For a long time, the world of specialty coffee was obsessed with the idea of the single origin bean. There was a lot of noise about tasting the specific soil of a single hillside in Ethiopia or the exact rainfall of a farm in Colombia. While those coffees are wonderful for a focused tasting session, many daily drinkers eventually find themselves returning to the quiet and masterful art of the blend. To create a coffee blend is to act like a conductor of an orchestra. While a