Ngozi, Burundi April 18, 2018cole torode I think one of the best parts of traveling - besides learning about fascinating cultures and meeting amazing people - is the fresh and local produce. I just ate a...
West Valley March 26, 2018cole torode Sunday was our last day to visit with relationships here in Costa Rica, as we head home on Monday. We're excited to get back and share samples with our team...
The Solis Family March 24, 2018cole torode Today was fully dedicated to the Solis Family and their mill, La Casona de Doña Lina, and their two farms, San Francisco 1900 and El Rodeo. This is the fourth...
Imperio Rojo March 23, 2018cole torode We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, early on Wednesday morning after a 6am flight from Guatemala City. Paul, the Head Roaster at Rosso, also flew in Wednesday morning to...
Guatemala Whirlwind March 20, 2018cole torode We truly didn't spend enough time in Guatemala this year. We arrived late Saturday night and had a 6am flight to San Jose, Costa Rica Wednesday morning. These buying trips...
Santa Ana la Huerta March 19, 2018cole torode1 comment Late Saturday evening we arrived in Guatemala, straight from Ottawa where we competed in the Eastern Barista Qualifiers - we're happy to say we won first prize. You can read...
Pyin Oo Lwin February 12, 2018cole torode1 comment I'm on a 4am flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong as I write this summary to our first trip to Myanmar. I'd like to sleep, but I have a theory...
Ywangan February 08, 2018cole torode2 comments Ywangan is the largest coffee producing region in Myanmar. We’ve spent the last two days here doing the same sort of things we do everywhere else - try to take...
Pinlaung, Part 2 February 07, 2018cole torode4 comments It's 4:00pm and we're on the road to Ywangan, the second of three coffee producing areas we'll visit during our trip.This morning we went back to Behind the Leaf Coffee...
Pinlaung, Part 1 February 06, 2018cole torode2 comments It's our second night in Myanmar and we've just arrived at Hotel Pinlaung Resort (the lack of warm water, the false advertising on free wifi and the astroturf carpet has...
São Lourenço August 27, 2017cole torode On Friday, we left Poços de Caldas to go to an even smaller town called, São Lourenço, because the Brazilian National Barista Competition was happening over the weekend. Lucky for...
Poços de Caldas August 26, 2017cole torode1 comment On Sunday, August 20th we land in Brazil for the first time in our coffee careers. For those that don't know, Brazil is the largest exporter of coffee in the...