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The Corner Table: A slow morning manifesto

There's a corner table at our café on Caledonia, in Victoria, that has been holding the same coffee meeting since the early 1990s. The café opened on North Park in 1989; we bought it in 2006 and moved it one street over...

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The Science Behind Coffee Brewing: How Variables Affect Flavour
By Ben Cram on

Our inbox gets a lot of questions from people brewing coffee at home. One of the most common? "I love how the coffee tastes at...

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Reflections from Peru: The True Cost of Coffee
By Ben Cram on

Our Operations Manager, Eric, travelled to Peru as this year's origin trip. This is an excerpt from his journal: Your cup of coffee doesn’t make...

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Oily Coffee Beans: WTF?
By Ben Cram on

If you come across coffee beans that are coated in oil, consider what it means: Either they’ve been roasted so dark that their natural flavors...

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How Many Cups of Coffee Do You Get From a Bag?
By Ben Cram on

Have you ever wondered how many cups of coffee you're going to get from your bag?  Let's do the math so you can schedule your...

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Meet Aurelio Villatoro and the Story of Punta del Cerro
By Ben Cram on

Partnering with Onyx to introduce you to the Villatoro Family As small batch roasters, we’re proud to work with the Villatoro family and Edwin Martinez’s...

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Coffee Cupping...WTF? The Art and Science of Coffee Tasting
By Ben Cram on

The beauty of coffee cupping lies in its simplicity and consistency. Whether it’s a producer cupping in Colombia or our team cupping in Victoria, everyone...

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Water Temperature: The underdog of making your ideal cup of coffee.
By Ben Cram on

They (Aristotle) say the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. This is absolutely true when it comes to the insights and...

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The Do's and Don'ts of Freezing Coffee, WTF…?
By Ben Cram on

Whether you order in bulk or are going away for vacation, we did some freezer testing so you can learn the easy do's and don'ts of...

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FAQs: The Espresso Edition
By Ben Cram on

These are the most common questions we get about brewing espresso and how to make better espresso at home. And for the record: There's no...

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What’s the right grind for this brewer? Wtf?
By Ben Cram on

Our goal is to demystify grind levels. Mastering the art of adjusting and fine-tuning your grind is the most significant skill you can develop to...

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Highlights from the 2024 Canadian Barista Championships in Montreal
By Ben Cram on

One of the most inspiring aspects of the championships was witnessing the enthusiasm and drive of the younger generation of coffee professionals. Their passion for...

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Chemical-Free Decaf Coffee: The surprising things you don't know about it
By Britt Buntain on

Here we dig into the processes behind decaffeinating coffee, how Swiss Water Decaf differs from others, why decaf coffee drinkers are sometimes the most discerning...

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