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A Mexican love affair

03.03.26

Mexico.. conjures up tacos, guacamole, mezcal, beaches, warm seas, drug cartels, la dia de los muertos and coffee. I’ve been telling people over the past few years that there are two origins that I feel for a long time I’ve underrated and undervalued. Peru is one, the other is Mexico. We’ve had a number of good all day everyday drinkers from Mexico and some super processed bangers from the well known Finca Chelin. Most of these coffees have come through importer Raw Material via their in cou...

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Moving house

04.02.26

If you're a follower of our newsletter then you'll know that Crankhouse is now in it's 4th home since it began in my ...

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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 hav...

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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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