Brew Guides & Education
Producer Deep Dive: Fredy Nahun Vasquez
After tasting Fredy’s coffees we talked more with Brendan Adams, the founder of Semilla, and we heard more about Fredy’s story and his experience with coffee. In 2021, his coffees were blended into...
Dialed In: An Extra Long Bloom
Jonathan Cox, the Head Roaster at Propeller Coffee Co. shared the pour-over recipe that he has been loving for this coffee. “I’ve been experimenting with an extra-long bloom recently and...
Frank Torres and 100-hour Anaerobic Natural Fermentation
Frank Torres’ farm, Finca La Indonesia, is located in La Union, Nariño, a small town in western Colombia. This farm has been in the Torres family for over 40 years. Torres now oversees...
Origin Deep Dive: Colombia
As the third largest coffee producer in the world, Colombia has a well established reputation. Both in quality and quantity, it is a country known internationally for its huge output...
Espresso Martini Recipe
An espresso martini is a perfect drink for an early evening caffeine fix. We’ve put together a delicious recipe that’s not too sweet so the taste of the coffee still shines through....
Cinnamon & Ginger Syrup for a holiday drink
Want to spice up your coffee? With the cold weather settling in and the holiday season around the corner, we thought it was the perfect time to share a holiday drink recipe! ...
Q&A With Ambros Coffee Co.
This is our first time featuring Ambros Coffee Co., the Montreal-based roastery run by brothers, Anthony and Tom Argiropoulos. Inspired by their Greek heritage and their family involvement in the specialty coffee world, the...
Q&A With Shelby Merrithew of Zombie Queen
-How did you get into roasting? I started getting interested in coffee when I was working as a barista in a small town cafe. I would roast coffee at...
How to Brew Naturally Processed Coffees...
...with our director of Coffee, Dustin Ryan Yu! Natural processed coffees are interesting because it is how coffees were traditionally processed. What most people drink and are familiar with though,...
Sourcing Coffee with Drew Johnson, the owner of Bows Coffee Roasters
Drew Johnson, the owner of Bows Coffee Roasters, has been working in the coffee industry for a long time. Johnson worked for a number of different roasters before opening his own roastery in 2011....
Q&A With Laine Cosens of Drift Coffee Roasters (Q&A Round 2)
Since we last interviewed Laine Cosens, the owner of Drift Coffee Roasters, he has won The Forward Lottery 3 times! (Here's a link to our first interview with Laine). The Forward Lottery...
Q&A With Curtis Durocher of Fullstrong Coffee Roasters
Hailing from rural Kentville, Nova Scotia, Curtis Durocher, the owner of Fullstrong Coffee Roasters, took an unusual path to get into roasting coffee. Initially a bobsledder and a Highland Games participant, Durocher has only been...