Has specialty coffee finally reached a pop-cultural tipping point? Famed Panamanian coffee farm Elida Estate had an unexpected cameo in season six, episode four of the television series Billions. I
Six Great Budapest Coffee Shops
So many great cafés, so little time. We realized pretty quickly we weren’t going to be able to visit every café on our list during a recent visit to Budapest. The Hungarian capital’s
Five Coffee Tips for Surviving the Holidays
While there may be no place like home for the holidays, the coffee at home probably isn’t very good. For some, there’s a certain nostalgia that comes from drinking supermarket coffee— laced w
Back in Black Brightens Paris’s 11th Arrondissement
We have a mental image of the archetypal Parisian café. There’s a handpainted sign, those checkered woven chairs, and an ornate wooden bar with little hooks for your jacket. Back in Black ha
Four New Books That Should Be In Every Barista’s Library
We have to admit, 2021 was the best year for books about coffee we’ve seen in a long time. (Admittedly, some of these books were published in 2020, but like Kendrick, we were busy ducking the
Four French Press Mistakes You Might Be Making
Love it or hate it, you’ll probably need to make coffee with a French press at some point in your life. And while we admit to preferring filter coffee, the French press is capable of making a
Coffee Compass Founder Launches New Company, Kickstarter Campaign
Coffee Compass cofounder Michael Butterworth is launching a new company. Etkin Design is a new Istanbul-based firm designing and manufacturing porcelain coffee makers and accessories. Its first pro
A Look Inside Orchard Coffee in Waynesville, NC
Nestled in the Smoky Mountains, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more idyllic mountain town than Waynesville, NC. But what’s a quaint, mountain town wi
New Merch: Coffee Compass Logo T-Shirt
The perfect cup of coffee may not exist, but we’re pretty sure the perfect t-shirt does: the American Apparel gray track shirt. We’ve long dreamed of slapping our logo on one is these c
Cultivator Coffee Puts Down Roots in New Albany, Indiana
Coffee is a fruit. Or, to be a little more precise, coffee is the seed of a fruit. Like any other fruit, the cultivar, or variety, of a given coffee has a tremendous impact on its flavor profile. I