The Coffee Heretic

Caffeinated ruminations outside the Coffeegeek Orthodoxy.

What the popularity of cold brew coffee really means.

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Many years ago, in the late 60's and early 70's, coffee consumption was declining in America. It had been declining for some time in...
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Better Beans: Q Grading, Acidity and Scoring Quality Part Two

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In part one I addressed the difference between trade cupping and production cupping. In this part I will address the SCAA's adoption o...
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Half Crack Roasting Co. ditches roaster, roasting.

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Chicago , IL .  Half Crack Roasters, darlings of the Specialty Coffee industry since their inception two weeks ago and named Roaster of the...
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Better Beans: Q Grading, Acidity and Scoring Quality Part One

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Several years ago I pulled into a gas station to fill up my car. Those who know me also know I have a penchant, some may say affliction, fo...
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Mortar and Pestle named official grinder supplier for World Barista Championship

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(Los Angeles, CA) Organizers from the Barista Guild announced today that the Mortar and Pestle will be the official grinder for this years W...
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Fourth Wave Coffee Shop Opens

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(Portland, Oregon USA) A new coffee shop opens today in Southeast Portland billing itself as the first Fourth Wave coffee shop in the world,...
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Cambodia announces new DPP coffee.

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(Phnom Phen) Coffee farmers in Cambodia today announced a new process coffee for the high end specialty coffee trade, DPP. The process ...
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Mark Overly
A coffee friend once described me as a "known contrarian" at which I replied, thank you! After pondering it for a while I concluded that I am not so much a contrarian, nor am I some sort of iconoclast. I am instead a coffee heretic. Specialty Coffee has evolved its own orthodoxy that increasingly disparages critique. I have been around just long enough to remember that what we now call Specialty Coffee initially struggled to differentiate itself from cheap, commercial coffee. Many helped create this niche, forging new paths to quality. Some of these voices have since been marginalized. I am a product of those voices.
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