Posted on June 16, 2010 by Mike
Not new, but new to me. Kyle Glanville interviewed at Intelligentisa’s Silverlake location. “Great coffee is always gonna have to be the result of extra hard work, and extra attention to detail”. [YouTube] Share
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Posted on May 17, 2010 by Mike
Tomorrow is the big auction. Above are the results from last year’s number one lot, Reserva de la Señora (the full results from last year are available here). Share
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Posted on May 11, 2010 by Mike
Counter Culture just released an annual report detailing their relationship with each member of their Direct Trade Certification program. This is an impressive step forward for anyone concerned with transparency. Share
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mike
At the recent Ignite Missoula event Jon “Let it Flow” Lewis lets it flow for the crowd. Topics include: Coffee Politics Chemicals Share
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Posted on March 30, 2010 by Mike
Although I think it’s admirable that they enjoy “exposing the natural affinity between coffee and wood”, I find it curious that Summermoon Wood Fired Coffee seems to miss the connection between coffee and themselves. From their arguably misguided commitment to Fair Trade, to their web shop that lacks so completely in transparency the countries of origin aren’t even [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 24, 2009 by Mike
“Before Stumptown, Gorilla, Grumpy, and even Dallis, there was a coffee roaster who set up shop in Manhattan, and 160 years later, still proclaims the good news about specialty coffee. Gillie’s Coffee,who moved to Brooklyn from Greenwich Village in 1991, survived through the tumultuous economic times in the coffee world, the “coffee crash” of 1881, [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by Mike
The El Salvador COE auction was today, and what’s notable is not who won lots of green in this years auction, but who didn’t. Conspicuously absent from the list are roasters that traditionally scoop up the best of the best every year. Nevertheless this year’s 1st place lot price has eclipsed last year’s high ($20.10), [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 3, 2009 by Mike
I’d be remiss to not mention the brewing coffee battle currently going on over Stumptown Coffee Roasters here in NYC, though it’s not what you may think. This particular battle is being waged between the media outlets, and not any brewers of the bean. It started in April when New York Magazine published this article [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 3, 2009 by Mike
Allison Hemier’s third Serious Eats post focuses on sustainability, and includes a photo from Tonx. Allison says she’s “not drinking the kool-aid” while promoting Starbucks green buying practices, and to be fair, she does seem to be taking a fairly objective and thoughtful approach to the topic. Included in this post are shoutouts to Intelligentsia [...]
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