Are all paper filters made equal?

We know that filtering your coffee makes a difference. By using different filter materials like metal mesh filters, cloth filters or paper filters you can get a different cup profile. By using paper filters, coffee oils are absorbed by the filter and the resulting cup should be free of sediment. This gives you a cleaner cup that has a lighter mouthfeel in comparison to other filter methods. But does the type of paper filter make a difference? Currently there are three different cone shaped filters on our website, but there are many more available out in the wild. But it's just paper right? How much of a difference can there be? 

Are you a Calgary based artist? Interested in an opportunity to showcase your work? Perhaps you know a local artist who's looking to get some recognition?  We’re currently searching for 12 artists that we plan to feature monthly through 2020 at...

Original journal entry written March 19th, 2018. Additional content added below on April 25th, 2019. Listen to Cole talk about Barista Competition  March 19, 2018 - This year marked my eighth year of barista competition. Up until yesterday, at the Eastern Regional...

The mountain with the highest altitude in Costa Rica is Chirripo at 3820 meters, sitting in the Chirripo National Park. Supposedly, you can see the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean from the peak. On one of these visits we'll save some...

I arrived in Costa Rica incredibly early on Sunday. My flight out of Guatemala was at 6:00am, meaning we needed to wake up at 2:30 to get to the airport on time. Dave and I flew to San Jose, and...

Our first time to Huehuetenango [way-way-te-nang-go] was amazing. We’d heard so many stories from other coffee professionals about Huehuetenango, about the crazy drive that weaves its way throughout the mountains from Guatemala City all the way north to Huehuetenango City....