$12 cup of coffee now for sale at New York cafes – NYPOST.com
"It is a higher-end coffee, and you have to take a lot of time developing and processing it," said Holt. "Once the coffee is harvested, it is dried on a raised African drying bed — the actual coffee...
View ArticleArticle on Varietals in Fresh Cup
There’s a nice article on coffee varietals in the new issue of Fresh Cup, including quotes from George Howell and yours truly! Check it out in print, or read it online here. The article begins on page...
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Ethiopia Guide
I’ve been composing a rather long guide to buying coffee in Ethiopia. There are still a few more drafts to go through, but I thought it would be nice to post some of the information here on the blog....
View ArticleDaniel in the New York Times on “Peak Coffee”
I’ve been keeping busy teaching in Honduras and San Francisco. And right now I’m in New York doing some consulting work. Which is fitting enough because today I was invited to take part in a forum for...
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Roasting at Origin Article
I’ve got a short article in the March issue of Fresh Cup magazine. It’s not available online, but for those of you in the coffee industry, you should be reading Fresh Cup anyway! It’s for the...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Been Up To
The last time I posted in May, I was in Panama. I’m in Seattle now, and here’s a quick run-down on what I’ve been up to in the coffee world. 1) First of all that Panama trip. As I noted before, I was...
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Common Cupping Mistakes — Hot Water!
I have set up hundreds of cuppings in over fifty different venues (I lost count somewhere), in ten different countries, from New York City to to mountains of Harar, Ethiopia. There have been cuppings...
View ArticleCommon Cupping Lab Mistakes — Smelly Cups
You’re focused in on the coffee, you’re about to write something brilliant on your cupping form. You’re reaching for your pencil as you tuck your head to the side and spit into your cup. Boom. Plastic...
View ArticleCommon Cupping Mistakes — Not Really Blind
These are some of the most common mistakes I have seen in cupping labs in my career. These are the problems that pop up again and again. Even when you warn people to prepare for the problem, they often...
View ArticleHow to Cup Coffee When You’re Sick
Can you cup coffee when you have a cold? Should you cup coffee when you have a cold? The answer is yes and no, but perhaps not for the reasons you were imagining. 2014 greeted me with a nasty cold this...
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