Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

Study Finds Coffee with Milk May Increase Anti-Inflammatory Effect

Coffee that is combined with milk may double the natural anti-inflammatory properties of immune cells, according to research published this week in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  For…


360F Specialty Coffee Roasters Heats Up North of Miami

One family’s complete rotation around the coffee landscape has resulted in the opening of the 360F Specialty Coffee Roasters in Coral Springs, Florida.  The young roasting company owned and operated by…


Marco is Rolling Out the Coldbru Commercial Brewing System

Ireland-based commercial coffee equipment maker Marco Beverage Systems has unveiled its long-awaited automatic cold brew maker the called the Marco Coldbru (styled “ColdBRU” by the company). The streamlined and straightforward…


Prodigal Update: month two and a discussion of roast quality vs roast style

Lessons from the first month We received multiples more inquiries than we had coffee available. Some of that was due to us deciding some of our green, once arrived, was below our quality standards for Prodigal, and some was due to my poor forecasting skills.  Roasting and filling orders and handling inquiries was quite a […]

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

Rui Miguel Nabeiro Named Chair of Europe’s International Coffee Partners

Rui Miguel Nabeiro of Portugese coffee company Delta Cafés has been appointed chairperson of the European nonprofit International Coffee Partners (ICP). Nabeiro, who is the CEO of Delta and its…


Weekly Coffee News: Philz Leaving DC, a Chemex Counterpoint and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Philz Coffee Pulling Out…


Luminous Coffee Flashes with Darling Design and Rarefied Retail

With weekly product drops, vivid designs, adventurous cup characteristics and transaction transparency, Las Vegas-based startup Luminous Coffee is presenting specialty coffee in a whole new light. Offerings through the Luminous…


Go Fund Bean Wage Survey Identifies Disparities in Pay, Benefits

Nearly half (49%) of hourly workers in the coffee retail and roasting industries “cannot comfortably pay their bills every month,” according to the results of the inaugural coffee industry wage…

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

City League Coffee Takes Its Shot in Brooklyn

City League Coffee Roasters is mixing right into its first retail cafe in Brooklyn, New York, taking over the Bay Ridge space that previously bore the name Blend Coffee +…


Proud Mary Coffee Selling Best of Panama Winner for $150 Per Cup

A company not known to shy away from expensive coffees, Australian-born Proud Mary Coffee is launching its most expensive coffee ever. In fact, the coffee may be the world’s most…


Weekly Coffee News: Philz Leaving DC, a Chemex Counterpoint and More

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News. Keep up with all the latest stories by subscribing to DCN’s newsletter, featuring breaking coffee industry news and fresh coffee job listings. Philz Coffee Pulling Out…


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…

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

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....

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

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Texas-based coffee co-packing and single-serve manufacturer Nuzee has entered into a manufacturing agreement with longtime southern California-based coffee roasting company Apffels Fine Coffees. NuZee declined to disclose the financial terms…

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

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.

Coffee Packer NuZee Strikes Manufacturing Deal with Roaster Apffels

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