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Origin stories, grading guides and export know-how, straight from the coffee farms of Sumatra.
48 articles2 topicsUpdated 9 Nov 2026
Green Coffee Storage: Moisture, Packaging & Shelf Life
Good green coffee storage is the unglamorous part of the trade that quietly decides how a coffee tastes. A lot can leave the farm clean and sweet, then arrive at…
Sumatra Mandheling Coffee: Origin, Taste, Process & Grades
Ask ten roasters what Mandheling tastes like and you'll hear roughly the same answer: heavy, earthy, chocolatey, low in acid. Ask them where exactly it comes from and things get…
Learn About The Famous Washed Coffee Processing
Washed coffee processing - Usually, when and before coffee producers sell their coffee beans, there are 3 primary information that must be presented without exception: the roast profile, flavor notes,…
Honey Processing: One of a Kind Coffee Processing Type
Honey processing - When you hear about coffee processing, what comes into your mind first? Washed processing? Or natural processing? As we all know, post-harvest coffee processing has a lot…
Facts About Natural Processing You Need To Know
Natural processing - Apart from washed and honey processing, other coffee processing method that is also familiar in the ears of coffee professionals is the natural process. It is also…
Green Coffee Samples: Types, Sizes & How to Evaluate Them
Before anyone commits to a container of green coffee, a small bag travels first. Green coffee samples are how buyers and sellers get to know each other: the seller says…
Coffee Processing Methods and How They Affect Flavor
Coffee processing is the step most coffee drinkers never think about, yet it shapes the cup as much as the farm or the roast. Two lots of the same variety,…
Lessons Learnt from ICO’s Report on Coffee Prices during Covid-19 Pandemic
Greetings from Sumatra, Indonesia! How are you doing? We hope that all of us are doing fine in this pandemic. Let us remain aware and cautious, and exercise physical distancing…
Introduction to Arabica Coffee: Origin, Health Benefits, and Ways to Savor It
For coffee enthusiasts, the term ‘Arabica coffee’ is nothing new to the ears. With its consistent sweet flavor, it’s the perfect companion trip especially in one of those rainy evenings.…
Coffee Cupping: How to Cup Coffee and Read the Scores
Coffee cupping is how the coffee trade tastes before it buys. Exporters cup to decide which lots to offer, importers cup to decide which to ship, and roasters cup to…
Gain to Another Level of Taste through Coffee Waves of Evolution
Coffee was historically first known as an edible bean since the farmer in Ethiopia found their goats consumed it and gain more energy afterwards. Since then, humans try their best…
Coffee History: The Bean’s of Your Morning Kicks
Coffee Bean History People may say that they can not start the day, without a cup of coffee. Most people admiring coffee as the most precious drink in the world.…
