AndrewBuying from Ethiopia continues to be a challenge. The cupping table always shows some amazing coffees; however, buying through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange continues to […]
Tag: Mountain Air Roasting
Best Coffee of 2015: 20-11
For the past few years, I’ve been counting down my favorite coffees of the year. For historical perspective, you can check out my favorite coffees of […]
Mountain Air Roasting // Kenya Giakanja AA
In the 1930’s the Kenyan government commissioned Scott Labs to do some work identifying, crossbreeding and cataloging coffee varietals. Botanists crossbred different mutations of Bourbon, […]
Mountain Air Roasting // Ethiopia Aricha
Buying from Ethiopia continues to be a challenge for roasters and importers. More often than not, they are forced to purchase their lots through the […]
Mountain Air Roasting // Colombia Finca Rosales
Colombia is a diverse group of growing regions spread from North to South along the three “cordilleras,” the mountain ranges that are the Northern extensions […]
Mountain Air Roasting // Ethiopia Sidama
Throughout the coffee-growing world significant strides are being made to promote direct relationships between farmers and roasters. In certain countries, though, these efforts remain difficult […]
Best Coffee of 2013
Dear Reader, at the end of last year, against my better judgement, I compiled a Best Coffee of 2012 list. That list was a big […]
Mountain Air Roasting // Colombia El Paraiso Cooperative
“Paraiso” translates to “paradise,” and in southwestern Colombia, members of the APROCAFEQ El Paraiso Association have cultivated their own little slice of paraiso. Banding together […]