“Overall, women earn less income, own less land, control fewer assets, have less access to credit and market information, greater difficulty obtaining inputs, and fewer training and leadership opportunities. These disparities create inefficiencies in the coffee value chain because women, who perform fundamental agricultural tasks, are not accessing the resources…
Happy Black History Month! This month, we’re celebrating the incredible accomplishments of Black Americans and those across the diaspora that built the specialty coffee industry and continue to guide it forward – from coffee farmers, to exporters and importers, to coffee roasters and baristas. As we reflected on Black History…
We recently received a few inquiries asking if we had any low acid coffees, so we decided to test the pH of our five coffee profiles using a digital pH meter! Like many things with coffee, the more we found out, the more excited we became, and the more questions…
At Driftaway, we host three types of comparative coffee tastings: Weekly Saturday tastings with the Explorer Box, 90 minute Private tastings , and Corporate tastings. For all three, we taste the coffees in the professional, or cupping style. For this method, each coffee is steeped in a mug, side by…
What you need: Kalita Wave Filter 30g of coffee 525g of water (filtered is best) Carafe or large mug Kitchen scale Timer Kettle (preferably gooseneck) Grinder LET’S GET STARTED! 1. Heat 525g of water between 200 °F and 205 °F (3 to 5 min off boil). You will use 500g to…
Want to make amazing stove top espresso? Learn the tricks and tools you need to have with this ultimate brew guide for the moka pot!