Editor's Picks
The first snowfall of another impending winter happened here in Michigan this week, just as the clocks went back and the temperature plummeted. All good signs, surely, for someone raised in Scotland with a serious aversion to hot weather. Unfortunately, this positive wintry omen occurred in a week with little
Editor's Picks
Hi. First off, and I know last week’s roundup got a little political, but whatever this my website and I can do what I like: PLEASE VOTE on Tuesday, November 6th. That’s this Tuesday, the one coming up, next week, in four days. It is so, so important
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Welcome to another edition of the Coffee News Roundup, this week brought to you by a Spotify playlist of alternative 90s rock—The Cranberries, Manic Street Preachers, No Doubt, Radiohead—and a Chemex's worth of coffee. Let's go. Revelator Coffee Offering Five Sponsorships for Upcoming US
Interviews
This is part 2 of my interview with Catherine Franks, founder and owner of Steampunk Coffee Roasters in North Berwick, Scotland. Part 1 can be found here. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. You changed your packaging recently—can you tell me about that? Changing our packaging was
Coffee News Roundup
Well, this is going to be a short post. Some weeks, it seems, nothing newsworthy happens in the coffee industry. Since I started writing this series, the quietest weeks have usually been around holidays, and with the 4th of July approaching that makes sense. So here we are. Just two
Interviews
Steampunk Coffee Roasters is one of my all-time favourite coffee companies. My first published review on this site was their Costa Rica Mirian 1 (it was delicious, since you asked), and the Warehouse in North Berwick is a wonderful, welcoming cafe full of warmth and puppies. If you're
Coffee News Roundup
After last episode's relative peace and quiet, coffee news came back with a bang this week. It's almost as if the news runs in cycles or something. Let's get to it, shall we? Starbucks to close 8,000 stores for racial-bias education on May
Coffee News Roundup
As everyone knows, Friday the 13th is an unlucky day (especially for attendees of Camp Crystal Lake). However, it is also seemingly unlucky for coffee news writers because, this week, there just isn't that much. A few interesting tidbits, sure, but nothing particularly weighty or significant. No Proposition
Coffee News Roundup
Last week was a busy one for coffee. The Proposition 65 ruling came down in California, forcing cafes and roasters to display cancer warnings on cups and coffee bags. That news essentially dominated the week, and the reverberations are still being felt across the industry. But time waits for no
Coffee Features
Enter the cafe, feel the warmth and the smell of freshly ground coffee hit you like a wave. It’s dark and cold outside, the chill of a February morning still tingling on your cheeks. It’s early, you’re early—the barista nods at you, smiles at you as
Coffee News Roundup
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Pourover's Coffee News Roundup. There's always something going on in the world of coffee—big news, small weird stories, and occasionally even something that reaches beyond this most niche of niches. Whether it's the latest sustainability
Coffee News Roundup
It's been a very slow week for coffee news. Maybe everyone is still hibernating, or too busy focusing on Valentine's Day, or perhaps getting too excited for the opening of Black Panther at the weekend to care too much about coffee. But the news that'