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!
Five Easy Ways to Elevate the Taste of Your Coffee at Home
Specialty coffee is an art form… which is a nice way to say it’s a finicky beast. The taste of coffee is affected by so many factors! Today we’re sharing five ways to quickly elevate the taste of your coffee at home. Pay attention to these factors that influence the taste of coffee, and you’ll start to see a huge improvement.
What is Co-Fermented Coffee?
You may have heard the term “co-fermented” bandied about in recent years in reference to some specialty coffees, but what does it mean exactly? How are these coffees made? How does co-fermentation alter the taste? Let’s break it down!
An Origin Trip to Thailand
Check out these photos from our latest coffee farm visits in Chang Rai, Thailand!
What are Tasting Notes in Coffee?
If you’ve been around specialty coffee for any amount of time you’ve probably heard someone talking about tasting notes. What are they exactly? And who determines what tasting notes are written on bags of coffee beans? And are they even real or is it just a barista buzz word?
What’s the Deal with Decaf?
Seriously, how do they take the caffeine out of coffee? Let’s dig into this very important question today!
A Look at a Coffee Farm Visit: Part 2
In our last blog post we gave you a behind-the-scenes look at our most recent origin trip to Colombia. As promised, here is part 2 of that trip! We visited a second coffee farm while in Colombia, and these are the photos from the second farm.
A Look at a Coffee Farm Visit
Come with us— through these photos— on a Colombian coffee farm visit!
What Does Altitude Have To Do With My Coffee?
It’s always there… front and center on the bag of coffee… the altitude. But why is it always emblazoned on a bag of specialty coffee? What does it mean? How does it affect the taste of the coffee?
All About Coffee Subscriptions!
We offer several different types of coffee subscriptions here at BonLife. This blog post breaks down our different subscription offerings and answers your questions about all things coffee subscriptions.
Coffee Processing Methods: What do They Mean?
Have you ever bought a bag of specialty coffee (like our award-winning beans!) and wondered what it means when it says “process: washed”? Or maybe you know that you love when a coffee says “process: natural” on the bag but you’re still not sure what the differences between all the coffee processing methods are exactly? Let’s dig into the differences between coffee processing methods and how they affect the taste of your beans!