drink a better story.
drink a better story.
Thanks for stopping by our blog! Here you’ll find stories about our award-winning coffee beans, roasting, sourcing, farmers, who we are, and more. What does it mean to drink a better story? Read on & you’ll see!
Coffee Spotlight: Finca La Sirena - Mango Co-Ferment
It’s time for another installation in our coffee spotlight series: we’re talking about another one of our high-scoring coffees today, Juan Puerta’s Mango Co-Ferment!
Coffee Spotlight: Edwin Noreña Finca Campo Hermoso
Today on the blog we’re spotlighting Edwin Noreña’s amazing Sidra from Colombia. It’s another one of our current high specialty coffees!
Coffee Spotlight: Jairo Arcila Lychee Co-Ferment
It’s time to spotlight another one of our current award-winning specialty coffees! This is another amazing coffee for those of you who are fans of co-fermented coffees. It’s a beautiful example of the types of co-ferments that are coming out of Colombia.
Coffee Spotlight: Colombia Las Palmas Tropical Splash
Today on the blog we’re spotlighting one of our current award-winning specialty coffees. If you’re a fan of co-fermented coffees, you have to try this one! It’s what tropical coffee dreams are made of!
What is Coffee Review?
A blog post re-visted! Some of our coffees recently received high scores on Coffee Review! You may have seen our happy announcement about these reviews, but what exactly is Coffee Review?
What is Small-Lot Coffee?
You’ve probably noticed by now that we often offer small quantities of very special coffees in our online store. Maybe you’ve wondered why that is. It goes back to the fact that many excellent specialty coffees are small lot. But what does that even mean?
Co-Fermented Specialty Coffee Explained
“Co-ferment” is a big buzz word in the specialty coffee world right now. Maybe you’ve heard it tossed around at a coffee shop or read it on the bag of a specialty coffee beans you purchased recently. What exactly is co-fermentation though? How are these coffees made? How does co-fermentation alter the taste of a coffee? Let’s revisit one of our most popular blog subjects and talk about co-ferments!
What are Coffee Processing Methods?
We’re revisiting one of our most popular blog posts today! What are coffee processing methods and how do the different methods affect the taste of coffees?
Coffee Roast Dates: What Do They Actually Mean?
When is the best time to drink coffee past the roast date? We’re faced with this question in our cafe quite often, so we’re revisiting it today on the blog!
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Coffee Lovers
Valentine’s Day is coming up! Are you already pondering what to get that special someone? Do they love coffee? If so, we’ve got you covered.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 11
On the Eleventh Day of BonLife we’re talking coffee sampler sets! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we have dropped daily blog posts to share with you twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 10
It’s the Tenth Day of BonLife! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we have dropped daily blog posts to share with you twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier. Got a loved one who is crazy about anything coffee-related? We’ve got you covered in this blog series.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 9
It’s the Ninth Day of BonLife! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we have dropped daily blog posts to share with you twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier. Got a loved one who is crazy about anything coffee-related? We’ve got you covered in this blog series.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 8
It’s the Eighth Day of BonLife! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we have dropped daily blog posts to share with you twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier. Got a loved one who is crazy about anything coffee-related? We’ve got you covered in this blog series.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 7
It’s the Seventh Day of BonLife! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we are sharing daily blog posts as a gift guide for you. We’re talking about twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier. Got a loved one who is crazy about anything coffee-related? We’ve got you covered in this blog series.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 6
It’s the Sixth Day of BonLife! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we are sharing daily blog posts as a gift guide for you. We’re talking about twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products in hopes of making your holiday shopping a little easier. Got a loved one who is crazy about anything coffee-related? We’ve got you covered in this blog series.
Twelve Days of BonLife: Day 3
On the Third Day of BonLife we’re talking specialty coffee beans! During the Twelve Days of BonLife we’re dropping daily blog posts to share with you twelve of our favorite specialty coffee products to make your holiday shopping a little easier.
How to Dial in Coffee for the Perfect Extraction
We talked about extraction and how to taste for it in our last two blog posts. But what if a coffee isn’t extracting right and you need to dial it in? Once you know a coffee isn’t tasting right, how do you change it? We’re going to cover that in this blog post!
Highlights From Our Latte Art Throwdown
BonLife hosted its first Southeast Latte Art Throwdown a couple of weekends ago, and it was a total success. We hope this throwdown was the first of many! We’re sharing some highlights on the blog today.