Brazil

More then Half a Million for Brazilian Farmers

Great news from the Alliance for Coffee Excellence and the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association: this year’s Cup of Excellence (COE) Early Harvest live auction raised more than $516,000 for the country’s COE-winning farmers ”that’s an […]

Luminaries

Losing Nelson Mandela

Though he was never directly associated with the coffee industry on his home continent of Africa, Nelson Mandela ”who died today at age 95 ”and his life’s work as an anti-apartheid icon, social visionary, and […]

Coffee Gear and Equipment

Holiday Gift Idea: Cafe Maps!

We’re just days away from the release of the December+January issue of Barista Magazine, which includes our annual gift guide called Best Bar Tools, in which working baristas and coffee professionals recommend the tools they […]