A species of orchid is named for a coffee company (Puro Coffee) that contributed to the preservation of land on which the orchid — among other species — was discovered. Includes a coffee review.
Coffee reviews
Review: Caffe Vita YUS (PNG)
When you think of endangered species, I’ll bet you don’t think about Matschie’s Tree Kangaroos. Tree kangaroos and coffee also make an unlikely pairing. But I’m here to tell you that Seattle-based Caffe Vita has brought them together. We’ll start with the ‘roo. A kangaroo… Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) is one of about 10…
Review: AgroEco Coffee
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #49. The Community Agroecology Network (CAN) seeks to to link farming communities in Latin America to consumers in the United States. Researchers from five universities partner with faculty and organizations in Latin America to forge long-term community-based relationships. Researchers, organizations and farmer members address…
Favorite coffees of 2011
My favorite coffees of 2011, and what the list tells me.
Review: Bob-o-link Coffee
Bob-o-link Coffee from Brazil: two crop years, three roasters, and an interesting backstory.
Review: Coffees from India
A review of three Indian coffees that are outside the usual experience: a species rarely offered (liberica), a species usually avoided (robusta), and an arabica with unconventional processing (monsooned).
Review: Doi Chaang Civet coffee, revisited
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #46. I’ve written about Doi Chaang Coffee, a unique Thai/Canadian partnership, before. This is certified organic, certified Fair Trade (although the partnership goes well beyond), single-origin coffee grown in northern Thailand. There is plenty of background information on the company and the coffee in…
Review: PT’s Kenya Kia Ora
Organic coffee from Kenya accounts for less than 1% of exports. Here’s a review of one of the first widely available offerings, from a surprising source.
Coffee review: Birds, Bees, & Trees
In recognition of National Pollinator Week, another review of a coffee with a great backstory.
Coffee review: Café Choco Andes
Cafe Choco Andes is not just coffee — but a multi-layered conservation, education, and social welfare cooperative project.
Coffee review: Doi Chaang Wild Civet Coffee
Doi Chaang Wild Civet coffee is produced from the scat of strictly wild civets eating only high quality, organic arabica beans in Thailand. For those who feel compelled or interested in having an animal processed coffee and are willing to pay for the rarity and novelty, this is it.
Coffee review: Arbor Day blend
For Arbor Day, a review of the coffees available from the Arbor Day Foundation.
Coffee review: Starbucks Organic Shade Grown Mexico
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #41. Starbucks Organic Shade Grown Mexico is produced by around 900 small farmers on 3200 ha of land in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas [1]. Many of the…
Not-quite-coffee review: Finca Mauritania Cascara
Just to end the year on a unique note, we decided to try an interesting and unique coffee product, cascara. This is dried coffee cherry, and can be prepared as an infusion like tea.
Coffee review: BuyWell International Fair Trade Organic coffees
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People. Three Fair Trade, organic coffees from BuyWell in Colorado Springs.