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

There is a specific kind of excitement that comes with opening a fresh bag of coffee that smells like something more than just roasted beans. If you have spent most of your life drinking standard blends from the grocery store, you might be used to a flavor that is simply dark, bitter, and perhaps a little smoky. But when you step into the world of organic single origin coffee, it is like moving from a black and white television to full color. Suddenly, you realize that coffee