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Costa Rica Coffee | Origin Update July 2024

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Costa Rica coffee is as advanced as it gets and there are no signs of it slowing down. Costa Rican coffee farmers are poised to [...]

The Best Coffees of 2023

Genuine Origin Coffee2024-07-29T15:03:37-04:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Varieties, Colombia, Competition Coffee, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Flavor Notes, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, natural process, Papua New Guinea, Peru, PNG, Roaster Life, Roasting Competition, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized, Winter|

As the sun sets on the year, we asked our team to look back at the best coffees of 2023. Now, our team drinks a [...]

The Best Gift Coffees for Coffee Roasters

Genuine Origin Coffee2024-07-11T10:27:46-04:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Varieties, Colombia, Competition Coffee, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Flavor Notes, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, natural process, Papua New Guinea, Peru, PNG, Roaster Life, Roasting Competition, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized, Winter|

When it comes to the holiday season, people get laser-focused on gift-giving. What do you choose for someone whose heart beats to the rhythm of [...]

The Best Coffees for Espresso

Genuine Origin Coffee2024-07-11T10:27:27-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Brazil, Coffee Buying, Coffee Life, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, General, Genuine Origin, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, natural process, Peru, Roaster Life, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Tasting Notes|

Espresso has been around for over 100 years now and its popularity only appears to be increasing. According to the National Coffee Association of America, [...]

Costa Rican Coffee Origin Report 2023

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-07-28T17:07:34-04:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Life, Coffee Prices, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Coffee Supply Chain, Coffee Varieties, Costa Rica, Green Coffee 101, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Buying, Green Coffee Importing, Green Coffee Origin Report, natural process, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Uncategorized, Volcafe Way|

Coffee in Costa Rica is as advanced as it gets. Smallholders here are highly motivated to keep Costa Rican coffee on the map for innovation, [...]

Coffee EXPO 2023 Review

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-05-11T14:42:31-04:00Best Green Coffee Beans, Coffee Buying, Coffee Processing, Coffee Roasting, Colombia, Competition Coffee, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Event, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, Guatemala, Honduras, natural process, Papua New Guinea, Peru, PNG, Roasting Competition, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Tanzania, Uncategorized|

We were all super-excited to arrive in Portland for EXPO this past April. Right after check-in, we went straight to the conference center to build [...]

Genuine Origin Schedule of Events Coffee EXPO 2023

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Genuine Origin EXPO Booth 2458 | Schedule of Events Download the full schedule EXPO kicks off on Friday, April 21, 2023 and we've got an [...]

The Most Expensive Coffees in the World

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How much are you willing to pay for a cup of coffee? Depending on your daily habits, coffee can either be a morning necessity or [...]

The Best Green Coffee Beans in 2022

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What were the best green coffee beans in 2022? As the end of an impressive year approaches, we rounded up some of our team’s absolute [...]

Best Green Coffee Beans October 2022

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Best Green Coffee Beans October 2022 What are our best green coffee beans right now? Good question. We are constantly sourcing new coffees from our [...]

Costa Rica Green Coffee Origin Update | May 2022

Genuine Origin Coffee2023-02-06T17:18:07-05:00Coffee Buying, Coffee Roasting, Costa Rica, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, Green Coffee Origin Report, natural process, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee|

Fresh Costa Rica green coffee shipments land at Genuine Origin’s warehouses soon. In preparation for the new arrivals we talked to Volcafe Costa Rica, our [...]

Costa Rica Green Coffee Origin Report

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:50:50-05:00Coffee Roasting, Costa Rica, Genuine Origin, green coffee beans, Green Coffee Importing, natural process, Single Origin Coffee, specialty coffee, Volcafe Way|

Few coffee-producing countries go the extra mile to protect their agricultural workforce like Costa Rica does. After a violent civil war in 1948, the newly-formed [...]

Anaerobic Process: New Flavors through Innovation

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-11-16T07:51:23-05:00Costa Rica, green coffee beans, specialty coffee, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized|

Costa Rica has made a name for itself by being at the forefront of innovation in coffee processing methods. Particularly famous for the honey process, [...]

“I Am Winning.” Volcafe Way Conversations, Part 2

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-08-04T09:15:01-04:00Costa Rica, Volcafe Way, Women in Coffee|

Riley Thomson, head of the Volcafe Way program in Costa Rica, recently interviewed Carol Mata Gutierrez, a coffee producer in Tarrazú, about how coffee farming has changed — [...]

Coffee Growing Is Hard. Volcafe Way Is Helping.

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-08-04T09:15:08-04:00Costa Rica, Volcafe Way|

Riley Thomson, head of the Volcafe Way program in Costa Rica, spoke recently with Victor Hugo Sanchez Fonseca, a coffee producer in Perez Zeledon, about how coffee [...]

In Costa Rica, It’s All About Quality

Genuine Origin Coffee2021-08-04T09:21:03-04:00Costa Rica, Volcafe Way|

Riley Thomson is based in San Jose and, after years in the field as a farmer support technician, now oversees the Volcafe Way Farmer Support [...]