Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

The Chemex ChemAer Swirls Into the Home Brewer Market

Massachusetts-based coffee equipment maker Chemex has launched a new brewer and decanter combo called the ChemAer. Maintaining the general shape, brewing style and borosilicate glass construction of the original Chemex…


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…


The Rise of Due Diligence Legislation and What it Means for Coffee Companies

[Editor’s note: This is Part 5 of an ongoing editorial series led by Verité exploring labor issues affecting the global coffee sector through its U.S. Department of Labor-funded Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable…


Quality Coffee Flows in Florida at the Pumphouse Pouratorium

Pumphouse Coffee Roasters is fully primed with the opening of the Pouratorium, an approximately 7,700-square-foot flagship roastery, coffee bar, kitchen and training center in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The Pouratorium…

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

Technivorm Moccamaster Brews its First Burr Grinder, the KM5

Technivorm, the Dutch maker of the iconic Moccamaster range of coffee brewers, today launched its first burr coffee grinder, the Moccamaster KM5. Underneath a 9-ounce-capacity hopper — composed of plastic…


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. …


Warm Your Bones With 10 Ski Country Coffees

Snow blankets the landscape in Hamilton, Montana. Courtesy of Big Creek Coffee Roasters. While the sun is finally peeking through the clouds in our home base of Berkeley, California, much of the U.S. is still blanketed in snow. If you’re trying to dig out of your driveway to go to work, that’s a bummer, but […]


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…

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

Guatemala’s Anacafé Signs Deal with Green Coffee Tech Provider ProfilePrint

Singapore-based AI-driven ingredient profiling company ProfilePrint and the Guatemalan national coffee association Anacafé have signed a strategic-partnership deal.  The partnership is expected to result in the first major practical application…


Fairtrade Launches Humanitarian and Environmental Risk Map

The nonprofit Fairtrade International has released the Fairtrade Risk Map, an interactive tool designed to promote communication regarding human rights and environmental risks.  The map launched with week with a…


Ethiopia Cup of Excellence Program Suspended for 2023

After a three-year run that generated more than US$3 million in income for coffee farmers, the Ethiopia Cup of Excellence (CoE) program has been suspended for 2023.  CoE sibling nonprofit…


Stōk Owner Danone Plans $65 Million Florida Bottling Plant

Packaged foods company Danone North America is planning to invest up to $65 million over the next two years to build and expand a bottle production line for coffee creamers…

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

3 Must-Try Iced Coffee Add-Ins

Mar 14, 2023 |

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...

4 different ways to brew iced coffee

Mar 14, 2023 |

What are the different ways to brew iced coffee? I don’t know about you, but my Instagram feed is flooded with artsy photos of mouthwatering, refreshing coffee elixirs that I am just dying to get my hands on every time my thumb hits the phone screen scrolling. They’ve...

How to fit coffee into your budget

Mar 11, 2023 |

Is Making Coffee at Home Cheaper?  Let's just get it out there: Most office coffee is weak and terrible. How are you supposed to actually survive a day with your coworkers when your coffee is watered down, burnt—or even worse—decaf? You can't. So what do you do...

Alternative Ways of Brewing Coffee

Mar 11, 2023 |

GIVE THESE BREWING METHODS A TRY As a result of the pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee, a number of alternative coffee brewing methods naturally come to light, on the merit that they produce the best strong, dark coffee. While there are indeed quite a number of...

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

Glitter Cat HR

The nonprofit training and professional development outfit Glitter Cat has launched Glitter Car HR, a new program designed to diversify the field of human resources in the coffee industry. Applications…

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

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.

Glitter Cat Seeking Trainees for Coffee-Focused HR Program

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