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Visiting Ajoy and Pranoy Thipaiah at Kerehaklu
post anoxic fermentation naturals drying on raised beds
We have just released two coffees from Kerehaklu, an amazing coffee farm in the Western ...
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Bette Buna: Better, kinder Ethiopian coffees
Bette Buna will be our largest supplier of Ethiopian coffee moving forward. Here's why.
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Transparency Report 2023: How we calculate a fair profit margin
Our widely read transparency report is here — a report card on our 8 core aims.
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Why we changed our packaging
Plastic is very good at keeping coffee fresh, but even "eco-plastics" cause damage. Here's why we ditched them, and how we think about the trade-offs.
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Organic certified coffees: Helpful or Harmful?
You might notice that we don’t carry many certified coffees on our website such as Fair Trade, Rain Forest Alliance, UTZ, or Organic.
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Co-packing: Why we don’t usually do it, and an exciting exception
White label. Co-packing. If you haven’t heard of it before, ‘white label’ is when a coffee roastery roasts for another entirely separate brand, and...
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Fair Trade, Direct Trade or something else?
Coffee people like to tell you how awesome their sourcing model is. Here's our response.
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Deluxe: Building a Blend from Memory
I often think about a sentiment from Stephen Morrisey: “I’ve had 15 to 20 good espressos in my life.” Deluxe sets out to make that achievable on the daily.
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The Story of Stable
I’m trying to recreate memories as coffees when I create a blend. Stable blend is designed to be the best daily espresso we can achieve. It’s my attempt to recreate one of my favourite espresso experiences of all time.
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Complexity in Blending
We have a LOT of love for blends. At their best, they’re one of the only truly creative things a roastery can do with their coffee. Equally, they’re misunderstood by consumers, and misused by so many in the specialty industry in particular. We’ll be doing a week-long soak on this topic with several more articles to come, but this one is the primer that introduces my thoughts on how blending is often (sadly) done, and what blending can be at its best.
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Why do coffee farmers stay poor?
Coffee production could transform less developed countries. More often, it has often left them dependent.
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Our 2022 transparency report: How do you change something as big as coffee?
In a world awash with ethical claims, the coffee supply chain is still inherently exploitative and colonial. Here's what we're doing about it — an update.
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