A truly great cold brew works for both the customer and the roaster.   It should taste rich and refreshing over ice, stand up to milk and sugar, and fit the profile customers expect. Ideally, it should also give roasters some flexibility — as a blend component, a single-origin offering or a useful  read more

Cold brew was on our minds in the lead up to Memorial Day, the official kick-off to summer. So, once again, we selected a few coffees that we imagined could be summer favorites. We brewed five of them with room-temperature water at a ratio of 1:8, let them steep for  read more

The heat is here, and you want your coffee frosty and refreshing. Ed Kaufmann— a Trader on our Hoboken team who was previously a green buyer, roaster and cold brewer — shares some pro purchasing tips, as well as some hot takes from the InterAmerican quality lab.     What makes a great cold brew?     I typically drink cold brew without milk, so I like when a cold brew  read more