GCR–The Surprise Consumer-Producers
The Surprise Consumer-Producers From the November 2015 issue. In the mid-1990s economic gains pushed a small group of coffee-producing countries into becoming net importers. This boom is one of the…
Coffee of the Day: Blue Mountain Highland Blend From Papua New Guinea
Since the early beginnings of coffee growing across the “Niugini” highlands in Papua New Guinea selected seeds were imported from Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee region. Many in the coffee industry…
FASCINATING FACT: Sex, Drugs, Lies Or Contraband, How Did Coffee Really Spread To The World?
Since coffee first was brought to Europe in the late 16th century via traders from the Ottoman Empire the beverage and enjoyment of coffee was a source of scandal. As…
SPECIAL REPORT: As Robusta demand grows, so does Robusta quality
As Robusta demand grows, so does Robusta quality From the September 2013 issue. Global Coffee Review examines how the demand for Robusta has been growing hand-in-hand with significant improvements in…
Coffee of the Day: Colombia Popayan “Rainforest Alliance” By France’s Jaques Vabre
It is no secret that at SpillingTheBeans we absolutely love love LOVE the Rainforest Alliance and we are only happy when we can help promote some of the most outstanding…
New E-Book: Coffee Journeys with Spilling The Beans – BUY it Here!
June 7, 2015 (SpillingTheBeans)–We are SO excited and proud to announce the launch of this BRAND NEW series about everything coffee from SpillingTheBeans’ author Maja Wallengren; “Coffee Journeys with Spilling…
SPECIAL REPORT: In the Arabica Coffee Market equation, what’s with the Naturals
Debating the quality of Natural Arabica coffee From the August 2014 issue. Often regarded as the inferior Arabica, naturals have risen in prominence in recent years. As market volatility continues…
Coffee of The Day: Outstanding Single Variety Typica Bean From Dominican Republic’s Don Alfredo Estate Coffee
SpillingTheBeans Aka Maja Wallengren with Don Alfredo Diaz in the Dominican Republic Taking in the beautiful view of the Cordillera Central mountain range in Jarabacoa, literally right in the heart…
COMING UP: Coffee Reviews From Yemen, Canary Islands, Yemen, Jamaica’s Blue Mountains, Belize, Monsooned India Beans and Papua New Guinea
One of the best perks about being a coffee writer is the access and opportunity for sampling truly fantastic and rare coffees from across the world. That, combined with coffee…
Coffee of The Day: Medium Roast From China’s Yunnan Province
Coffee was first introduced to China’s Yunnan province around 1887 and in recent years Yunnan beans have increasingly started to reach the market as an exotic and, until recently, a…