Roasting expensive coffee beans is a tricky operation, and requires knowledge and experience. Scott Rao got this process improved to a science, and is now consulting roasters when they have problems with their roasting profile. Volcanica coffee roasts volcanic soil single origins from high altitude farms, which are all very expensive and they have great unique flavors.
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Coffee roasting affects the taste, color, and aroma of coffee. The Maillard reaction, a major reaction during the roasting process, produces melanoidin, which affects the overall antioxidant capacity
We put Volcanica Coffee to the test. Spoiler: this gourmet coffee company is really impressive. Wait until you try the Kona! Read our review...
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Every year in December, Coffee Review’s editorial team hustles to choose the topics for the following year’s editorial calendar. This, our January report, shares some thoughts on the topics we ch
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I’ll start with a familiar story. Around 2004, a Panama coffee farmer, Price Peterson, found a field of coffee trees growing on his property that was different in appearance from other trees. He en
When I was in Rotterdam in August, I had coffee with my friend Han. She asked me two interesting questions when I told her I had been in coffee for 30 years: What changed over the past 30 years?
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