Sipping with Purpose: Identifying Coffee and Tea Brands that Champion Farmer Livelihoods
Look for transparency, certifications, direct trade relationships, and brands that detail their community investments.
Look for transparency, certifications, direct trade relationships, and brands that detail their community investments.
Taste honey processed coffees for bright fruitiness and balanced sweetness, while naturals offer deeper fruit, wine-like notes, and fuller body.
Look for certifications, transparency, and brands actively discussing soil health and biodiversity in their farming practices.
Explore calming herbal teas and the science behind their mood-supporting properties.
Bitter or harsh coffee often signals over-extraction. Adjust grind size, brew time, and water temperature to find the sweet spot.
Look for subtle clues: color, texture hints, and aroma profiles can reveal processing, even without explicit labels.
Subtle flavors in coffee can reveal processing methods, guiding you to nuanced notes from fermentation to mucilage retention.