Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Multiple Michigan Coffee Shops Temporarily Close Following Hate Letters

Multiple Michigan specialty coffee shops have temporarily closed their doors after receiving hate-filled and threatening letters.  The coffee shops are among a growing number of retail business throughout the state…


Black Rifle Coffee Company is Being Sued by an RTD Beverage Consultancy

A once chummy relationship between an Ohio-based beverage consultancy and Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) appears to have soured, with the former suggesting in court that the latter has not…


3 Must-Try Iced Coffee Add-Ins

Here Are 3 Iced Coffee Add-Ins You Have To Try Peanut better and jelly. Salt and pepper. Iced coffee and … well, these three things: 1. Simple Syrup Yes, we all love black coffee. But when speaking about refreshment, a small amount of sugar can bring out the best flavor notes of any iced coffee. How […]


Quality and Freshness Are Off the Hook at Dry Fly Coffee in New Paltz

With house-roasted coffees, locally sourced ingredients and the culinary prowess of a big city chef, Dry Fly Coffee is reeling customers into its newly opened roastery and bakery cafe in…

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Milk and Honey a Sweet Addition to the Denver Coffee Scene

Even before Milk & Honey (Instagram) could officially open its doors, the Colorado coffee startup still found a way to sweeten Denverites’ days with coffee service.  While finishing construction and…


Stretched Milk is the Canvas at Manhattan’s Sammy L Coffee

For years, New York City barista Sammy Lin has been creating small moments of delight for busy coffee drinkers by pouring and etching images into their lattes. A new Manhattan…


ICO Launching Living-Income Benchmarking for Four Coffee-Producing Countries

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is launching living-income benchmarking studies for four of the group’s member countries — Honduras, Rwanda, Togo and Angola — with more expected to follow. Through…


Snoop Dogg Launches INDOxyz Indonesian Specialty Coffee Line

Rapper, cultural icon and business mogul Snoop Dogg just dropped coffee like it’s hot, rolling into the specialty coffee industry with a new brand of Indonesian coffee products called INDOxyz. …

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Milk and Honey a Sweet Addition to the Denver Coffee Scene

Even before Milk & Honey (Instagram) could officially open its doors, the Colorado coffee startup still found a way to sweeten Denverites’ days with coffee service.  While finishing construction and…


Shonell Dillon is Bringing Coffee to New Orleans One Affordable Cup at a Time

One of the newest coffee spots in metro New Orleans is called The Pot Called Kettle (@thepotcalledkettle). Yet unlike some coffee shops that seek to maximize profit, The Pot Called…


Filter Stories Podcast Digs Deep Into The Science of Coffee

The popular coffee-focused podcast “Filter Stories” has taken a deep plunge into coffee science, launching a spinoff series called “The Science of Coffee” (available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud and…


Deforestation: Proposed EU Import Ban May Fail to Protect Tropical Rainforests and Farmers – Here’s How it Should Work

Most European consumers’ shopping baskets tend to include items linked to deforestation in tropical regions, involving agricultural commodities such as beef, soybeans, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, coffee, timber and paper. These…

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

HOW TO BE A BETTER CUPPER

Mar 9, 2023 |

Ahead of the launch of Prodigal, Mark and I cupped for a minimum of one hour each morning. Having such a routine allowed us to calibrate well after cupping more than 2000 samples together. Those sessions also taught us a lot, some of which I’d like to share here....

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

LANDSCAPE (Presentation (16:9)) – 1

As the marketing of plant-based dairy alternatives continues to spill into the political realm both in the United States and abroad, a UK startup is hoping alt milk purveyors will…

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

Altdairy.org Wants to Promote Coffee Purveyors Using Alt Milks

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