Guatemala El Tempixque
Certain coffees we carry here at Mission elicit a unique sense of pride and dignity in me when I ...
GUATEMALA FINCA LA UNIÓN
We were recently browsing through our blog and realized that we had never written a post about Finca La Unión, which we are featuring as our January 2022 Featured Subscription Coffee. (Want to get a subscription? Sign up here!) This is a massive shame since Finca La Unión has been around the Mission universe for the past few years. It is about time that we take the time to appreciate this super approachable and delicious coffee.
MISSION COFFEE CO - PRICE CAFE UPDATE
Back in 2011, when we first established Mission Coffee Co, we had a dream to create a coffee space where we could “geek out” on coffee and share our passion of all things bean with the world. When we finally opened our space in the Short North in 2012, we got to see that dream become a reality.
COSTA RICA CLOZA
Costa Rica is a well-known coffee country, and one of our favorite places of origin here at Missi...
ETHIOPIA REKO
In a previous blog, we touched on the responsibility of buying power in of Ethiopian coffee and ...
Regalo de Dios - Changing Perception about Nicaraguan Coffees
I’ve spoken to a handful of coffee folks recently who have a set expectation of what coffees from...
EL SALVADOR LOS PIRINEOS
We often talk about struggling farmers or underappreciated coffee workers in our blogs. As much a...
GUATEMALA EL NIAGARA
We know that we’ve been showcasing different coffees from Guatemala for the past few months. We’v...
ETHIOPIA KOLLA BOLCHA
There are some countries that I love to source coffee from because we have transparent and visibl...
Costa Rica Cerro Verde = Relationship Coffee
To consumers, coffee can seem foreign and exotic. It’s a bean that’s cultivated thousands of mile...
INTRODUCING: FINCA RETANA
In specialty coffee, we are seeing the emergence of two schools of thought around the future of c...
SUN BLEND - A PROFILE ON OUR BRIGHTEST SUMMER OFFERING
Blends are one of the most undefined and unrefined practices in the coffee world today. I would ...
FACT OR MYTH: Do light roasts have more caffeine than dark roasts?
We get this question a lot: Do light roasts have more caffeine than dark roasts?
There’s so much...
PERU INAMBARI AND NEW COFFEE FRONTIERS
We get excited when we source coffees from remote or widely unknown countries or regions. Yes, co...
A RESPONSE TO "I ONLY DRINK ORGANIC COFFEE."
Today I’d like to explore a little bit about organic coffee, and posit a reply to folks who say,...
EL CRUCERO AND RELATIONSHIPS
We often get asked, how do you meet the coffee producers that you work with? It might sound like ...
FINCA EL PLATANAR AND SUSTAINABILITY
The road to producing specialty coffee is not an easy one. I think many of us assume if we go to ...
LIMITED BATCH & PINK BOURBON
We have been working on this new idea for a while now, and we’re happy to finally showcase the fi...
SULAWESI TANA TORAJA
Blog by Christian Ott - Director of Roasting Ops
I used to go out of my way to avoid coffees from...
COLOMBIA INGA APONTE
There is a story behind every cup of coffee – and it’s easy to lose it in the complexity of label...
Collaboration: Cascara Throwdown
Every couple of weeks, we do an all staff throw down. This isn't bragging rights for the best la...
COFFEE SOURCING IN PNG: A NIGHT WITH VIKRAM PATEL
A walkthrough of coffee sourcing in Papua New Guinea with Vikram Patel of Benchmark Coffee Tr...
ORIGIN: Coffee Foundations
An immersive look at where the coffee we drink comes from. This class is designed to give you a...
RITUAL: WHICH BREWER WORKS BEST FOR ME AT HOME?
An in depth look at some of the most popular brewers on the market for the home. Attendees will...