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A Basic Guide to Coffee Varieties

May 19, 2020 By Michael 1 Comment

Coffee drinkers have long selected their beans of choice based on roast degree or country of origin. Increasingly, some specialty coffee consumers are searching for certain processing methods. But the subject of coffee varieties, or cultivars, has yet to trickle down to a consumer level– which is a shame. Different coffee varieties have different cup characteristics, and identifying a coffee’s varietal characteristics can add to your appreciation of that morning cup.

What is a Cultivar? 

You likely already know something about grape varieties, or in the very least apples. Even if you can’t tell the difference between Pinot noir or Syrah, you probably know Granny smith apples are tart and Red Delicious apples are anything but delicious. (I, for one, usually go for Fuji apples at the supermarket.) But what is a variety anyway?…

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Sourced: A Short Film About Rio Jorco in Costa Rica

June 21, 2015 By Michael 1 Comment

Rio Jorco Costa Rica

Whether it’s filming the inside of a coffee roaster or conducting freakish scientific experiments with a moka pot, Hungarian coffee filmographers Kávékalmár love to explore unchartered territory. Their latest and most ambitious project, Sourced, offers an in depth look at Hacienda Rio Jorco and its sister company the Rio Jorco Processing Plant.

Rio Jorco Cupping
Hacienda Rio Jorco is a coffee farm in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica that has belonged to the Alfaro family for three generations. Today, Hacienda Rio Jorco is raising the bar for coffee quality, employee compensation, and environmental impact. Sourced follows the coffee being picked, processed, and bagged to be shipped to overseas markets. Along the way we get both an intimate look at the lives of the laborers on the farm and breathtaking ariel shots captured with a drone (which provides plenty of enjoyment for the Alfaro brothers). We’ve long enjoyed coffees from Costa Rica. Gábor Laczkó and company have us wanting to buy an airline ticket and see it for ourselves.

SOURCED from Kavekalmar on Vimeo.

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Watch this Gorgeous Video about Coffee in Kenya by Verve

September 11, 2013 By Michael 2 Comments

Verve Kenya Coffee Video

When it comes to dream coffee destinations, Kenya is on our short list. The coffees that come from Kenya, particularly their famed SL28 and SL34 varieties, have a dynamic range of flavor like coffee from no other region. Grapefruit, oranges, and strawberries are just some …

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Filed Under: Coffee Farms Tagged With: coffee videos, Kenya, Verve Coffee

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