet winter here in this wonderful city we call home. With the budding of the trees in the Pacific Northwest, come the [...]
New Crop on the Horizon!
I tend to get really excited this time of year. The build up of waiting all year for new crop Central American coffee arriving is in the air! We have cupped pre-ship samples and I can tell you, you won’t be disappointed. We have new crop El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala containers all on [...]
Anatomy Lesson: Looking at a Roast
Hey Folks, The largest part of being a Coffee Roaster is guiding the machine through the roasting process. Daily, many times over, with different origins and blends, to different levels and with unique profiles, Roasters here watch this process start to finish. It’s a relatively quick process at roughly 12-16 minutes each time. The process [...]
