
A beautiful coffee and how elevation sweetens the cup...
Coffee excites me. Coffees from Kenya exhilarate me. You will often hear me describe coffees from Kenya as "drama queens". They pop like technicolo...
Read moreThat Which Sustains Us... Sustainability is an important concept in the specialty coffee world and I think, has equal importance to our good works ...
Read moreOne pesky test of the Q exam has to do with Organic Acids and Chemistry of Coffee. In a nutshell (or a coffee husk) we broke down five of the most ...
Read moreIf you enjoy coffee, I highly recommend attending a cupping session to explore the various ways terroir and processing can impact the flavor profi...
Read moreNotice the title of this blog entry. It is a declarative sentence. It is not a question or something we ponder. Our mission statement for our co...
Read moreIf you’ve ever looked at Brewing Control Chart or had it tattooed on your body and have always been confused by it, or never bothered to look at ...
Read moreSo what exactly makes our coffees hit 90 plus and win awards? Many things, of course. The first on the list is continuing education through the ...
Read moreI have often said that morning coffee has a way of tricking us into believing we are going to have a really, REALLY productive day. Many of our...
Read moreThe kaleidoscopic array of flavors you find in your coffee from cup to cup is a result of both the natural chemical makeup of the green coffee and ...
Read moreProduced in between the tropics, with varying climates, soil, and growth processes, your cup of coffee has a specific flavor profile that can be t...
Read moreVarietals have a big impact on the cup profile of each of our single origin coffees. You will notice in our store, we list the varietal of each co...
Read moreSTORIED COFFEES A really amazing cup of coffee tells a story of connection. At CQ COFFEE, we love a good back story. Sure brewed coffee is a ...
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