Coffee is the second-most traded commodity in the world, next to oil. So, how did it become such a “hot” commodity? This history lesson begins in Arabia sometime between the 4th and 5th centuries,with a goatherd named Kaldi. One day Kaldi noticed his goats were a...
Many professionals in the coffee industry, including A&E owner Emeran, use the process of coffee cupping to assess a particular coffee. The cupping practice uses a standardized process of tasting the coffee in order to observe its particular tastes and aromas that...
This spring we shared Norma’s Story – of how a life tragedy led to the beginning of a dream to produce the best coffee. Now, we finally have it in house! This is a delicious coffee with a lot of complex flavor. You get tangerine, melon and honey...
As is common in Central America, Norma married very young. While originally from Honduras, Norma’s husband found work in Guatemala and the couple moved. After having a daughter in their new home, Norma’s husband again moved for work, this time back to Honduras,...
A report from Emeran in the field on Sunday, February 9. Beneficio Santa Rosa was started in the early 2000s by a producer who wanted to start milling his own coffee. It grew from there and more farmers were using his mill. In 2004 a handful of other people invested...
Great news, A&E coffee fans, there’s a new coffee at the roastery, from the Poabs Estate in India, specifically, from the Nelliyampathy Hills, in Chittur Taluk, in the Palakkad District. Not familiar with Indian geography? Nelliyampathy is a town in India, located...
