Category Archives: Cupping

Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe- Idido Misty Valley


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Fratello Coffee is introducing an exciting new coffee to our portfolio at the end of May.  We have found an Organic fresh crop Ethiopian that we just had to buy

Colombian Cup of Excellence 2009


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I have just returned from Pereira Colombia after judging the 2009 Cup of Excellence competition.   Although tired, I’m thrilled about this experience.  It is so exciting going through the cupping

Honduras Arenal Estate – Direct Trade buying trip


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Last June I was lucky to be chosen to be a judge at the Honduras Cup of Excellence competition.  This was a great event that really opened my eyes to

Guatemalan Nueva Granada – Buying Trip


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  On January 17th my brother’s Jason & Chris joined my self to travel to Guatemala to visit our friend Johann Nottebohm and his wife Holly at their farm Nueva

Consistency in roasting – A constant improvement


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Many coffee roasters, ourselves included, pride themselves with the consistency of their roasting team.  This is unfortunately hard to measure unless you are always drinking the same coffees from the

Sumatra Sidikalang Tabu Jamu


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Fratello Coffee is introducing a new Sumatran coffee to our clients.  The Sumatran Sidikalang Tabu Jamu will be available to everyone in early August.  We have been exploring the Lintong

Ethiopian Kembata – natural processed coffee


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Fratello Coffee has another new region we are bring forward to our clients.  This natural processed coffee will be available early August.  We found that this Kembata had notable winey

Honduran Cup of Excellence 2008 – Las Amazonas


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Yesterday was the online auction for the 2008 Honduras Cup of Excellence competition, and Fratello Coffee is happy to say, that we have won another Lot of coffee, and are

Barista Training


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The Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy will be offering two days of barista training at Fratello this May 26th and 27th – following the Barista Competition. This special training academy

Costa Rican Tarrazu Coopedota


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Fratello Coffee is introducing a new Costa Rican to our clients this February.  We have done a lot of research to find this coffee and are very pleased with our