Introducing Mexico Nayarita
Introducing Mexico Nayarita Limited Edition In a remote area of Northern Nayarit Mexico, a group of 16 Indigenous Cora cultivate
There are so many aspects of coffee to pursue! Cultivation, roasting, brewing, tasting, sustainability, chemistry and culture. Art and science wafting together.
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Global Coffee Prices
You may have heard that coffee prices are on the way up. What does this mean Birds and Beans Bird Friendly coffee?
Snow Bunting Christmas Coffee
Our Christmas Coffee featuring a Snow Bunting is back! Isn’t it beautiful?
Profile Roasting for 20 years!
Our love of all things coffee permeates our lives! What began as an ecological endeavour to make certified Bird Friendly coffee available to our community…
What is Specialty Coffee?
At its best, specialty coffee can exhibit more flavour molecules than wine! Flavours of fruit, chocolate, nuts, caramel, spices, flower
Coffee Freshness and Roast Dating
Did you know that at its peak, specialty coffee has even more flavour compounds than wine? When everything is just right, specialty coffees…
Musing on Coffee Tasting
Random thoughts about coffee flavour and what impacts our experience.
Third Wave? … We wave back :)
When we first started roasting coffee about 25 years ago, Â specialty coffee drinkers expected a very dark roast. Â This was
What’s the Story with Low Acid Coffee?
There is strong evidence that coffee triggers stomach discomfort in some people. 20 years ago I was among them!
Is Espresso an Acquired Taste?
Espresso… is it ambrosia or a test of endurance?  For espresso to be worthy for the gods, everything upstream must