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12 Frequently Asked Coffee Questions!

The coffee industry is huuuuge. Think about the amount of people who drink coffee everyday. Then think about the baristas who are making those people coffee, and the producers who grow that coffee. Among all these people, there are a lot of questions, facts, and myths circling, and I get asked a lot of theseContinue reading “12 Frequently Asked Coffee Questions!”

Coffee Processes: What are They and How do They Affect the Coffee?

Before coffee comes into the form of the delicious caffeinated beverage in your cup, it goes through a long string of different places. It starts off as a cherry on a shrub and is handpicked by farmers and is next “processed.” But what exactly is a process when it comes to coffee and what doesContinue reading “Coffee Processes: What are They and How do They Affect the Coffee?”

An Interview with Landon Bonner, Co-Owner of Peach Coffee Roasters

Opening a small business is no easy task. I recently sat down with Landon Bonner, co-owner of Peach Coffee Roasters in Johns Creek, GA, to ask him about some of the ins and outs of owning and operating a small business and talk about what is currently going on in the specialty coffee industry inContinue reading “An Interview with Landon Bonner, Co-Owner of Peach Coffee Roasters”

How to Pour Latte Art

I don’t know how many times I have been at work, pouring someone’s cappuccino or latte, and they are amazed at the design I pour for them. Even when it’s art that I don’t think is my best, people are usually impressed! Back in my early days in coffee, I was obsessed, like most baristas,Continue reading “How to Pour Latte Art”

How to Taste Coffee

I know what you’re thinking, “You don’t have to tell me how to taste coffee, I’ve had plenty of experience.” Or maybe you think that you can just taste it like everything else we eat or drink. And well, you’re right. You can taste coffee like that. But not all coffee is created equal, andContinue reading “How to Taste Coffee”

5 Reasons You Should Support Specialty Coffee Shops

Most of us our familiar with specialty coffee in some way or another, even if you don’t know it. Ask anyone and their definition of it may be when you get a pretty design in your latte, or when they have to pay more than $5 dollars for it. What most people don’t know isContinue reading “5 Reasons You Should Support Specialty Coffee Shops”