Volcanica Coffee - Specialty Coffee Blog

Cupping coffee can seem like one of those erudite, pretentious coffee snob things to do in the coffee industry. In fact, some coffee professionals go so far as to have engraved spoons that they carry around with them like pocket watches, so they can cup coffee at any given moment. Most cupping is done at multiple stages of the coffee’s journey from plant to...

New research is out presented on NBC's Today Show that reverses traditional beliefs about the negative affects of coffee and now they find that coffee is actually good for your heart. It also helps people with Afib which before some doctors thought was a cause of it. The research findings go much deeper on the health benefits of coffee.  Here is the article: There’s...

While the general consensus within the specialty coffee community typically says that specialty coffee tastes better without additives like sugar and milk, that’s not always going to be the case for every individual. For some, coffee is enhanced with dairy or dairy-like products, and rather than deny or shame customers for their caffeinated morning routine, we’d like to go over and break down milk,...

  CBS Sunday Morning recently aired a spotlight on the popularity of Yemen Coffee. It shows how getting Yemeni Coffee is treated almost like a speakeasy where you need to have a special connection to be able to get it.  Volcanica Coffee has been offering authentic Yemen Coffee for several years. It is in limited production and at times we run out of stock. We...

Meet some of the entrepreneurs selling on Amazon during Hispanic Heritage Month—and throughout the year. Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15, and to celebrate, Amazon has launched a dedicated, Hispanic-owned Amazon Handmade storefront as part of its ongoing support for small business selling partners. More than half of all items purchased on Amazon are sold by small and medium-sized business partners, who help us provide...

Inc. Magazine Reveals Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000 (NEW YORK) – Inc. magazine today revealed that Volcanica Coffee is No. 514 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos,...

Making Cold Brew If you’re not wanting to spend almost $10 every time you want to get your cold brew on, then you can easily make a nice refreshing cold brew at home just as good as any cafe, if not better. There are many cold brew brewers on Amazon or Walmart around the $20 range that make great cold brew. But if you’re...

Amazon asked us to help promote their Amazon Prime Day with small businesses and the below article appears in USA Today.