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Kenya and the SL28
A guide to one of coffee’s most distinctive origins: cooperative factories, meticulous washed processing, famous physical grades and two “SL” selections that are less closely related than their names suggest.
Kenya and the SL28
A guide to one of coffee’s most distinctive origins: cooperative factories, meticulous washed processing, famous physical grades and two “SL” selections that are less closely related than their names suggest.
Panama and the Geisha
How one Ethiopian landrace, grown in the highlands of western Panama, changed the economics and expectations of specialty coffee.
Panama and the Geisha
How one Ethiopian landrace, grown in the highlands of western Panama, changed the economics and expectations of specialty coffee.
Ethiopia: where coffee began
Arabica’s botanical story is rooted in East Africa. Ethiopia remains Arabica’s primary centre of diversity, one of the world’s largest coffee-producing countries and one of coffee’s most culturally significant homes.
Ethiopia: where coffee began
Arabica’s botanical story is rooted in East Africa. Ethiopia remains Arabica’s primary centre of diversity, one of the world’s largest coffee-producing countries and one of coffee’s most culturally significant homes.
Colombia: a coffee map
A concise guide to one of the world’s major arabica origins — its geography, varieties, processing traditions, harvest patterns and the information worth looking for on a Colombian bag.
Colombia: a coffee map
A concise guide to one of the world’s major arabica origins — its geography, varieties, processing traditions, harvest patterns and the information worth looking for on a Colombian bag.
Why fresh roast matters
Roasted coffee changes from the moment it leaves the roaster. Freshness matters — but the useful question is not “how fresh?” It is “fresh enough for this coffee and this...
Why fresh roast matters
Roasted coffee changes from the moment it leaves the roaster. Freshness matters — but the useful question is not “how fresh?” It is “fresh enough for this coffee and this...
The hunt for rare varieties
Why ESPRĒN is drawn to coffees that exist in small volumes — and what “rare” should, and should not, imply.
The hunt for rare varieties
Why ESPRĒN is drawn to coffees that exist in small volumes — and what “rare” should, and should not, imply.