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This past January, Volcanica Coffee traveled to Costa Rica during the coffee harvest to visit micromills in the Tarrazu region. Tarrazu is known for its high quality coffee beans and amazing views, what some would call “a coffee gold mine”. Our goal was to purchase the best crop from this years harvest while also fostering new relationships with micromills. The Volcanica Coffee Team flew...

  How many calories are in a cup of coffee? The quick answers is that black coffee contains about 5 calories or about negative 100, depending on how you consider the science.  Roast Magazine published and interesting article on this topic of how many calories does a cup of black coffee contain. You may be familiar with the counterintuitive idea of negative calories for foods...

Mocha Java is perhaps one of the oldest blends of coffees created. Dating back to the 17th century, Mocha Java blend derives its name from when European sailors transporting coffee and other goods from the Indonesian island of Java would stop off at the popular Yemen port of Mocha (Mokha) before heading back home to Europe. From there, Europeans found the coffee blend in...

The American Heart Association (AHA) has concluded a multi-tiered, multi-generational metastudy on the effects of black coffee, and the results are overwhelmingly positive for how a cup of coffee a day can keep the cardiologist at bay.  The AHA study used the Precision Medicine Platform to compare dietary data among over 21,000 American adults to conclude that one to three cups of coffee can...

  To ensure your coffee arrives to you fresh, not only do we roast by order but we also use a nitrogen flush packaging system so that your coffee tastes just as fresh as if it were roasted in your own home. Perhaps you’re one of countless customers wondering what exactly goes into the process to create the greatest coffee you’ve ever had. And...

There are over a 1,000 chemical compounds in coffee, making it one of the world’s most complex drinks. The acids in coffee range from chlorogenic to citric to even lactic and malic acids. It’s not always straightforward as to which coffee will be low acid and have a higher pH.

Brewing coffee with ambient or cold water can produce an interesting, nuanced cup of coffee absent many astringent characteristics that coffee is known for due to the lack of hot water producing less titratable acids in your finished cup. This gives cold brew coffee its signature bold chocolaty notes with sweet tones that can range from molasses and hazelnut to stone fruit and brown...

As one of the most widely used methods of brewing coffee, the French press can produce a beautiful cup with strong notes that highlight your coffee’s character and origin. Only requiring a French press, filtered water, and your coffee of choice, the brewing process takes less than five minutes and can be done at home, in the office, or while traveling to any destination.