From cherry to cup
The essential stages that carry coffee from ripe fruit through processing, roasting and evaluation.
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Practical guides and stories about origin, processing, roasting, cupping and keeping coffee fresh.
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Coffee guide
Explore from farm to cup.
Choosing your roast
A straightforward guide to Light, Medium, Medium-Dark and Dark profiles.
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What happens at a cupping?
Why samples are prepared side by side and which qualities tasters consider.
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Before the bean turns brown
A visual introduction to the unroasted coffee that arrives at the sample table.
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Keeping coffee fresh
Why opaque, airtight storage away from light, heat and moisture matters.
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