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Home base in Medellin, Colombia!
It was finally time! We have spent the last few years traveling back and forth between our producers farms in Colombia and our lab in Washington DC. As much as we love traveling, we felt it was time to set up shop in Colombia to be able to run a smoother and more...
Costa Rica on the Horizon – Another Farm-Direct Relationship
With so much delicious coffee in the world, it only made sense for us to expand our horizon and venture beyond Colombia, continuing our search for more "diamond in the rough" coffees. It didn't take us long to run in to Jorge Brenes of...
Giving Back – The full cycle of Specialty Coffee
Coffee is life for so many, and no, I’m not just talking about those of us who can’t function without our morning cup of joe. I’m talking about the hard working men and women at the farm level who work passionately, day in and day out, embracing the coffee culture and...
What is the Cup of Excellence?
If you are like most coffee drinkers, you probably don't know the difference between a Caturra bean and a Bourbon...and I don't mean the Whiskey. There is a lot that goes in to the coffee process, from the actual tending of the coffee plants, to the picking of the...
How It all began
It started when I was 5 years old, asking my mom to make my mug of hot milk with a splash of coffee and lots of sugar. This was my attempt to be more like the adults of my family who drank their coffee religiously...and black. It was in my blood. My grandfather, a...