If you’ve ever bought whole coffee beans, chances are good that there was all kinds of information on the bag that led to your decision, like the origin, the roast type, and the flavor notes.

This is part two of our interview with Press Coffee owner Steve Kraus. Today, he’s taking us through our first coffee “cupping,” a process similar to a wine tasting — except with a lot more slurping.

Ever wondered how the coffee experts in Costa Rica and around the world know good café when they taste it? When visitors come to Costa Rica from all over the world to they come in part to have a cup ...

THROOP – Mary Tellie began the coffee cupping process, smelling the freshly ground beans and dipping her spoon into the brewed coffee as the aroma filled the tasting room. Pablo Bonilla, whose family ...

Thanks to the proliferation of specialty coffee shops in New York over the past 10 years — particularly transplants like Gimme! Coffee, Blue Bottle, Stumptown, Toby’s Estate, and Counter Culture — ...

Ever wonder why that cup of coffee at your favorite hipster indy shop can cost you upwards of $5? It might have something to do with all the research and effort that goes into getting the perfect bean ...

At first glance, it seems like cupping is just a bougie term for taking a sip of coffee and determining what it tastes like, but a proper tasting is actually a bit more involved. Tasting coffee works ...

Woody. Smoky. Blueberry. Chocolate. Cherry. Molasses. Maple. These are just a handful of the words that came up during a recent cupping experience at the Ohm Coffee Roasters tasting lab on Jackson ...