After our intense day in Caranavi, the journey continued to El Alto, where the elevation reaches a staggering 4,000 masl. Here, against the backdrop of the Andes, we dedicated the second day to a crucial yet often overlooked step in the coffee production process: packing at the dry mill plant. For the third consecutive year, we took a hands-on approach, personally overseeing this vital stage – a practice that sets us apart in the industry.

Moving back to Switzerland in 2022 marked the beginning of our annual pilgrimage to Bolivia every January. This voyage blends family reunions, work meetings at our sister roastery Elevate Coffee and coffee shop Supersymmetry, and, most importantly, a direct connection with our Bolivian producers. It's a concoction of vacation, family bonding, and work, accentuated by our yearly retreat—a time for reflection, recalibration, and the birth of innovative ideas propelling our business forward and fortifying connections with our customers and stakeholders. This year's visit, captured in this blog post, delves into the challenges faced during the 2023 coffee production, revealing both setbacks and exceptional outcomes.

Hai un disperato bisogno di un regalo di Natale dell'ultimo minuto, ma vuoi comunque dimostrare la tua premurosità? Oppure vuoi finalmente il meritato upgrade alla tua attrezzatura per il caffè? Ecco la nostra selezione selezionata di accessori per il caffè che potrebbero aiutarti nella tua ricerca. Questi sono tutti accessori che usiamo quotidianamente a casa e nei nostri bar o che abbiamo provato noi stessi e, in base alla nostra esperienza, li riteniamo pienamente degni di trovarsi su questa lista!

Are you in desperate need for a last minute Christmas gift, but still want to show your thoughtfulness? Or do you yourself finally spoil on that well deserved upgrade to your coffee equipment? Here is our handpicked selection of coffee accessories that might help you out in your quest. These are all accessories that we use daily at home and in our coffee shops or tried ourselves and - based on our own experience - deem them fully worthy to be on this list!

It’s been a while since I wanted to write a comprehensive guide on home espresso machines, yet I struggled to find a way to make it as useful as possible, steering between the sheer amount of options available on the market. Finally one of you gave me the right input by asking what he should be looking for when searching for an espresso machine, independently from which exact model and/or manufacturer we would recommend. In the following paragraphs we’ll try to do just that in a comprehensive and approachable way. This blog post is mainly intended to speak to a broader audience and thus lacks more advanced content such as very technical explanations and flow or pressure profiling capabilities although some of the machines listed at the end, might already have them installed or are able to be upgraded to it.

L'espresso è una bevanda complessa da preparare e navigare tutte le variabili che influenzano l'estrazione può essere scoraggiante se ti trovi davanti alla tua nuova macchina espresso per la prima volta e ti chiedi da dove cominciare. Ma non preoccuparti, in questa panoramica di base delle variabili di estrazione, specificamente rivolta all'utente alle prime armi e alla maggior parte delle macchine espresso domestiche, ti daremo una solida comprensione di come aggiustarle per ottenere un fantastico espresso dai tuoi chicchi di caffè specialty.

Espresso ist ein komplex zuzubereitendes Getränk, und die zeitgleiche Berücksichtigung aller Variablen, die die Extraktion beeinflussen, kann entmutigend sein, wenn du zum ersten Mal vor deiner tollen neuen Kaffeemaschine stehst und dich fragst, wo du denn nun anfangen sollst. Aber keine Sorge, in dieser grundlegenden Übersicht über Extraktionsvariablen – die sich speziell an den Heimanwender und die meisten Heim-Espressomaschinen richtet – vermitteln wir dir einen genaueren Überblick darüber, wie du diese steuerst, um das Beste aus deinem Spezialitätenkaffee herauszuholen.

Espresso is a complex beverage to prepare and steering around all the variables affecting extraction can be daunting if you first stand before your new setup and wonder where to begin. But don’t worry, in this basic overview of extraction variables - specifically directed towards the home user and most home espresso machines - we will give you a firm grasp on how to navigate them to get the most our of your specialty coffee beans.

Ever wondered how brewing recipes are created? In this post we share with you all the thoughts, findings and testing that went into the development of our custom Cafec Flower brewing recipe, influenced by Tetsu Kasuya 4:6 Hario V60 recipe and the osmotic flow theory that lies underneath the development of the cafe flower dripper itself. Although the technique was developed specifically for our roasting philosophy and Bolivian specialty coffee, it can be applied to a wider range of beans.

Why might you consider a manual brew set up at home over an espresso machine? Not sure which coffee brewing accessories you’ll need? In this guide we’ll dive into all the different parts of a brewing setup that will enable you to get the most out of the high quality specialty coffee beans you’re investing in! At the end, we will also share our 3 favorite setup examples.