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The New York Times features an awesome article “To Burundi and Beyond for Coffee’s Holy Grail” about the search for coffee perfection in far flung places of the world. We mean awesome because the 2nd largest national daily newspaper (after the Wall Street Journal), a barometer for mainstream media, is recognizing the efforts and progress from bean to cup in the specialty coffee segment. And we mean awesome because it describes how some of our favorite specialty roasters (Stumptown, Intelligentsia, Counter Culture, Terroir) discover the next great coffees and work with local farmers to improve the quality. All four roasters sell both single origin coffees as well as blends, including many that are certified organic, fair trade, and shade-grown coffees. The New York Times article includes a beautiful slide show of farms in Nicaragua’s coffee growing region and a video on coffee cupping (analogous to wine tasting) featuring a barista from 9th Street Espresso, one of New York City’s best cafes. To view the article, you may need to sign up for a FREE New York Times online account (you don’t need to be a subscriber).
January 25, 2008 at 4:32 pm |
[...] published in the past year covering the specialty coffee business (thank you for that!). See also “To Burundi and Beyond for Coffee’s Holy Grail”. To view the articles, you may need to sign up for a FREE New York Times online account (you [...]
December 31, 2008 at 12:37 pm |
[...] US artisan roasters and its buyer, Peter Guliano, is well regarded within the coffee industry. Read this article in the New York Times to learn more about Counter Culture and several other US artisan [...]