What is the difference between mainstream and specialty coffee?

Specialty coffee has definitely been gaining more attention in the last few years, and for good reason. Similar to wine, we are now being educated in where the coffee is grown and the processes behind the beans. With this education we are able to produce amazing coffee. So just what is the difference between normal […]

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What is Q Grading?

Q Grading is a term that you may have heard floating around the specialty coffee industry. What exactly does it mean? The Q coffee system was developed by the Coffee Quality Institute in 2004. It can be thought of as a scale by which to judge coffees. It was developed to improve the standard of […]

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