Navigating the coffee aisle at your local grocer is never easy. A hundred bags sit staring at you with labels sporting words like “naturally processed,” “ fair trade organic,” or “Cultivar”. If you are lucky your local cafe will be able to decode coffee bag language for you before you Read more…
Some of you may remember the Brazil Moscardini from last April. We are excited to have it back this year! This coffee is described as having citrus, white peach, and herbal notes with a sweet aftertaste. It is medium bodied with a lively acidity and it comes from a family Read more…
Recently, we had the honor of chatting with Peggy Schaeffer, a wonderful woman who, in the late ’70s, served in the Peace Corps in Yemen. A few weeks back, Peggy went to one of our Saturday Roasterie Tours and heard that we’ve been roasting a Yemeni coffee. After the tour, Read more…
Beyond the bow… A look inside Yemeni Coffee We’re excited to introduce this special Yemeni coffee… right in time for the holidays! The coffee was sourced from Al-Ezzi Industries, an exporter in Haraaz, Yemen that strives to “develop sustainable agricultural and long-term health for the Yemeni mountain communities.” It is Read more…
This past June, we embarked on our first Coffee Origin trip to Honduras! We partnered with Alejandra Flores of Unataza Coffee, who is actually from Honduras herself. Here are some of the things we did, learned, and celebrated from our trip. Why Honduras? As you may know, the coffee Read more…
All of the coffee in the world comes primarily from the same group of countries: places like Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya; El Salvador, Brazil, and Colombia. These are beautiful countries, filled with rich culture, lush scenery, and innovative, talented people who have a lot to offer the rest of the Read more…
If you ever visit us at a Farmers’ Market, you will likely come across a bag of beans titled Indonesia Sumatra Mandheling. Our Sumatran coffee is one of our more popular bags due to the rich flavor and perfect growing conditions in Indonesia. This full body, darker roast coffee has Read more…
Photo: 365Cincinnati Anyone with kids knows that coffee can be a very important asset to the day. And Book Bums, located inside the Kids First Sports Center on Kemper Road, knows that too. Book Bums gives parents the flexibility to enjoy a cup of La Terza Coffee while watching their kids’ practice or Read more…
Written by Chuck Pfahler My favorite coffee right now is our Panama Baru India High. The coffee grows in the Boquete region on the Anselmito Estate, which offers beautiful views of the Baru Volcano as well as the main square in the small town of Boquete. The coffee itself has Read more…
Has anyone heard of that big company called Proctor and Gamble? We have one of P&G’s employees to thank for making coffee a huge deal in Columbia. It is kind of hard to believe that a million dollar industry was all due to one man’s work, but it isn’t hard to Read more…