Celebrating Erna Knutsen’s Specialty Coffee - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

My welcome to Issue 6 of 25 is deservedly dominated by a note of celebration and sadness, paying respect to the extraordinary Erna Knutsen, a true innovator who passed recently.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Welcome

Baristas, Coffee Culture’s Ambassadors - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

ELIZABETH DOERR explores how the Dominican Republic’s largest coffee company seeks to change local coffee culture through baristas in Issue 06 of 25 Magazine.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Spotlight

Creating Financial Stability in Coffee Farming: Three Young Latin American Coffee Professionals’ Solutions - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

HORTENSIA SOLIS interviewed three young Latin American coffee professionals from three different countries to better understand their perspective on the future of coffee production, the industry’s most pressing challenges, and the steps they’re taking to resolve or otherwise navigate them.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Origin

The Impact of Mucilage Removers on Coffee Sustainability and Quality - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

CARLOS HENRIQUE JORGE BRANDO traces the design changes that have brought water-saving demucilagers to the fore of a conversation about sustainability and coffee quality.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Design

Benchmarking Your Business - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

Coffee professionals are familiar with the importance of ratios: from brew ratios to espresso-to-milk ratios, we build our businesses around a series of proportions that help us achieve the best possible cup of coffee for our customers.

25, ReadSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Research

Reinventing Yourself Through Coffee - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

MARÍA ESTHER LÓPEZ-THOME shares her story in Issue 6 of 25 Magazine. All photos by Andres Anaya.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Viewpoint

Subverting Expectations in Palazzolo Acreide - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

Despite Sicily’s profound traditional and cultural attachment to coffee, JENN RUGOLO has never harbored any expectation of finding the same concepts applied to coffee. An unexpected encounter – at a traditional bar in a tiny town in the south east of Sicily – made her question those expectations.

25, ReadSCA StaffSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Destinations

SCAE Celebrates 20 Years - 25 Magazine: Issue 6

MICK WHEELER, past President and former Executive Director of SCAE, reflects on the early days of specialty coffee in Europe and the hurdles a nascent SCAE faced as it sought to build a community-focused organization across geographical and cultural borders.

Read, 25Specialty Coffee AssociationSeptember 21, 2018Issue 6, Community

Creando estabilidad financiera en el cultivo del café: Soluciones ofrecidas por tres jóvenes profesionales del café latinoamericanos - 25: Issue 6

HORTENSIA SOLIS ha entrevistado a tres jóvenes profesionales del café latinoamericanos de tres países diferentes para poder comprender un poco mejor su perspectiva sobre el futuro de la producción del café, los desafíos más apremiantes de la industria y los pasos que están dando para resolver o al menos afrontarlos.

Read, 25SCA StaffSeptember 20, 2018Issue 6, Origin, Español

In Memoriam: Erna Knutsen

It was with great sadness that we at the Specialty Coffee Association learned of the passing of Erna Knutsen.

Read, 25, CommunitySCA StaffJuly 17, 2018Issue 6, Community

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