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We just received the new crop lot of Rwanda Duhingekawa Women’s Cooperative coffee from this Fair Trade group, and it has the same balanced, slightly citric profile as last year’s great delivery. Read more about their unique group here. We also have the classic Sulawesi Grade One Toraja, a traditional semi-washed Indonesia

Paul Adams over at Slate finds his way around the Clover. And no, we don't have them at Ristretto, but they do make a nice cup of coffee.

From Vietnam's Thanh Nien News: [Robusta] Coffee bean prices [recently] reached a 13-year high of ... US$2.50 per kilo... As a result, the 434,000 hectares of coffee plantations in the Central Highlands, which produces 80 percent of Vietnam’s coffee output,...

Best Coffee Beans are launching two new exceptionally tasting roasted coffees aimed at coffee shops and restaurants who want to serve ethical coffee to their customers without compromising on taste or quality.

Both coffees are triple certified by the Fairtrade Foundation, the Soil Association and the Rainforest Alliance, ensuring they are good for coffee drinkers, good for coffee producers and good for the planet.

The two new coffees ‘House Proud “Fully Certified”

“‘There is a growing appetite for ethically sourced coffee and businesses are increasingly becoming aware of the need to change” says Best Coffee Beans Director, Joanna Aleksic ‘”we support businesses to serve their customers great tasting, ethically sourced coffee that doesn’’t compromise on either.’”

(www.businessandblogging.com) I can’t believe that another week has already passed and it’s time for another coffee break.

Are you as ready for a break today as I am?

Grab your coffee, lean back in your chair, and enjoy today’s reading.

• We couldn’t have a discussion on blogging this week without mentioning

pesce veloce del baltico posted a photo:

la coffee hole è una pinhole sperimantale, ottenuta dentro una scatoletta da argenteria, che ha la particolarità di montare come obbiettivo il filtro di una macchina per il caffè (quello nero in foto). il filtro del caffè ha dei fori che stimo attorno agli 0,4 mm. per usare la pinhole

By Erik Hare

Saint Paul is a traditional, working class kind of town that has a neighborhood bar at nearly every important intersection.  Many of them are institutions that have been serving the neighborhood for what seems like forever.  What’s new in the last decade or so is the increase in

This article (Cup Of Coffee A Day Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Suggests) is just what I needed. One more reason to justify my caffeine addiction.

A daily dose of caffeine blocks the disruptive effects of high cholesterol that scientists have linked to Alzheimer’s disease. A study in the open access publication, Journal of Neuroinflammation revealed that caffeine equivalent to

Continuing with our Green Bean Series, this month we're going to take on defects in wet processed Arabica coffee beans; their cause, how to identify them and the effect they have on the roast. Our "Roasters Tools - Green Bean Series" is a five part evaluation of how the characteristics of green coffee beans affect the outcome of the roast.

Paul Adams over at Slate finds his way around the Clover. And no, we don't have them at Ristretto, but they do make a nice cup of coffee.

CoffeeGeek's comprehensive guide on how to make the right decision the first time when buying a quality espresso machine. Filled with insider tips, budget recommendations, and more.
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The world of coffee lost one of the true giants and innovators in the advancement of espresso science, chemistry, understanding, art and culture. We remember you... and thank you, Dr. Illy.
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Illy Caffé CEO Andrea Illy spoke to the New York Academy of Sciences last month in Manhattan. CoffeeGeek's Liz Clayton recaps the lecture, and sits down with the chemist-cum-exec for a wee little chat.
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Getting back to his long time column on CoffeeGeek, Paul Pratt writes his first in a series of rebuild articles, this time with a closeup look at the classic Faema E61 full restoration.
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