Monthly Archives: September 2019

Tucson is no stranger to specialty coffee. Yet as the scenic Arizona city has grown, extending farther into the desert and the foothills of the surrounding mountains, the opportunities for…

Panama-based coffee company Ninety Plus says it has broken its own world record for most expensive coffee ever sold, sending green coffee to Espresso Lab in Dubai (UAE) for $10,000…

The bean no longer falls far from the tree for folks in and around Charlton, Massachusetts, as the local multifaceted beermongers at Tree House Brewing have begun roasting coffee. The…

The World Aeropress Championship (WAC) — which, despite all odds, is not only a real thing, but a real thing that’s thriving — is scheduled to take place in London,…

(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the January/February 2018 issue of Roast Magazine. Photos by Julia Luckett Photography. Links have been added for context.) Cupping is fun! It’s an exciting…

Clouds of dust rose behind the wheels of the pickup truck as we hurtled over the back road in Palo Verde, El Salvador. When we got to the stone-paved part…

The Ethiopian government and the European Union have officially embarked on a €15 million (approximately $16.5 million USD), five-year program designed to boost the Ethiopian coffee sector. The program, called…

(Editor’s note: The following comes from an article by Chris Kornman that appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Roast Magazine. Click here to read the full article.) “Lucky” is…