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Big, but oh so beautiful Brazil

15.08.25

Brazil is the largest producer of coffee (full stop). They produce almost 40% of the world's total production and have some of the largest plantations and mills in the world. The 'typical' flavour profile for a majority of Brazil coffees are milk chocolate and nuts with very low acidity and a high body. No fruit here.. none at all. But of course that's a massive generalisation, since the production regions are spread over a huge land mass with varying climates, soil, altitude and topography. ...

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Prices, costs and value

08.06.25

This post has come about from two recent newsletters in which we highlighted how our simple pricing model is probably...

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What's all the fuss about - roasting profiles, brew methods and resting

29.04.25

Last weekend we (Fran, Jack and moi) represented Crankhouse at the Glasgow Coffee Festival. I met the founder, Lisa L...

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The Sleeping Giant

18.03.25

For me, India has always been was of those ..meh.. origins. Tried a few .. not really inspired, and passed. I did hav...

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A visit to the birthplace of coffee (and humanity).

15.01.25

Ethiopia holds a special place for many of us that work in speciality coffee. One of our industry leaders Peter Guili...

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2024 is a wrap

24.12.24

By way of tradition, here's the last newsletter of 2024 with a snapshot of our year, including the highs and lows and...

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What’s in a profile ?

18.09.24

It’s very seldom a roaster gets to taste the same coffee roasted on the same (to all intense and purposes) machine by...

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A decade of learning

07.05.24

If you read the last newsletter you'll know that I've just been away on a course called 'Plant to Port' in Colombia, ...

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Costa Ri-ca-ca

29.02.24

I’ve just returned from visiting producers and cooperatives in Costa Rica with our import partner DR Wakefield Coffee...

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