The Brew Blog

SL28 and SL34 are the varietals that define Kenyan coffee — blackcurrant acidity, wine-like body, intense complexity. Here's the full story behind both.

F1 hybrid coffee varietals — Centroamericano, Starmaya, Milenio — combine yield, disease resistance, and cup quality through modern breeding. Here's why they matter.

Castillo is Colombia's disease-resistant varietal that reshaped the country's coffee production. The cup quality controversy explained — honestly.

Colombia is the world's most famous coffee country. Here's what its coffee actually tastes like — and where the country's specialty potential really shines.

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee — and still sets the standard for floral, complex, distinctively-flavored specialty cups. Here's why.

Kenya produces the most structurally complex cups in specialty coffee — blackcurrant, tomato, wine-textured body. Here's how SL28 and SL34 make it possible.