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Does green coffee packaging actually affect cup quality? Short answer: yes. Here’s why it matters more than you might think.
You’ve seen the terms on bags, menus, and green coffee offerings. Single origin. Blend. Microlot. They get used a lot and sometimes interchangeably
Ethiopia is widely recognized as the birthplace of coffee, discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi during the 9th Century.
As we continue our series discussing processing methods, the next is carbonic maceration, a somewhat newer processing method that is gaining popularity.
Imagine securing incredible high quality specialty lots, shipping them, only to find upon arrival, after cupping, they are sitting a few points below your initial scores based on pre-shipment samples. This could likely be due to water activity being too high.
We recently had some Mountain Water Process Decaf land in New Zealand and we thought this would be a great opportunity to provide some information on the two types of Decaf that we currently have in our warehouses.
Ever heard of the Wet Hulled process? Also known as ‘Giling Basah,’ and translated from Bahasa as “wet grinding,’ is the primary and most common coffee processing method used in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Established in 2005, Wahana Estate is one of the largest private coffee estates in Indonesia that spans across almost 500ha of land in Sidikalang, Toba Region, North Sumatra with a coffee processing area of 10ha
It’s been a while since we talked about Opal Coffee’s sourcing practice and thought it would be a great idea to share with you one of our initiatives around sourcing practices that Opal Coffee has implemented.
Sustainable coffee farming refers to practices aimed at producing coffee in a manner that minimizes negative impacts on the environment, supports social responsibility, and ensures economic viability for farmers.
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