4 Guides · Foundation
Beans
Origin, processing, and what specialty means.
- What specialty coffee meansSpecialty coffee is a quality and transparency standard, not a price tier. Green coffee that scores 80+ on the cupping scale, plus traceability, care, and freshness.
- How coffee is processedProcessing is how the coffee fruit is removed from the seed after picking. Washed, natural, and honey routes each shape the flavor in the cup.
- Coffee species and varietiesCoffee identity comes in layers: species (Arabica or Robusta), then variety. Here is what those words mean and why a variety is not the same as origin.
- Origin and terroirTerroir is the whole place a coffee grows in: altitude, climate, soil, rainfall, and shade. Here is how where and how coffee is grown shapes the cup.