The Brew Blog

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.

Guatemala is Central America's most geographically diverse coffee origin — from bright Huehuetenango to chocolatey Antigua. Here's the full guide.

Costa Rica gave specialty coffee honey processing — yellow, red, black. Here's the story of an origin that committed to quality over volume.

Rwanda rebuilt its coffee industry from near-zero — now produces some of East Africa's most elegant Bourbon-style cups. Here's what to expect.

Brazil produces a third of the world's coffee — and its specialty sector is fundamentally different from East African or Central American specialty. Here's why.