Signature Drinks and The Specialty Coffee Experience
By Colin Whitcomb For those who build and run specialty coffee shops, the big question is: How do we want people to experience coffee? It’s a loaded question, as answering it requires probing even further: How do we want people to drink coffee? How do they interact with coffee? Should they be drinking black coffee …
Specialty Coffee | Less and Less a Bull’s-eye to Hit, More and More the Bull to Catch
By Michael Kaiser I was not born a coffee farmer, but providence would introduce me to one. In July of 2011, one month after moving to El Salvador, I found myself across the table from Emilio Lopez Diaz, listening to the story of Cuatro M, the collection of coffee farms, processing facilities and their exporting …
90+ Profiles: Getting to Know Andy Sprenger
Who are you and what do you do in coffee? I’m Andy Sprenger, the owner of Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters in Lakewood, CO. Right now I’m working on building out the space for the roastery/cafe, and everything else that opening a business involves. Soon we’ll be roasting and brewing beautiful coffee for the good people …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Design
Let’s face it, there are tons of challenges in life and drinkware shouldn’t be one of them. We’ve all experienced the coffee dribble down the shirt. The Contigo brand is a leading innovator of Travel Mugs. Our AUTOSEAL® line has become America’s #1 Selling* line of travel mugs. Our patented AUTOSEAL technology is designed to …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Get It Now
If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Why should I care about the sauces I serve?” it’s time we chat over a cup of coffee. Better yet, a mocha. Look down at that mocha and imagine the work it took to get it just right. The right bean. The right roast. The perfect amount of water. Before …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | People
The New Black is bringing the best of the Third Wave to Asia We can’t share the details in this setting, but let’s just say our vision is ambitious. If you have that elusive blend of artistry, ambition and discipline, we’d love to tell you more about it. An unparalleled opportunity for the right coffee …
Portfolio | Issue No. 5 | Innovation
Cablevey Conveyors is a manufacturing company that develops and builds state-of-the-art systems used to convey specialty materials. Based on patented, gentle, cable-and-disc technology, our conveyors gently move products such as roasted and ground coffee through an enclosed tube without the use of air. This virtually eliminates the product separation and degradation that occur with traditional …
Roya Recovery Project Info
Hemileia vastatrix, or Coffee Leaf Rust (Roya in Spanish), is a leaf fungus that causes significant damage to coffee plants and therefore the supply and quality of crop for several harvest cycles after infestation. Today, it is creating a state of emergency in many parts of Central America. Most experts conclude that a warmer-than -normal …
Portfolio | Issue No. 4 | Events
Busting Coffee Myths at Barista Nation LA The Dreaded Single Shot of Espresso, Light vs. Dark Roast Coffee, Is It Harder for Women to Have Careers in Coffee? These and many other myths will be explored and busted on September 28th, 2013 at Barista Nation LA hosted by Curtis. Learn latte art with the LA …
Once Upon A Coffee
By Mike Ferguson, Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters If hindsight is 20/20, then memory is myopic and has astigmatism. Human memory is beautifully and tragically flawed, nearly beyond measure and certainly beyond our willingness to admit. While this can be bad news within a justice system dependent on witness testimony, it is otherwise good news …
The Power of Myth in Coffee
Popular Belief and What It Says About Us By Peter Giuliano, Specialty Coffee Association of America In the popular parlance, the word “myth” is used to mean “incorrect information presented as fact.” That’s not the whole story. Myths, legends, and popular beliefs are more than just mistakes. For one thing, they are repeated, spreading from …
The Way We Were | Specialty Coffee’s First Decade
By Donald N. Schoenholt, Gillies Coffee Co., SCAA Co-Founder Ted Williams and millions of other young men came home from the Second World War in 1946. They went back to school or, as Ted did, they went back to work. They began families and they and their children, who became known as the Baby Boomers, …