Category Archives: Coffee

Costa Rican buying trip – 2011


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At the end of February 2011 we visited our friend Francisco of Exclusive Coffee in San Jose Costa Rica.  Our goal this trip was to re-visit our relationship not only

Posted on May 13, 2011 by russ, Categories: Coffee, Direct Trade , Tagged , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Lowering Our Coffee Footprint


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Roasting coffee is one part of a long journey from Seed to Cup. Fratello has been a part of this journey for over 25 years in Calgary. We talk often

Posted on April 15, 2011 by kevinAmcconnell, Categories: Carbon Footprint, Coffee, Direct Trade , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 3 Comments

Colombian Huila buying trip


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At the end of February 2011, John and I got home from touring coffee estates throughout Central America with one stop in South America to Colombia. I always get excited

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Kevin McConnell, Categories: Coffee, Direct Trade , Tagged , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments

Nicaraguan buying trip – 2011

We have successfully completed another buying trip in Nicaragua and this year we have done something a little different. We are still working with Erwin Miersch and his family who have farms in both Jinotega and Matagalpa, but for the first time we aren’t focusing on just a single lot of coffee. Instead we wanted to taste coffees and approach this up coming year with a variety of Estates, processes and varietals. This is going to be a fun & exciting year filled with selection.

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Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kevin McConnell, Categories: Coffee, Cupping, Direct Trade, Rain Forest Alliance , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Rwanda COOPAC – Fair Trade

Fratello has a new coffee from Rwanda which we are excited to introduce. We have been hoping to roast a coffee from Rwanda for a few years now; however, every sample we would receive would never delight us in a way that would make us want to offer it to you. Often after careful analyzation we would find off flavors or defects which would make it impossible for us to stand behind that coffee.



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Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kevin McConnell, Categories: * CONTACT US *, Coffee , Tagged , , , , , , Leave a comment

Now Hiring all positions for Analog Cafe!

Fratello Coffee Roasters is looking for fanatical coffee professionals! Fratello is excited and proud to be joining the Calgary Farmers Market in its move to a new location off of Blackfoot and Heritage opening early February. We are actively looking for the right people to join our team. This will be a high volume location that will be laser focused on the quality of product and customer service excellence.

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Posted on December 28, 2010 by kevinAmcconnell, Categories: * CONTACT US *, Analog Cafe, Cafe, Calgary Farmers Market, Coffee, Tea, Training , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments

Holiday gift ideas for the coffee lover!

Happy Holidays from Fratello Coffee Roasters! We love enjoying great coffee all year round here at Fratello, and hope you do to. At Christmas time why not pay special attention to the coffee lover on your list (that is usually most people on the list) and treat them to some great gift ideas from Fratello.



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Posted on December 7, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: * CONTACT US *, Coffee, Cup of Excellence, Equipment, Espresso , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

It is a great time to be drinking coffee in Calgary!


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Over the last 4 years the number of independent quality driven cafes has grown from less than a handful to over 20 to choose from, with multiple locations opening for

Posted on November 17, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee Culture, Direct Trade, Latte Art, Rain Forest Alliance , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Chemex, Hario V60, French Press and Aeropress oh my!


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Please join us November 3rd 1-3pm at Fratello Coffee Roasters to explore 1 coffee brewed 4 ways! We are going to take our award winning Costa Rican Rio Jorco Direct

Posted on October 21, 2010 by kevinmcconnell, Categories: Coffee, Coffee Culture, Direct Trade, Equipment, Training, Uncategorized, _Contact Us , Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment

Our trip to Nicaragua


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Fratello Coffee Roasters recently visited Erwin Mierisch and his family in Nicaragua to tour their coffee estates in order to choose the next Lot of coffee to bring to Calgary.

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Kevin McConnell, Categories: Coffee, Video , Tagged , , , , , , , , 1 Comment