Commodities pricing- not the typical coffee shop chatter. Or at least it wasn't. We have found ourselves regularly checking the Financial Times and the Bloomberg.com site. Over the past six months or so we have seen coffee prices steadily rising. The commodities price is not only at a 14-year high...
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ZUMAY
Alright, it is February, a month for tulip bouquets or roses, slated caramels and mini pink cupcakes (at least that's what my holiday was like) and we, for some reason come up with the most romantic coffee description of the year. Marketing? If only we were so savvy. We can't...
Vickie Earns 2nd Place in NWBC Brew Comp
If you’ve never seen a SCAA sanctioned barista competition they’re pretty intense. No there is no fire juggling or running obstacle courses just seriously high standards to meet. These competitions were designed to elevate the craft of the barista by focusing in on every aspect that affects the skill of...
Northwest Regional Barista Competition
So rarely do we get excited about a social event in January in Tacoma- but here it is: The 2011 Northwest Regional Barista Championship is this weekend. We are packing our brew equipment and carpooling down. As we speak our staff trainer and assistant trainer are training to be judges....
Fresh Crop! Micro-lot Colombia Huila-Monserrate
Just in- Fresh Crop Columbia Huila-Monserrate! Producer Dario Anaya grows this coffee in the idyllic high altitude community of Monserrate. He takes great pride in constantly improving the quality of his beans. We are delighted to have purchased this micro-lot produced with care. When you take the first sweet, floral...