Soma espresso is back in season and we are happy with the components. We have one more component on the way we will add to it as it's ...

The weather is turning a bit chilly here. It's a good time to try some new coffees. If you are still looking for a good hand mill or a p...

Drip Coffee, photo by Ben Kaminksy To many, drip coffee is the ugly blemish that they want to forget. I mean, no self-respecting "waver...

Thanks Simon. I DO enjoy this!! ;-)

I am out of Cambridge right now in Eastern TN to be exact. Not exactly on a coffee related mission right now therefore the lack of noise. Wh...

We got a shipment of coffees from Mr. Simon Hsieh who is a roaster going by the moniker of 4-Arts zero-defects coffees in Taiwan. It's ...

Cupping coffee is one of the things I enjoy most. To cup is divine. In truth, it could be Tea or anything in the cup and if the flavor is th...

Trust me on this. Sugars mean a lot more than you may realize in coffee. They are an incredibly complex topic when you approach them and esp...

Photo Courtesy of Edwin Martinez "The above picture remains in my opinion the start of what is ultimately the critical point for most e...

Stale: Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability. Is it that simple for your green coffee? Is it possible that over time, someth...

"The lot that Aaron ( Brown Coffee Co. ) has I believe is from El Eden which means Eden. I think it was my aunt Delmi that gave this p...

" FINCA HARTMANN is a small family farm owned and operated by Ratibor Hartmann and his sons and daughter. The land use is predominantly...

'In theory, and many times in practice, vineyards are designated "grand cru" (literally, "great growth") when they h...

Originally uploaded by asteri design . Terroir in a direct translation from French yields us simply 'earth' or 'land.' The b...

The romance of your first great cup and getting back to that feeling. Be it coffee, tea, or wine, this is what we are searching for. That on...

Photo of very expensive tea by Ben Kaminsky We typically don't drink good tea in North America. I know Americans don't drink very mu...

- NORTH AMERICA - A quick run down of the coffee blogs I read these days. There are many more out there that are great and amazing, but thes...

We pull up to a table at the nearest cafe and nestle ourselves in with a 20oz to go cup of coffee flavored milk and sit. Content to settle ...