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The Journey From Coffee Cherry to Bean
AUGUST 25, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
Coffee beans come from a cherry-like fruit. The bean itself is more of a pit than a bean when it first appears in coffee bushes. This fruit and later bean is quite sensitive and the way each lot is tended, the way cherries are picked, washed, dried, and roasted determines the aroma inside the bag. That is why coffee bags have such lengthy labels, and the more specialized it is, the more there is to say. We’ve covered in this article how wide coffee production is and what a difference it makes. No bean is truly the same and the…
The Magic of Cuban Coffee & How to Make it
AUGUST 16, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
Known for its distinctive kick and incomparable strength, Café Cubano is a cultural staple as it speaks loudly about Cuban culture and Western history. The Cuban soil has always been ideal for coffee, but coffee only started being grown and brewed in Cuba by the end of the 1700s when the Haitian Revolution exploded and the French colonialists moved to Cuba. At the time, Cuban plantations consisted mainly of sugar cane. Once the French started growing coffee the mix of these two commodities gave birth to Café Cubano. Directions, Café Cubano must be made on a Moka pot or espresso machine….
Encanto: How to Introduce Coffee to Children
JULY 30, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
Disney tends to stay true to local traditions and consequently, they included various scenes in Encanto of children drinking coffee. This subject is a hot take. Allowing children to drink coffee is for many considered a risky move, but in all reality it’s been done for a very long time. Not too long ago, coffee was ordered by doctors as medicine for various conditions even to treat children. Let’s not forget that Teddy Roosevelt drank coffee as a child under his doctor’s recommendations. Apparently the caffeine was utilized as a supplement for a shot of adrenaline which help his asthma and…
How a Mission Trip Resulted in a Coffee Company
JULY 23, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
Our goal has never been to simply sell coffee. We aim to create change and build a better world through high quality coffee beans. There are many layers to accomplishing this and our Catholic faith and personal commitment to love our neighbors is a core aspect of it, so here is the short story version of how we go about this. Four years ago, I went on my first international mission trip and I’ll never forget the chaperone’s words: “This is one of the best gifts you will ever receive. The best thing about it is that it will…
Cheese and Coffee? The Unique Recipe You Must Try
JULY 16, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
The pandemic had us trying all sorts of exotic and yet simple coffee recipes. The Dalgona coffee had even coffee non-believers obsessed over what a few drops of hot water can do to instant coffee. The relationship between coffee and cheese is quite a long one and interestingly, this recipe is used widely throughout the world. The Scandinavians and South Americans have been doing it for quite some time now and yet this trend has not really picked up in America. Have we even tried it? Perhaps someone in Wisconsin gave it a shot at some point? While the idea…
Why and How Guadalupe Roastery is Pro-Life
JULY 12, 2022, JOHANNA DUNCAN
It’s been a minute since the overturn of Roe vs Wade and the reality is starting to set in. Some are angry, others are happy, but here at Guadalupe Roastery we are mainly ready. We are ready to continue serving families across the world on the mission to raise children and cherish every human life. Whether it is by empowering the farming families we work with through opportunities and a fair remuneration, or simply caffeinating a tired father who still makes time to read a book to his children after a long day. Family is at the core of everything…