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Offbeat coffee stories straight from my weird curiosity. Short roaster interviews. And incredible new coffee releases (some with discounts) along the way!

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the coffee index | volume 5 | not a $228 cup of coffee, a beautiful natural pacamara & a look at SL28 coffees not grown in Kenya

the coffee index volume 5 • october 2, 2025 1. Push x Pull • Kent2. Push x Pull • Typica3. Hydrangea • Castillo4.Sorellina • Pacamara5. Hatch • Gesha6. Madcap • Wush Wush In this edition: six coffees released this past week & a whole bunch of delicious Kenyan-tasting SL28 coffees not grown in Kenya. Not in this edition: why San Franciscans have had enough with the dogs. Thanks to everyone who forwarded the last edition to their friends. Growing this thing is such a passion of mine, so I am...

the coffee index volume 4 • september 25, 2025 1. Leaves • Gesha2. R Ki • Gesha3. Presta • Pink Bourbon4. Blanchards • Mokka5. Apollon's Gold • SL286. PT's • Sudan Rume7. Sey • Mejorado & Sidra In this edition: six coffees released this week, one coffee released this morning & a Cup of Excellence winning coffee from 2017 that was just roasted (and sold out in 13 hours). Not in this edition: the woman who says she didn't realize she was pregnant until she was in the hospital delivering a baby....

the coffee index volume 3 • september 18, 2025 1. Black & White • SL28, SL34...2. Sweven • Landrace3. Sweet Bloom • Yellow Bourbon4. Loquat • Java5. 3fe • Ethiosar6. Greater Goods • Catuai7. Crema • Red Bourbon In this edition: seven coffees released this past week & grocery store Panamanian gesha (keep reading for how to get a little for free). Not in this edition: why your new Corvette might explode. Tell your friends! Forward this e-mail to someone you know who loves coffee! And if you...

the coffee index volume 2 • september 11, 2025 1. A Matter of Concrete • Landrace 2. Hydrangea • Caturra 3. Moon Goat • Gesha 4. Brainwave • Maragogype 5. Edison • Wush Wush 6. Brandywine • Bourbon Chiroso MORE BELOW In this edition: six coffees released this past week & the guys who brewed pourovers on Mount Everest. Not in this edition: the first millennial saint. Tell your friends! Forward this e-mail to anyone you know who loves coffee! And if you received this e-mail from a friend, you...

the coffee index volume 1 • september 4, 2025 1. Little Waves • Yemenia 2. Hex • Ethiope 3. Luminous • Robusta 4. Blendin Coffee Club • Landrace 5. New Math • Typica Co-Ferment 6. Bluebird • Red Bourbon MORE BELOW In this edition: six incredible coffees & the latest on the de minimis ordeal. Not in this edition: a report on Burning Man, where I guess things are not going well? Tell your friends! Please forward this e-mail to anyone you know who loves coffee. And if you received this e-mail...