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Why is the price of coffee rising? (2021)

Coffee prices have hit record highs in 2021 because of the perfect storm of challenges from climate to supply chain constraints. Partners' Green Coffee Buyer Sam Klein weighs in on the factors impa...

Brazil - Isidro Pereira (2021)

We've partnered with the Pereira family and with Carmo Coffees for all of our sourcing in Brazil, from special microlots to the core components used in Flatiron, Manhattan, and Jumpstart. Fazenda I...

Miracle On North 6th Street (2021)

Karambi Washing Station This is our third year purchasing coffee from Karambi Washing Station, located along the shores of Lake Kivu near the border with DRC. Growing conditions are optimal here w...

Guatemala - Todos Santos (2021)

This remote area in the Western Highlands, adjacent to the Mexican state of Chiapas, is the highest point of coffee cultivation in Guatemala. At this distance from the equator, 1,800 meters might ...

create @ home recipesGlass of cold brew whiskey over ice on a small round table, next to a jar of steeped coffee with a tufted sofa in the background

Cold Brew Whiskey

This rich and smooth cold brew whiskey can be used as a base for a variety of drinks. Not a whiskey drinker? Simply replace whiskey with a liquor of your choice for DIY cold brew vodka, tequila...

Colombia - Chiroso: Tres Mosqueteros (2021)

​This immaculate coffee is the work of brothers Leonardo and Felipe Henao and their farm manager, Jorge Cuellar ("the real musketeer," says Leo). Leo and Felipe are the Director of Coffee and Coffe...

Kenya - Gachiru (2021)

At four hectares (about the size of Washington Square Park), Gachiru is among the smaller of Kenya's "estate" farms. Traditionally, farmers of this size or smaller do not operate their own postharv...

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Behind the Scenes: Green Coffee Buying (2021)

Here in New York, as disruptions and uncertainties caused by the pandemic have temporarily seemed to fade, we're still feeling reverberations of supply chain issues elsewhere. So far, 2021 saw Eve...