August 22, 2011
by deCadmus
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I’ve been enjoying immensely the coffee I roasted late Thursday evening — a Costa Rican from the West Vallet region — Cafetalera Herbazu.1 This is a plenty bright cup (which I learned the *first* time I roasted it). Its fragrance … Continue reading
October 12, 2008
by deCadmus
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Let’s face it. Right now the folks at Square Mile — Stephen Morrissey, James Hoffmann and Annette Moldvaer1 — could phone it in. They could source dubious coffees, call them edgy, describe them cryptically while lavishing them with praise… and … Continue reading
March 30, 2008
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It’s hard to peer into Starbucks’ notoriously opaque coffee sourcing standards. In a Sunday article in the Seattle Times — Changing the Way Costa Rican Farmers Grow Coffee – and Live — writer Manuel Valdes offers a glimpse, through the … Continue reading
August 8, 2007
by deCadmus
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Ever thought about what it *really* takes to get coffee from seed to cup? What life is like in a coffee-growing community? There’s really only one way to learn… make a trip to origin! Coffee Kids — by any measure, … Continue reading
August 3, 2007
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Congratulations to James Hoffman (whom you may know as Jim Seven (that’s his blog in the list down yonder) on capturing the top honors at the World Barista Championship in Tokyo. His performance was — in a word — artistic. … Continue reading
November 5, 2003
by deCadmus
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Rating: Rating: Coffee is a fruit, you know… Sipping the cup in front of me, this simple truth is underlined. The cup is lush, heavily fruited with black cherry, and reveals a sweet tobacco finish. Oh… and it’s from Costa … Continue reading
June 11, 2001
by deCadmus
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I am — nearly every day — amazed by coffee. By its infinite variety, its complexity, its capability to surprise and delight… and all this within just a single growing region of the world, the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica. … Continue reading