As long as I have worked in the coffee industry, I have been surrounded by various forms of tasting notes, from vague to conceptual to extremely specific. In my early years, it was common for me to see words like "bole" and "smooth" used to describe the coffees I was...
Posts tagged: guest
Meet Seth Mills
Seth has been a great mind to have conversations with over the past few years. Service is his passion and he continues to strive for better ways to make newcomers feel welcome in this intimidating industry. We are excited to have him! Name and Occupation: Seth Mills, Director of Coffee at...
It's All Relative
Guest Post By Scott Lucey. Check out his Q&A as well as other guest posts! I once helped make a pretty big change to a pretty big company in the way they brew and sold ice coffee. It was Toddy cold brew all day every day and it was with...
Meet Scott Lucey (Part 1 of 2)
We've had the pleasure of knowing Scott Lucey for years on end now, so when we started looking for guest contributors for this blog, his name was one of the first to pop up. Scott blew our minds when he roasted coffee on stage during his USBC performance in Long Beach...
How Fresh is it? Words from Pete Licata
Once upon a time I made coffee with my bare wits, a grinder, and an espresso machine. Some of you might call this the dark ages, but some of you might remember this time with nostalgia. During this time long ago (2006 wasn’t that long ago right?!) I was competing...