Counter Culture’s Finca Nueva Armenia: a really great quality, super-tasting, affordable coffee that is farmed under the most stringent environmental criteria.
Coffee reviews
Coffee Review covers Rainforest Alliance coffees
Kenneth Davids’ excellent Coffee Review takes on Rainforest Alliance coffees for its September reviews. Please go read his concise and insightful introduction to the reviews. He provides a good overview of the RA program and how it differs from Fair…
Coffee review: Caribou Colombia TimanÁ¡
Caribou’s 100% Rainforest Alliance certified Colombian offering is a tasty, sustainable selection.
Coffee review: Terroir Coffee El Descanso
A review of Terroir’s Colombia El Descanso, a farm that may be starting to plant the castillo variety.
Coffee review: Barrington Haitian Highlands Ferrace
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #36. In a previous post, I gave background information on coffee growing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. We reviewed two selections from the Dominican Republic, and now were…
Coffee review: Larry’s Beans Organic Barahona
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #35.
Coffee review: Café Alta Gracia
In a previous post, I gave background information on coffee growing on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. We gave a some of these coffees a try. First, a selection from the Dominican Republic (DR).
Coffee review: Doi Chaang Coffee
The Doi Chaang project represents part of an effort towards sustainable agriculture and development in northern Thailand to provide economic stability for the hill tribes.
Coffee review: Counter Culture Finca Mauritania Microlots
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #32. In our background post on El Salvador, one of the coffees we reviewed was Counter Culture’s Finca Mauritania, from the slopes of the Ilamantepec (Santa Ana) volcano. The…
Coffee review: Counter Culture Holiday Blend 2007
Counter Culture’s Holiday Blend used a roast style called vienna mÁ©lange, mixing and blending different roasts of the same bean — from Zaragoza, Mexico.
Coffee Review: Brazil’s Daterra Estates
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #30. Daterra Estate — Brazil. Sampled from three roasters: Rowster Coffee, Terroir Coffee Company, and Sweetwater Organic Coffees. In a previous post, I discussed coffee growing in the cerrado…
Starbucks Black Apron Costa Rica
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #29. Starbucks Black Apron Exclusive: Organic Lomas Al Rio (Costa Rica). This review is a tad out of the ordinary for two reasons. First, I don’t buy coffee from…
Coffee review: Paradise Roasters Panama Carmen Estate
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #28. It’s taken too long to get around to reviewing coffee from one of the most well-known coffee farms in the world that is marketed as sustainable, Panama’s Carmen…
Coffee review: Caribou Coffee Roastmaster Reserve Panama Maunier
Caribou Coffee’s latest Roastmaster Reserve is Panama Maunier, from Panama’s Boquette region in Chirqui province.
Coffee review: Brown Coffee Co. Finca Vista Hermosa
Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #26. I first read about Guatemala’s Finca Vista Hermosa in Roast Magazine, in a series written by Edwin Martinez, Diary of a Grower. FVH is the Martinez family farm,…