February 28, 2006
by deCadmus
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Reason Magazine has published one of the more — well, reasonable – articles about Fair Trade I’ve read in quite some time. It’s a lengthy piece and it covers a lot of angles, so it’s tough to grab a representative … Continue reading
February 27, 2006
by deCadmus
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Four years ago I wrote this homage to New Orleans’ coffee traditions… clearly, it speaks to more carefree days in the Big Easy. Today, even these many months after the devastation of Katrina, it’s still difficult to grasp what’s been … Continue reading
February 24, 2006
by deCadmus
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Like most everybody with an email address, I get a daily deluge of email offers to sell me mortgages, prescription drugs, and college diplomas… and while I’d love to paper my walls with non-accredited college diplomas in fantastic subjects — … Continue reading
February 24, 2006
by deCadmus
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While lots of us look to a cuppa coffee for a little lift — a little pick-me-up, if you will — this is definitely taking things to a new level. Java Sutra, based in Portland, OR, claims its coffee will … Continue reading
February 24, 2006
by deCadmus
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I was fortunate enough to learn the fundamentals of cupping coffee at Barry Jarrett’s elbow. Of the many, many things I learned from Barry, one really tattooed itself on my brain, and it has to do with how our perceptions … Continue reading
February 22, 2006
by deCadmus
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And the number shall be… three? There’s a tried and true technique called triangle cupping that’s used to identify which of three coffees is different. (For you Sesame Street fans, it’s a game of One of These Things Is Not … Continue reading
February 20, 2006
by deCadmus
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For a little more than five years now I’ve been a keen student of coffee… of coffee’s origins and varietals, growing and processing, beans and blends and roasting. Along the way I’ve learned more about farming than I’d ever have … Continue reading
February 14, 2006
by deCadmus
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In which your author drinks bad coffee so you don’t have to… Imus Ranch Coffee… claims to be “100% Colombian Coffee”. I don’t see anything on the Imus Ranch package to suggest it’s 100% Arabica coffee, and given its wet … Continue reading