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Cupping Table Standouts - April 6th
Costa Rica ‘La Minita del Sol’ – A truly delightful breakfast coffee. La Minita del Sol starts the day of right with a clean, soft orange juice acidity...
Cupping Table Standouts - March 19th
Rwanda Buremera - A beautiful coffee exhibiting sweet, juicy flavors of raisin, papaya and green coconut and bergamont aromatics. Sumatra Lake Tawar - A full bodied...
New Organic Coffee!
The lively La Trinidad Peaberry is a rare treat - daring, exuberant, and confident. Like the large bean offering, this coffee carries mild flavors of milk chocolate...
First-time judging the United States Barista Competition
It has been a whirlwind of activity since I was involved in judging United States Barista Competition that happened in Portland, OR March 6th-8th, but before...
Journey to Ethiopia
This Thursday, March 12th between 7pm-9pm come and join Scott Merle, green coffee buyer for Batdorf & Bronson® C...
Harar Roundtable Coffee Conference
Batdorf & Bronson® Coffee Roasters' green coffee buyer, Scott Merle, and President, Larry Challain, recently ret...
The now-elusive taste of Harar coffee
Ethiopia was the first country that taught me how distinct and wide-ranging differences in region could mean to a cup. This was instrumental in helping
Flight to Ethiopia
After leaving my house 39 hours ago, I finally made it into Ethiopia. First a ten hour flight, then three hours to A...
2009 SERBC Results
After months of planning, I am happy to announce that the 2008-2009 Southeast Regional Barista Competition was a hug...
Batdorf and Bronson® is going to Ethiopia!
Ethiopian coffee has held a place of distinction at Batdorf & Bronson® since its founding. Naturally-processed H...
2009 SERBC in Atlanta
We are excited to announce that Batdorf & Bronson® Coffee Roasters will be co-sponsoring the 2009 Southeast Regi...
Notes from the cupping table
The Central American coffees we are currently enjoying include Costa Rica La Minita del Sol, exquisitely balanced with its trademark flavors of rich sweet maple