https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/buy-the-grinder-first-the-upgrade-order-nobody-follows 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103816_21b0ec42-c238-4bb5-8c07-56c361a1af85.png?v=1786013549 Buy the Grinder First Hands turning the crank of a hand grinder in a cold morning kitchen https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/does-dark-roast-mean-stronger-coffee 2026-08-08T02:50:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103620_dd233bb4-b313-4801-82df-86c15e46cd43.png?v=1786013553 Does Dark Roast Mean Stronger Coffee? Two saucers of beans side by side, one pale roast and one very dark https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/home-espresso-is-a-hobby-not-a-shortcut 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103620_9e158bb6-b549-4a44-82dd-ce36dda5088a.png?v=1786013556 Home Espresso Is a Hobby, Not a Shortcut A portafilter and spent grounds on a cluttered kitchen counter at dawn https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/is-arabica-always-better-than-robusta 2026-08-08T02:50:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103816_7f1bee02-86ab-4146-8a02-83dbc0303860.png?v=1786013560 Is Arabica Always Better Than Robusta? An open palm holding green and roasted beans together https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/latte-art-is-a-milk-certificate-not-a-coffee-certificate 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103620_16101274-962d-4d81-983a-053deed8073a.png?v=1786013564 Latte Art Is a Milk Certificate Steamed milk being poured into a white cup, a pattern forming https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/preheat-the-cup 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103620_f1955e2e-33bc-4aaa-9cd6-769ec4afc08b.png?v=1786013568 Preheat the Cup Hot water swirled inside an empty porcelain cup before brewing https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-crema-myth 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103620_58a1113f-2979-4d99-b24e-3dcf631c04f8.png?v=1786013571 The Crema Myth Crema thinning at the edge of a small cup of espresso https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/two-vessels-two-jobs 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103816_fadd10f6-40e0-442a-aabc-6e7cf878bab0.png?v=1786013575 Two Vessels, Two Jobs A heavy stoneware mug beside a thin porcelain cup on a wooden table https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-difference-between-arabica-and-robusta 2026-08-08T02:50:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103816_53edb1fb-0417-44c8-a176-e86966f9cf71.png?v=1786013579 Arabica and Robusta, Actually Explained Fingers sorting roasted beans spread on linen https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/your-white-cup-is-changing-the-coffee 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103816_46e172d9-bf14-489e-83f0-204382f2764e.png?v=1786013583 Your White Cup Is Changing the Coffee A white cup of black coffee held against a bright window https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/certification-has-a-cost-and-the-farmer-pays-it 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103945_5b47c083-689d-485e-b186-5a0fe19e55c7.png?v=1786013586 Certification Has a Cost, and the Farmer Pays It Working hands cupping freshly picked coffee cherries https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/direct-trade-versus-fair-trade-versus-rainforest-alliance-versus-organic-compare 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103945_2cc13816-6971-4530-9e1a-cfb59b73312f.png?v=1786013590 Which Coffee Label Should You Actually Look For? Two identical cups of coffee with a hand hovering undecided between them https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-altitude-squeeze-climate-change-as-a-geography-problem 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103945_08dae449-4a80-4aa3-b10b-bdb8a2a690e2.png?v=1786013594 The Altitude Squeeze A hillside of coffee shrubs disappearing into morning mist https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/what-a-farm-name-on-a-bag-really-signals 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103945_9c99f8f1-f0ed-4cec-b409-9b2b710c3987.png?v=1786013597 What a Farm Name on a Bag Really Signals A farmer tipping picked coffee cherries into a woven basket https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/why-a-fair-trade-co-op-sells-most-of-its-coffee-at-the-normal-price 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_103945_31e95044-01b8-4c8e-839c-b08dd5568c78.png?v=1786013601 Why a Fair Trade Co-op Sells Most of Its Coffee at the Normal Price Hands raking coffee beans across a raised drying bed https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/why-your-bag-price-never-falls-when-the-c-price-does 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104136_c29482f6-4e9e-499a-b42f-c2e1d2cfd6ba.png?v=1786013605 Why Your Bag Price Never Falls When the C-Price Does Hands sorting green coffee beans into two uneven piles https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/copper-and-coffee-the-lining-question-nobody-asks 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104136_4fd0b2d6-707d-43a3-a5dc-36b3ba2ceab1.png?v=1786013609 Copper and Coffee: The Lining Question Nobody Asks A copper cezve tipped to show the bright tin lining inside https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/glazed-ceramics-and-the-lead-question 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104136_c396ce5d-a00d-4a98-b61c-78753363c033.png?v=1786013613 Glazed Ceramics and the Lead Question The chipped, finely crazed glazed rim of an old ceramic cup https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/how-to-care-for-a-copper-coffee-object 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104136_39922567-ac11-4109-b397-e144bdf3205c.png?v=1786013617 How to Care for a Copper Coffee Object Hands polishing a copper vessel with a cloth, half bright and half dull https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/living-with-patina 2026-08-06T07:11:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104136_2f4931ce-58c9-49a2-b01f-17a6d3f083c2.png?v=1786013621 Living With Patina A fingertip resting on the mottled patina of an old copper surface https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/why-cezves-are-copper-on-the-outside-and-tin-on-the-inside 2026-08-06T07:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104224_2e16c118-7024-4706-9f02-91a7f7c1b007.png?v=1786013624 Why Cezves Are Copper on the Outside and Tin on the Inside A copper cezve on a stovetop with its tin lining visible in the neck https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/why-copper-conducts-and-why-that-matters-at-the-stove 2026-08-06T07:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104224_7d94fd79-7209-44ed-9e7b-e2ff9d4d18aa.png?v=1786013628 Why Copper Conducts, and Why That Matters at the Stove A copper cezve on a gas flame with heat shimmer rising https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/your-copper-cezve-is-darkening-leave-it-alone 2026-08-06T07:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104224_42e5c1ad-20c9-40b9-8e1a-25157a880785.png?v=1786013631 Your Copper Cezve Is Darkening. Leave It Alone A tarnished copper cezve on a windowsill in grey afternoon light https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/a-best-before-date-two-years-out-is-a-confession 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104224_274f0370-011b-41bc-b951-66f4c401a6e2.png?v=1786013635 A Best-Before Date Two Years Out Is a Confession Hands closing a plain glass jar of roasted coffee beans https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/a-moka-pot-is-not-an-espresso-machine 2026-08-06T07:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104224_3b8451b9-af62-4f08-a0c0-7141dac48cd2.png?v=1786013640 A Moka Pot Is Not an Espresso Machine A moka pot on a gas hob, coffee bubbling up at the spout https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/coffee-is-for-grown-ups 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104345_d00048c1-9760-44ee-95dd-c8670e39e4ed.png?v=1786013643 Coffee Is for Grown-Ups Small coffee cups among used glasses on a table after a long meal https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/five-millimetres-versus-ten-foam-depth-as-a-drink-definition 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104345_91e51cc9-3ddd-4df1-a56a-1b9b8a959eed.png?v=1786013647 Five Millimetres Versus Ten: Foam as a Drink Definition A cappuccino seen from above, foam standing proud of the rim https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/siphon-or-vacuum-pot-theyre-the-same-thing 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104345_7c2f6dc0-cef9-4bbb-adf8-90845be15a3f.png?v=1786013651 Siphon or Vacuum Pot? They Are the Same Thing A glass siphon brewer mid-brew, water risen into the upper chamber https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/stop-pouring-boiling-water-on-your-coffee 2026-08-06T07:11:27-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104345_d43bfb2f-9ac3-4feb-8798-9a5e798d274e.png?v=1786013655 Stop Pouring Boiling Water on Your Coffee A thin ribbon of water falling into a dripper through a shaft of light https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/washed-natural-honey-the-three-words-on-every-bag 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104345_5391cb35-c0a9-4200-b40b-f2e3a3ed40bd.png?v=1786013659 Washed, Natural, Honey: The Three Words on Every Bag Three heaps of differently processed coffee beans on linen https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/why-strong-coffee-means-four-different-things 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104710_698fea4c-22de-462e-aae6-631641c9ab28.png?v=1786013663 Why "Strong Coffee" Means Four Different Things Four cups of coffee in a row, each a different depth of brown https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/you-can-freeze-coffee-heres-how-to-do-it-right 2026-08-06T07:11:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104710_63a80a71-81c8-4f0d-8d64-826b3f40c7fa.png?v=1786013666 You Can Freeze Coffee. Here Is How to Do It Right A frosted jar of coffee beans lifted from a freezer drawer https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/blade-grinders-make-dust-and-boulders-at-the-same-time 2026-08-08T03:14:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104710_43808c07-a078-4af1-99c8-e4035bdc4c26.png?v=1786013670 Blade Grinders Make Dust and Boulders at the Same Time Unevenly ground coffee on a white saucer, dust beside large chips https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/change-one-thing-a-discipline-for-people-whose-coffee-tastes-different-every-day 2026-08-08T03:14:04-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104710_0d63d0db-c5b0-4079-a3b4-e888ed79082f.png?v=1786013674 Change One Thing: A Discipline for People Whose Coffee Tastes Different Every Day A hand turning a grinder adjustment collar by one notch https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/immersion-or-percolation-the-only-brewer-taxonomy-that-matters 2026-08-08T03:14:06-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104710_efab49e4-a67a-4c8b-b8a0-63416f5f2918.png?v=1786013677 Immersion or Percolation: The Only Brewer Taxonomy That Matters A French press and a cone dripper brewing side by side https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/paper-cloth-or-metal-three-filters-three-different-coffees 2026-08-08T03:14:09-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104820_b0ddad8e-0514-4970-88ac-0986032b99f8.png?v=1786013681 Paper, Cloth or Metal: Three Filters, Three Different Coffees A paper cone, a cloth filter and a metal mesh basket laid on linen https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/sixty-grams-per-litre-one-number-for-every-filter-brewer-you-own 2026-08-08T03:14:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104820_03360269-a75f-4786-94a6-1794fc5fed0a.png?v=1786013685 Sixty Grams per Litre: One Number for Every Filter Brewer You Own Water poured from a glass jug into a tall carafe https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/sour-or-bitter-the-only-diagnostic-you-need 2026-08-08T03:14:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104820_bd38df98-98a0-47af-8326-f16b216dc3b9.png?v=1786013688 Sour or Bitter: The Only Diagnostic You Need A woman tasting coffee from a spoon with her eyes closed https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/strength-is-not-extraction-and-why-your-coffee-keeps-tasting-wrong 2026-08-08T03:14:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104820_35ed530f-dd85-45e0-a201-ea9f832be10c.png?v=1786013692 Strength Is Not Extraction, and Why Your Coffee Keeps Tasting Wrong Two glass cups of coffee held against a window, one pale and one dark https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-bloom-is-a-diagnostic-not-a-technique 2026-08-08T03:14:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_104820_03675985-1e16-421d-82e9-45da5dfbfed2.png?v=1786013696 The Bloom Is a Diagnostic, Not a Technique A bed of wet coffee grounds blooming, bubbles breaking on the surface https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-case-against-the-coffee-scoop 2026-08-08T03:14:24-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_105002_4295d881-d780-4af4-9a29-d8aad6cebe0a.png?v=1786013700 The Case Against the Coffee Scoop A hand levelling a heaped scoop of ground coffee over a bowl https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/too-fresh-is-a-real-problem-wait-a-week 2026-08-08T03:14:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260806_105002_e4e17fd1-6845-4ecb-8193-4ab105dfaf83.png?v=1786013704 Too Fresh Is a Real Problem. Wait a Week A jar of very fresh beans on a pantry shelf in a shaft of light https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/french-press-without-the-sludge-stop-plunging 2026-08-08T03:13:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_070635_db4ac19f-f351-422b-8518-ee65bd46f480.png?v=1786173222 French Press Without the Sludge. Stop Plunging A hand skimming foam from the surface of a glass coffee press, its plunger and lid set aside on the table. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/kaldi-and-the-dancing-goats-a-very-good-story 2026-08-08T09:18:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_070635_8109f016-eb95-4923-9010-f8b276c82a91.png?v=1786173206 Kaldi and the Dancing Goats: A Very Good Story Two small white cups of black coffee on a dark scarred wooden table, a pair of hands resting around one of them. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/never-the-fridge-the-one-storage-rule-everyone-gets-backwards 2026-08-08T03:13:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_070444_7c8c9f67-f484-4de4-bbdf-c18319d958fa.png?v=1786173200 Never the Fridge: The One Storage Rule Everyone Gets Backwards Hands pressing the lid onto an opaque stoneware jar of coffee beans on a kitchen counter, a few loose beans beside it. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/one-cup-teaches-you-nothing-the-case-for-tasting-in-pairs 2026-08-08T09:18:42-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_070444_99f68c97-e5d6-4b4e-a463-35bda54af211.png?v=1786173210 One Cup Teaches You Nothing. The Case for Tasting in Pairs Two identical white cups of coffee side by side on teal linen, a hand lifting a spoon from the right-hand cup. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-solubility-ladder-what-comes-out-of-coffee-and-in-what-order 2026-08-08T03:13:35-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_070444_b23b5fc9-b4d1-4920-bafa-d48e5f14e4d0.png?v=1786173215 The Solubility Ladder: What Comes Out of Coffee, and in What Order A thin thread of coffee falling from a cone into a glass server, lit from behind so it reads amber where it is thin. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/channelling-what-a-bottomless-portafilter-actually-shows-you 2026-08-08T06:01:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_9072bb0b-2d6d-4fb6-b7ec-959b3ddb2d11.png?v=1786183272 Channelling: What a Bottomless Portafilter Actually Shows You Espresso falling from a bare metal basket in two converging ropes into a small glass held steady below. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/green-coffee-does-not-keep-forever 2026-08-08T09:18:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_74423cee-1ad9-4e6f-97b2-1eadbf5210c7.png?v=1786183275 Green Coffee Does Not Keep Forever Cupped hands full of pale green unroasted coffee beans held above a shallow wooden bowl of the same. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/how-to-care-for-a-cloth-filter-keep-it-wet 2026-08-08T06:01:19-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_09002cde-9b6e-41ce-b631-2930494b1a43.png?v=1786183279 How to Care for a Cloth Filter (Keep It Wet) Hands rinsing a stained cone-shaped cotton coffee filter under a running tap, water sheeting off the fabric. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/nine-months-on-the-branch-why-coffee-has-seasons 2026-08-08T06:03:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095932_37131d00-d699-423a-90f6-248c0bad39c4.png?v=1786183406 Nine Months on the Branch: Why Coffee Has Seasons Weathered hands picking deep red ripe coffee cherries from a branch that still carries unripe green ones. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/one-millilitre-weighs-one-gram-the-cheapest-upgrade-in-coffee 2026-08-08T09:18:43-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095812_cf301947-b5eb-4072-a2f9-f022d3aef39c.png?v=1786183309 One Millilitre Weighs One Gram: The Cheapest Upgrade in Coffee A hand pouring a thin stream of water from a clear glass jug into a white ceramic cup on a wooden counter. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/peaberry-is-a-shape-not-a-grade 2026-08-08T09:18:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_a5b0e793-d4f4-4138-b16e-124592e8045f.png?v=1786183282 Peaberry Is a Shape, Not a Grade Roasted beans spread across a wooden tray with fingers separating the small round ones from the flatter ones. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/read-the-bag-valve-roast-date-farm-variety-process 2026-08-08T09:18:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_4ee75044-e01d-4df9-a698-2a6fad8bbc30.png?v=1786183286 Read the bag: valve, roast date, farm, variety, process Two cupped hands holding a mound of dark roasted beans over a scarred wooden table, a few beans fallen onto the wood. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/should-you-buy-bottled-water-for-coffee-a-2014-answer-that-aged-badly 2026-08-08T06:01:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_5bcda1e5-0f27-4d48-ac5a-078cad7cfc21.png?v=1786183289 Should You Buy Bottled Water for Coffee? Water poured from a plain glass jug into a glass carafe on a wooden table, lit hard from behind. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/single-origin-means-less-than-you-think 2026-08-08T06:01:34-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_493703d2-9841-4a78-b100-4b7586dcdca4.png?v=1786183294 Single Origin Means Less Than You Think A shallow white bowl of roasted beans on linen, a hand lifting a few out between finger and thumb. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-80-point-line 2026-08-08T09:18:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_852de999-c18c-47ed-8bba-d5948eefccc4.png?v=1786183297 The 80-Point Line A receding row of identical white cupping bowls of dark coffee, a cupping spoon resting on the nearest rim. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-first-named-person-in-coffee-history-died-in-1470-and-it-wasnt-a-goatherd 2026-08-08T09:18:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_2a6f70f2-395e-402e-a9b9-b3d6404d2b24.png?v=1786183301 The first named person in coffee history died in 1470, and it wasn't a goatherd A single small handleless cup of very dark coffee on near-black wood, one narrow shaft of evening light across it. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-jebena-the-phin-the-cezve-three-answers-to-one-question 2026-08-08T06:01:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095610_556d1762-c2ce-4e71-be36-a8db9beedc78.png?v=1786183305 The jebena, the phin, the cezve: three answers to one question A black clay pot with a straw lid poured from height in a long arc into a row of small white cups. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-mat-is-for-your-counter-not-your-coffee 2026-08-08T06:01:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095812_6b1b338f-6ea6-4940-9c75-a37c84e8a781.png?v=1786183312 The Mat Is for Your Counter, Not Your Coffee A folded dark rubber mat on a worn wooden counter with a heavy flat-based tamper being set down on it. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-pope-never-blessed-coffee-and-we-can-name-the-people-who-wanted-him-to 2026-08-08T09:18:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095812_e3cee76d-38b7-420d-8bad-5137f0d22880.png?v=1786183316 The Pope never blessed coffee, and we can name the people who wanted him to A small white cup of black coffee on a heavy dark refectory table, an older pair of hands folded beside it. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-small-cup-argument-why-cappuccinos-got-worse-as-they-got-bigger 2026-08-08T09:18:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095812_e50be971-1167-4f84-bb22-1a575b70a6b9.png?v=1786183319 The Small Cup Argument A small thick-walled cappuccino cup standing beside a much larger bowl-like cup, both with a fine foam surface. https://alderandcopper.com/blogs/news/the-syphon-is-theatre-here-is-when-the-theatre-is-worth-it 2026-08-08T06:02:02-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1013/3205/8478/articles/hf_20260808_095812_de1898c0-8ca5-49ce-bd20-467e1f6dfcff.png?v=1786183322 The Syphon Is Theatre. 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