Education

The Price of Cheap

July 28, 2014 | Marcus Karaffa in Sales and Development

Coffee prices just keep rising, don’t they? As my mother used to say, “there ain’t no ifs, ands, or buts about it.” Since we all know by now that coffee is expensive, I want to tell you why it is expensive. On a warm June Saturday in 1938, in the...

Read More

Caravan, Coffee, Cupping, News and Upcoming Events, Public, Tastings

PUBLIC COFFEE CUPPING Friday, July 25th

July 22, 2014 | Tasting Room

Join us for our Public Coffee Cupping where we will explore the following coffees side by side: Nicaragua DipiltoLatitude: 13° 5′ NLongitude: 86° 0′ WAltitude: 1250 mProcess: WashedVarietal: CaturraCoop: PRODECOOPPeru Vida AltaLatitude: 7° 9′ SLongitude: 78°...

Read More

News and Upcoming Events

Tasting Room Overhaul

July 17, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

Have you visited our Tasting Room lately? We’re partnering with local interior designer and event venue owner Tina Enomoto to create a unique, multi-dimensional space that will draw you with...

Read More

News and Upcoming Events

A Blueprint to End Hunger

June 19, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

Here in America many of us take a fully belly for granted–yet in some coffee-growing regions, food insecurity is a huge issue. Hunger leads to malnutrition, the greatest cause of death and disease...

Read More

Education

Notes from the Master: Over-Roasted Coffee?

June 16, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

Still troubleshooting why your coffee tastes bitter? Last week we talked about how coffee will easily stale and pick up freezer flavors. Here’s another possibility: you’ve got over-roasted coffee. Every...

Read More

Education, News and Upcoming Events

You Can Change the World with Coffee

June 10, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

As our world shifts, the need for sustainability in the coffee industry just keeps growing. To that end, Fair Trade USA recently hosted its 15th Annual Producer Forum, which brought...

Read More

Education

A Note From the Master: Stale Coffee

June 04, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

When coffee meets oxygen, the chemical compounds begin to oxidize. The result? Dull taste and flat aromatics: staling. To slow staling, keep your precious beans away from oxygen, moisture, heat,...

Read More

coffee cupping, coffee cupping instructions, coffee subscription, gourmet coffee, News and Upcoming Events

Coffee Cupping Instructions

May 29, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

Coffee Cupping Instructions Perhaps you’re seen a coffee connoisseur sampling a gourmet coffee and wondered… ‘what’s that guy doing?’ or …. ‘did he just spit out that coffee?’ Chances are...

Read More

News and Upcoming Events

A Note from the Master: A Ban on Coffee

May 29, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

The proliferation of coffee houses in seventeenth century London made King Charles II nervous. Coffee houses were ideal places to chew the political fat, which could perhaps include ideas of...

Read More

News and Upcoming Events

Public Tasting: Learn about Cupping Friday at 9:30am

May 29, 2014 | Caravan Coffee

We invite you to come experience the amazing aromas and flavors of our fresh roasted coffee. Free to the public on Friday at 9:30am. This week we are tasting: Ethiopia...

Read More