Posts in 25
Peru Steps Into the Limelight - 25 Magazine: Issue 2

Peru is arguably specialty coffee’s best-kept secret. Despite producing some of the planet’s most mouthwateringly delicious coffees, outside of a small subsection of the industry it rarely receives the recognition it deserves. That changed in September when, after nearly seven years of planning, Cup of Excellence arrived in Lima.

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25, ReadSCA StaffIssue 2, Origin
¿Está desapareciendo el Arábica? - 25: Issue 2

Mientras crece la demanda de los granos de Arábica lavado, la producción total sigue estancada desde hace dos décadas, y va perdiendo cuota de mercado en origen. THOMAS COPPLE pregunta: ¿está el café de especialidad en peligro de ser víctima de su propio éxito?

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Is Arabica Washed Out? - 25 Magazine: Issue 2

While demand for washed Arabica beans is soaring, total output has remained stagnant for two decades and is now rapidly losing market share at origin. THOMAS COPPLE asks if specialty coffee is in danger of becoming a victim of its own success.

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25, ReadSCA StaffIssue 2, Spotlight
Connecting Our Community - 25 Magazine: Issue 2

We are proud to introduce our second issue of 25, your magazine connecting people from our specialty coffee community around the world through stories, research, and insights.

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25, ReadSCA StaffIssue 2, Welcome
Adoptadores vs. superconsumidores - 25: Issue 1

Los hallazgos de un nuevo estudio sobre los consumidores de la SCA no solo han sido muy clarificadores, sino que también puede que permitan abrir el mercado.

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A Few Moments With Mbula Musau - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

As a talented taster, Q grader, barista trainer, sensory judge, soon-to-be roaster and tireless campaigner for gender equity, Mbula knows a thing or two about coffee. In a quick chat with 25, we asked her about her work in the industry throughout Africa and her outlook on the future of coffee on the continent.

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Seoul Spaces - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

Ahead of the World Barista Championship in November, SEO YOUNG YOUN brings 25 on a tour of Seoul’s most cutting-edge coffee spaces.

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Adopters v Supers - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

The findings of a major new consumer study commissioned by the SCA are not only eye-opening, but potentially market-opening also.

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Good Genes: Protecting Wild Coffee's Heritage - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

Many of the world’s coffee genebanks are underfunded and under threat, yet the future of coffee depends on protecting these precious genetic resources. So what would a better global conservation system look like in the future and how can the industry support it?

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The Making of Champions: The Journey to the 2017 World Coffee Championships - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

The journey to find this year’s coffee champions began in autumn 2016 when the first of more than 75 competitions was held in Mexico. 25 traces the steps that lead coffee’s top competitors to the world stages of Budapest, Seoul and Guangzhou. The world of competitive coffee is wide.

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Land of The Long White Cloud: A Study of New Zealand’s Craft Beer Movement - 25 Magazine: Summer 2017

Within the beer industry, New Zealand is heralded as one of the great hop growing nations. The new world varieties of hop it produces are typically big in both flavor and aroma with most varieties grown in the Nelson region at the North of the South Island.

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