A Question of Quality
Defining specialty coffee: Perspective from the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe By Mick Wheeler I am delighted to give a brief and hopefully succinct update on developments and initiatives being undertaken by the Speciality Coffee Association…
The Original Brew Crew
Reflections on the early days of SCAA and its Golden Cup Brewing Standards and Labs By Michael R. Pelchar It used to be that we could count on the big guys to do…
Restaurants & Advancements in Brewing
Almost 10 years after throwing in the towel with restaurants, Conscious Coffees now sees 35 percent of bean sales generated from them. And, these restaurants are serving Golden Cup quality coffee. What does…
The Global Coffee Quality Research Initiative and Upcoming Congress
After a series of signals, some of which have been ringing in our ears for years–rising differentials, world consumption numbers outpacing production, land and labor pressures, climate change, and even lesser known threats,…
