the coffee index volume 11 • november 13, 2025 1. Gout & Co. • Parainema2. CETO • Java3. Subtext • Gesha, Sidra, Pink Bourbon4.Proud Mary • Bernardina5. Factory • Laurina6. Methodical • Selection 9 In this edition: six new coffees and a story about the most remote inhabited island on Earth (and the coffee they drink there). Not in this edition: the story of the "missing flamingo thought to be living in France." If you subscribed in the last week and want to see what you've missed — hit the...
3 months ago • 7 min read
the coffee index volume 10 • november 6, 2025 1. New Math • Landrace2. NATIVE • Sudan Rume3. Apollon's Gold • SL344.Apollon's Gold • Pink Bourbon5. September • Mejorado6. Drop • Orange Bourbon In this edition: six new coffees and six not new coffees that happen to be decaffeinated – so good they'll keep you up at night. Not in this edition: the thief who stole $80k worth of whipped cream. (Maybe it was for some "hot ice cream"?) If you're enjoying these e-mails, I would be so appreciative if...
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the coffee index volume 9 • october 30, 2025 1. Resident • Castillo2. The Coffee Project • SL283. Datura • Gesha4.Stamp Act • Sidra5. Mirra • SL346. Passenger • Aji In this edition: six new coffees and a little story about coffee in Minnesota. Not in this edition: the woman fined £150 for pouring her morning coffee down a street drain in London. (It was revoked.) If you're enjoying these e-mails, I would be so appreciative if you would forward this to anyone you think might enjoy it too. And...
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the coffee index volume 8 • october 23, 2025 1. MoonGoat • Typica2. Color • Landrace3. Black & White • Pacamara4.Seekers • Castillo5. Sey • Gesha6. Aviary • Yemenia In this edition: six new coffees and a Yemeni coffee with a truly bonkers backstory (read to the end). Not in this edition: the 61-year-old woman tackled and arrested by police for wearing a penis costume. If you're enjoying these e-mails, I would be so appreciative if you would forward this to anyone you think might enjoy it too....
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the coffee index volume 7 • october 16, 2025 1. Thankfully • Landrace2. Preface • Sidra3. Pettibone • Caturra, Catuai4.Camber • Pacas5. Flower Child • Pink Bourbon6. Moonwake • Caturra, Catuai In this edition: six new coffees, an idea I have about sharing coffee with all of you and the story of a Clemson grad's MBA project that's turned into a powerhouse of Colombian coffee exporting. Not in this edition: the woman who returned a 4th century BC relic to the Greek government fifty years after...
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the coffee index volume 6 • october 9, 2025 1. NOMAD • Eugenioides2. La Cabra • Landrace3. Special Guests • SL28/SL344.Helm • Landrace5. H&S • Landrace6. Somewhere • Red Bourbon In this edition: more great new coffees, including one from NOMAD that's sure to sell out almost instantly & I settle the debate once and for all on how long to rest your coffee. Not in this edition: the man who won a Nobel Prize but might not know it because he's gone off-grid and is "living his best life." If you're...
4 months ago • 6 min read
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...
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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....
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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...
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