Coffee Conversations: The Joy of Blends with Tony Konecny of Yes Plz
For paid subscribers: The third wave veteran discusses his blending philosophy, why blends are still overlooked by many in the industry, and taking a culinary approach to coffee.
Who's drinking five Pret coffees every day, anyway?
This week, in coffee:
Read more on all these stories, plus some news about Nestlé saving coffee through the use of proprietary “high-yielding” varieties, over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
If you missed it, you can check out my latest piece that looks at where all the money in coffee is going (spoiler: it’s not going to farmers or workers):
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Until next week, here’s a very sleepy Merlin:
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