The third wave has brought us into an era of new brewing methods and there’s nothing better to accompany your favorite brewing method, be it...

Over the last several years, we have seen a shift in the coffee industry as it seeks to be more eco-friendly. We’ve seen improvements in...

Have you ever asked your barista about the coffee they served you? If you have, they probably responded with a complicated answer including a side...

Last time in Weekly Extraction, we talked about the approximate cost of planting a manzana of coffee (7,000 sq m). This week we’re going to...

The coffee harvest is now finished in Guatemala and every coffee farmer’s attention is now focused on the upcoming planting season and preparation for next...

So you’ve decided to open your own coffee shop? And I assume not just anywhere in the world, but in a country that is producing...

I couldn’t really believe what I was hearing. If I understood correctly, I was being asked for a kickback so that this particular vendor would...

At the bottom of every menu in La Fábrica, you will find this sentence: “No aplicamos azúcar a ninguna bebida si no lo pide”, basically saying we don’t put sugar...

My first nine weeks in Guatemala were spent studying Spanish in Antigua – arguably the Latin American hotspot for coffee. Armed with my notebook to...

In this Perfect Daily Grind feature titled The Weekly Extraction: Observations from Origin, I will be writing about my experiences as a coffee shop owner...