What Is Specialty Coffee and Is It Worth It
In 1978, Erna Knutsen gave a talk at the International Coffee Organization’s conference in Montreuil, France, and used…
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Kopi Luwak vs Vietnamese Coffee: Two Countries, Two Philosophies, One Honest Comparison
Vietnam is the second-largest coffee producer on earth, trailing only Brazil. In 2023, it exported approximately 1.8 million…
Read ArticleThe World’s Most Expensive Coffees, Ranked: What Each One Costs and What Justifies the Price
Black Ivory at $2,000/kg. Wild kopi luwak at $1,300/kg. Here's the honest ranking of the world's most expensive…
Read ArticleSumatra vs Java Coffee: How Indonesia’s Two Giants Taste Different — And Which to Choose
Sumatra and Java both grow Indonesian Arabica — but the cup profiles couldn't be more different. Here's the…
Read ArticleThe Java Coffee Harvest Runs Five Months a Year — Here’s Why That Makes Wild Kopi Luwak Genuinely Scarce
Java's Arabica harvest runs roughly May to September. Wild civet foraging is seasonal too. Here's why authentic kopi…
Read ArticleSpecialty Coffee Grades — Where Kopi Luwak Ranks
The Specialty Coffee Association’s cupping protocol assigns scores on a 100-point scale across ten attributes: fragrance/aroma, flavor, aftertaste,…
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