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Kenya and the SL28
A 1930s research lab. Two cultivars. A washing process unlike anywhere else. Why Kenya tastes like Kenya — and nothing else.
Kenya and the SL28
A 1930s research lab. Two cultivars. A washing process unlike anywhere else. Why Kenya tastes like Kenya — and nothing else.
Panama and the Geisha
One varietal made Panama famous. Here's the story of Geisha — from an Ethiopian forest to a 2004 cupping table that redrew the map of specialty coffee.
Panama and the Geisha
One varietal made Panama famous. Here's the story of Geisha — from an Ethiopian forest to a 2004 cupping table that redrew the map of specialty coffee.
Ethiopia: where coffee began
The only country in the world where coffee grows wild. Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji — and the genetics nobody has fully catalogued.
Ethiopia: where coffee began
The only country in the world where coffee grows wild. Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, Guji — and the genetics nobody has fully catalogued.
Colombia: a coffee map
Pink Bourbon, Sidra, Wush Wush. The Colombian renaissance and what's making the country's specialty coffee genuinely exciting again.
Colombia: a coffee map
Pink Bourbon, Sidra, Wush Wush. The Colombian renaissance and what's making the country's specialty coffee genuinely exciting again.
Why fresh roast matters
Coffee is alive in a way most people don't realize. Here's the chemistry of why — and why we ship within 48 hours.
Why fresh roast matters
Coffee is alive in a way most people don't realize. Here's the chemistry of why — and why we ship within 48 hours.
The hunt for rare varieties
Why we built ESPRĒN around the coffees most roasters won't bother with — and what "rare" actually means in a cup.
The hunt for rare varieties
Why we built ESPRĒN around the coffees most roasters won't bother with — and what "rare" actually means in a cup.