Monthly Archives: October 2020

There are so many types and brands of coffee on the market it can be hard to know what constitutes a quality cup of joe. Luckily, we’re here to fill you in on a few trade secrets that will help you become a coffee connoisseur in no time. Keep reading to discover our top tips for recognizing good quality coffee, including what to look for and how to look for it!

The Taste of High Quality Coffee
The perfect cup of coffee should always be complex. What this means in coffee speak is that it should provide the ideal balance of acidity, sweetness, and bitterness in every sip. In addition, it should be smooth to drink, without strong notes of any other major flavour. In essence, a good cup of coffee should taste just that - good! It should taste good enough that even after having a sip milk-free (for those that take their coffee with milk), it still leaves you wanting more. That means no burnt, charred, or raw taste, and nothing that’s out of whack (such as a super aci

The Benefits of Cutting Out the Coffee intermediaries:

Why Buying Directly from Farmers is the Way to Go

Buying coffee directly from farmers in coffee-producing regions, such as Colombia, has a whole host of benefits. Generally speaking, cutting out the middleman in any industry will help keep costs down, but with coffee, it also ensures a superior product and the fair treatment of workers. That is why when Colombian Coffee.US was born, we asked ourselves “Why can’t small farmers sell their coffee directly to customers without having to hand their hard earned beans over to roaster and packers who ultimately end up benefiting more than they do? Below, we delve into all the benefits of buying coffee directly from farmers, otherwise known as direct trade or farm-direct sourcing. 

What is Farm-Direct Sourcing?

First thing’s first, what is direct trade coffee? As the same