Nothing Wrong, Something Right
By Todd Mackey There are those times that stand out amidst harder seasons. Days where the mere absence of any issue and lack of conflict can be stunningly beautiful, when “nothing immediately wrong” is wholly special and can stop one dead in their tracks. Then there are stretches where even the rain has sunshine glistening …
On Specialty Coffee in Europe
By Andra Vlaicu Europe is quite a unique region of the world, totaling 51 independent countries. Some of the most popular travel destinations on this tiny continent are France, with its capital Paris, closely followed by Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, and Germany. It should come as no surprise that coffee in Europe is as diverse …
People of Specialty Coffee: An Interview With Chad Trewick
How did you get involved in coffee? My grandma introduced me to coffee when I was a kid and so I have always had her to thank for my enthusiasm for it. It was a treat to spend time with her over a cup in the mornings as I was growing up. Later, I worked …
BUNN Releases 10-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker
BUNN engineers and designers consistently seek to create high quality coffeemakers that brew coffee to the rigorous testing standards of the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) while being easy to use and fit into modern kitchens. The result of their latest work is the new BUNN 10-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker (model HB), which has recently been awarded …
Funcafé and Progreso Foundation Awarded with 2017 SCA Sustainability Awards
As part of its mission, SCA is actively involved in sustainability and looks to its members to take leadership roles in sustainable practices within the specialty coffee sector. With this in mind, the Sustainability Award was created in 2003 to promote, encourage and honor the efforts of those serving as role models through sustainable projects in …
Behmor Connected Brewer Integrates Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service
New Participant in Amazon’s Dash Replenishment Service The Behmor Connected Brewer, which has recently earned the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Home Brewer Certification, is integrated with Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and Amazon Dash Replenishment. Manufactured by Behmor—a leader in connected coffee brewing and home coffee roasting technology—the Behmor Connected Brewer is the world’s first connected brewer to receive the SCA …
Are You Handing Away Your Future One Cupping at a Time?
Sponsored Content Provided by Cropster Imagine if a business threw away valuable competitive information every day – information they paid to create. That would be crazy, right? Well, amazingly that describes the great majority of coffee businesses worldwide. It might even describe yours. How can this be? Cupping is high value work. But the final output …
Cuisinart Launches an Automatic Pour-Over Brewer
The Cuisinart PurePrecision™ Coffee Brewer has recently earned the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Home Brewer Certification. This machine provides an authentic pour-over brewing process by executing three vital variables. These variables are precisely controlled to create the magic of coffeehouse-like perfection. First, broad water dispersion evenly saturates all the grinds, then allows them to “bloom,” extracting their …
Behmor Connected Brewer Integrates Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service
New Participant in Amazon’s Dash Replenishment Service The Behmor Connected Brewer, which has recently earned the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Home Brewer Certification, is integrated with Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service and offers the Amazon Dash Replenishment Service (DRS). Manufactured by Behmor—a leader in connected coffee brewing and home coffee roasting technology—the Behmor Connected Brewer is the world’s first connected brewer to …
Remembering John Rapinchuk (1952 – 2017)
By Ted R. Lingle I had the pleasure of knowing John Rapinchuk for more than 35 years. I first met him in 1981 when SCAA was in the formative stage. At the time he was working with Marvin Golden at Golden Food and Beverage in Boston. In addition to selling fine wines (both Marvin and …
Specialty Coffee Standards and Best-Practices
Over the past year, the Technical Standards Committee of the Specialty Coffee Association of America—now the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), after the recent unification with the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe—has been busy working on revisions to SCAA standards and creating new standards to protect the quality and integrity of specialty coffee. Recently, many new documents have been …
Sara Morrocchi | Preserving the Coffee Supply Chain Amid Big Money Investment
Big investors coming into specialty coffee has many potential upsides, but it can also include changing payment structures, which can lead to increased price exposure for importers and growers. Sara Morrocchi, an expert in supply chain strategies and development work, explains the dimensions of the problem at #RecoDublin.