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The Pledge: A common code for transparency reporting
Recently I was in Atlanta at the Transparent Trade Colloquium meeting with likeminded leaders within the specialty coffee industry who are working towards solutions to address the historically low and unsustainable global coffee prices. While there, I had the opportunity to connect with Peter Dup...
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Recently I was in Atlanta at the Transparent Trade Colloquium meeting with likeminded leaders within the specialty coffee industry who are working towards solutions to address the historically low and unsustainable global coffee prices. While there, I had the opportunity to connect with Peter Dup...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
So what exactly is the Cup of Excellence?
The idea for a Cup of Excellence was hatched in the mid nineties and was the brain child of George Howell and Susie Spindler who founded the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE). The first competition (“the Best of Brazil”) was held in Brazil in 1999 and featured pulped naturals. Ten coffees...
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The idea for a Cup of Excellence was hatched in the mid nineties and was the brain child of George Howell and Susie Spindler who founded the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE). The first competition (“the Best of Brazil”) was held in Brazil in 1999 and featured pulped naturals. Ten coffees...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
How to Improve your coffee tasting skills
We often say that tasting coffee is difficult, much harder than tasting wine. While this is indeed the case, it is not to say that you can’t improve your coffee tasting skills. Drinking coffee, especially great quality coffee, should always be more than just a caffeine fix.When you look at the sc...
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We often say that tasting coffee is difficult, much harder than tasting wine. While this is indeed the case, it is not to say that you can’t improve your coffee tasting skills. Drinking coffee, especially great quality coffee, should always be more than just a caffeine fix.When you look at the sc...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Acidity in Coffee
For most people the concept of “acidity” is difficult at best and scary at worst. It would seem that most people aren’t fans of the concept of acid in their diets. While some folk love things that are SOUR most palates prefer sweet and salt far more, perhaps even bitter. But truth be told, acidit...
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For most people the concept of “acidity” is difficult at best and scary at worst. It would seem that most people aren’t fans of the concept of acid in their diets. While some folk love things that are SOUR most palates prefer sweet and salt far more, perhaps even bitter. But truth be told, acidit...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Our Approach to Roasting Coffee
“Which coffee is your dark roast?” This is probably one of the most heard questions asked by newcomers in our cafes. And frankly, we understand why. Dark roasted coffee is ubiquitous within the marketplace thanks to the influence of the green mermaid. And while there is much to be thankful for in...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
“Which coffee is your dark roast?” This is probably one of the most heard questions asked by newcomers in our cafes. And frankly, we understand why. Dark roasted coffee is ubiquitous within the marketplace thanks to the influence of the green mermaid. And while there is much to be thankful for in...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Flavours in coffee
What does coffee taste like?I have been conducting coffee tastings with customers for over twelve years. Without fail, most people struggle with how we in the coffee business talk about the flavours we find in coffee. When I ask people to describe what they taste in coffee, most answer “coffee”, ...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
What does coffee taste like?I have been conducting coffee tastings with customers for over twelve years. Without fail, most people struggle with how we in the coffee business talk about the flavours we find in coffee. When I ask people to describe what they taste in coffee, most answer “coffee”, ...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
WHAT IS COFFEE PROCESSING?
Most of the coffee grown on the planet is processed and prepared for export in one of two different processes, or some variation of those two. As coffee starts its journey towards our cup as a small cherry, the first thing that needs to happen in the transformation is to deal with the thick skin ...
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Most of the coffee grown on the planet is processed and prepared for export in one of two different processes, or some variation of those two. As coffee starts its journey towards our cup as a small cherry, the first thing that needs to happen in the transformation is to deal with the thick skin ...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
CBC Edmonton AM
Our founder Poul Mark is joining Mark Connolly this summer as a coffee columnist. Listen to the most recent interview here.CBC Edmonton AM
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Our founder Poul Mark is joining Mark Connolly this summer as a coffee columnist. Listen to the most recent interview here.CBC Edmonton AM
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Why is our friend Ryan McGimpsey being served free coffee for life?
Last week, Transcend Coffee experienced a first. We had our first fire. While fires in coffee Roastery's are quite common, we had never experienced one in over eleven years. I received a phone call from Josh Hockin, our green buyer, at around 11 am on Tuesday morning, where he informed ...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Last week, Transcend Coffee experienced a first. We had our first fire. While fires in coffee Roastery's are quite common, we had never experienced one in over eleven years. I received a phone call from Josh Hockin, our green buyer, at around 11 am on Tuesday morning, where he informed ...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Thank You to Poul Mark and Transcend for Supporting Amani Children’s Home
It’s impossible to properly describe my two weeks at Amani Children’s Home, a Tanzanian shelter for homeless youth, because it’s so far from normal life here in Canada. All at once, it was incredibly fun, sad, heartwarming, challenging, but most of all inspiring. And it was all due to the incredi...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
It’s impossible to properly describe my two weeks at Amani Children’s Home, a Tanzanian shelter for homeless youth, because it’s so far from normal life here in Canada. All at once, it was incredibly fun, sad, heartwarming, challenging, but most of all inspiring. And it was all due to the incredi...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Thank You to Poul Mark and Transcend for Supporting Amani Children’s Home
It’s impossible to properly describe my two weeks at Amani Children’s Home, a Tanzanian shelter for homeless youth, because it’s so far from normal life here in Canada. All at once, it was incredibly fun, sad, heartwarming, challenging, but most of all inspiring. And it was all due to the incredi...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
It’s impossible to properly describe my two weeks at Amani Children’s Home, a Tanzanian shelter for homeless youth, because it’s so far from normal life here in Canada. All at once, it was incredibly fun, sad, heartwarming, challenging, but most of all inspiring. And it was all due to the incredi...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Check out the City of Edmonton Video about the Ritchie Market and Infill
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Check out the City of Edmonton Video about the Ritchie Market and Infill
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Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
Poul's Corner: Canada's 150th
You might not know this about my background, but I used to be a lawyer - I actually went to law school and practiced as a lawyer and my field of practice was actually aboriginal law. I’ve been thinking these last couple of days as we’re coming up onto Canada Day and preparing to celebrate 150 yea...
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You might not know this about my background, but I used to be a lawyer - I actually went to law school and practiced as a lawyer and my field of practice was actually aboriginal law. I’ve been thinking these last couple of days as we’re coming up onto Canada Day and preparing to celebrate 150 yea...
Published at Transcend Coffee Blog
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