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For the Love of Coffee
Coffee is an acquired taste and an affordable luxury. And it will take time and drinking a lot of it to experience the various nuances of different origins. It is just like appreciating good wine. Once you can appreciate coffee just by itself, without sugar, cream or artificial flavoring, you can start calling yourself a coffee aficionado.
The Cortado: A Coffee Drink for People Who Gave Up on Milk
I stopped liking milk somewhere around the time I stopped needing a booster seat. Not a dietary thing, not a principled thing. I just don’t want a glass of it, and I definitely don’t want a mug that is basically warm milk with a coffee rumor floating in it. Which is...
The Dark Side of Flavored Coffee
The first time I experienced flavored coffee was in Honolulu. This was before Starbucks used flavored syrups in their latte concoctions. A really strong cloud of hazelnut aroma wafted from a coffee stand in the Ala Moana mall and caught my attention. Growing up in...
Tricolore Cafe Ginza: Retro Coffee in Tokyo
I have to admit that I have been a coffee lover since childhood. My favorite drink helps me to get ready for a challenging day, and I never get tired of its incredible range of taste sensations. So, wherever I travel, I venture out into the local coffee scene....
Is Third Wave Coffee a Culinary Revolution or Just Clever Marketing?
Walk into any metropolitan café worth its artisanal salt, and you'll notice the typical signs of "third wave" coffee culture right away: minimalist interior design, a finely calibrated pour-over station, and the conspicuous absence of flavored syrups. When I walked...
Pumpkin Spice Season Is Here, and Your Coffee Would Like a Word
Every year around this time, the cups turn orange, the chalkboards get a seasonal font, and a drink shows up that has almost nothing to do with coffee: pumpkin spice latte. Every year I have the same reaction: amusement with a small amount of despair mixed in. It...
You’re Reading Your Coffee Bag in the Wrong Order
Stand in front of a shelf of coffee and watch where your eyes go. Ethiopia. Colombia. Guatemala. Sumatra. The country is usually the biggest word on the bag, and it’s the one that gets repeated in every beginner guide on the internet, so it feels like the thing that...
5 Central American Coffee Origins You Should Really Get to Know
Central American coffee gets lumped together as ‘bright and clean,’ and that sells the whole region short. Here are five origins, from Honduras to Costa Rica, that each taste like their own place.
Washed vs. Natural vs. Honey Coffee: What Each Process Actually Tastes Like (and How to Choose)
Washed coffee tastes clean and bright, natural tastes fruity and heavy, and honey sits in between. It all comes down to how much fruit stays on the bean while it dries. Here’s how to pick the one you’ll actually enjoy.
Colombian Coffee – Arabica Beans from 6 Amazing Regions
No, ‘Colombian’ and ‘arabica’ aren’t the same thing. Here’s what the label really means, plus a tour of six Colombian growing regions and what each one tastes like in your cup.