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HOW DO ULTRASOUNDS AND SONICATION ENHANCE COFFEE EXTRACTION ?

HOW DO ULTRASOUNDS AND SONICATION ENHANCE COFFEE EXTRACTION? Cold brew in 3 mn? Recent advances in ultrasound-assisted extraction make it...

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WHEN SOIL SPEAKS

WHEN SOIL SPEAKS: How Geochemistry Unmasked the Kona Coffee Fraud Revealing Coffee’s True Origins Through Geochemistry In 2020, Bitter and...

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WHY ARE ESPRESSO MACHINES STILL STUCK IN THE PAST ?

Why Are Espresso Machines Still Stuck in the Past? I have just visited HOST Milan 2025, especially the areas dedicated to coffee. I have seen...

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THE SCIENTIFIC MATURITY OF COFFEE EVALUATION (CVA)

From Rosemary Pangborn to Coffee Value Assessment and Q Grader Program: The Scientific Maturity of Coffee Evaluation During the last World Of...

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FROM 20 EXAMS TO 9: WHAT THE “EVOLVED Q GRADER" REALLY MEANS FOR THE INDUSTRY

From 20 Exams to 9: What the “Evolved Q Grader” Really Means for the Coffee Industry The Q Grader Program — for two decades the global...

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HE “RIO” FLAVOUR NOTE: DEFECT OR CULTURAL PREFERENCE ?

THE “RIO” FLAVOUR NOTE: Defect or Cultural Preference? Coffee traditions in Turkey, Lebanon, and Greece highlight how cultural context shapes...

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DNA DOESN'T LIE - WHAT WE FOUND IN FOUR “SPECIALTY COFFEES"

DNA Doesn’t Lie – What We Found in Four “Specialty” Coffees In the past weeks, I asked for DNA analyses by a laboratory specialized in coffee...

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DO YOUR WINE PREFERENCE PREDICT YOUR COFFEE TASTE ?

Do Your Wine Preferences Predict Your Coffee Taste? As a coffee scientist and flavor analyst, I’ve often observed an intriguing correlation...

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STOP PSEUDO SCIENCE IN COFFEE !

STOP PSEUDO SCIENCE IN COFFEE ! “Is the Specialty Coffee Association and World Coffee Competition promoting pseudoscience?” In the world of...

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