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Qonclave, or: Nobody Expects the SCA Acquisition
By Evan Gilman, Creative Director, Indonesia Green Buying Team, CQI Arabica Quality Evaluation Instructor Article Summary: Royal Coffee’s Evan Gilman reflects on the abrupt handover of the Coffee Quality Institute’s (CQI) Quality Evaluation program to the Specialty...
The Crown’s Coffee Lab & Education Update
written by Isabella Vitaliano, Lab & Education Coordinator What have we been up to? The Crown Education 2-year reflection  We’ve been reflecting on the growth of The Crown's Coffee Lab & Education department over the past two years. Opening in the spring of...
What to Do After the Q
The Crown is hosting the Q Arabica Combo. Becoming a Q Arabica Grader is one of the highest honors in the coffee industry. Serious study and practice are required to hone your sensory skills to the level needed to pass the battery of tests in the Q Arabica curriculum....

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Advanced Roasting with Jen Apocada at CoRo in Berkeley

Advanced Roasting with Jen Apocada at CoRo in Berkeley

Advanced Roasting Class Upcoming - Register Here This course takes place over 2 consecutive days Thursday, September 13th, 9am - 4pm (lunch provided) Friday, September 14th, 9am - 12pm The Crown's Advanced Roasting 2-day course offers an array of tools to equip roasters to dramatically improve...

Coffee Trivia Benefiting Grounds for Health

Coffee Trivia Benefiting Grounds for Health

Maybe you saw the Sprudge Shout-Out last week, maybe you've been keeping up on our Events page... But in either case, the night of coffee-related trivia is fast approaching. Register in Advance Here Advance registration guarantees a spot in the evening's festivities and entitles you to a...

New Crown Events & Classes Added

New Crown Events & Classes Added

Culture, Conflict, and Coffee: Tastings from Uncommon Origins Paired with History You Haven’t Heard (at Blue Bottle in Culver City, Los Angeles) - FREE Register & Learn More Here! Saturday, August 18th, 2:00pm – 4:30pm We’d like to explore a little about why the roasted seed of a fruit,...

Cacao + Coffee Roasting Summit

Cacao + Coffee Roasting Summit

Join Royal Coffee, Inc. and friends for an exploration of roasting knowledge, from cacao to coffee. Together, we will taste cacao, chocolate, and coffee samples with a focus on flavor changes caused by roasting, and discuss in detail the significance of raw material composition and heat...

Origin Trip Invitation: Huila, Colombia – January 2018

Origin Trip Invitation: Huila, Colombia – January 2018

Royal Coffee and InConexus Colombia present a cupping of 30 specialty coffees selected from over 200 entries. Royal has been working with Inconexus since 2010 and we have seen them deliver quality improvements and incredible relationships with farmers. See it for yourself in Huila this January....

Sensory Classes & Roasting Courses Happening in the Bay Area

Sensory Classes & Roasting Courses Happening in the Bay Area

Our friends over at Bay Area CoRoasters are hosting us for some exciting upcoming events! Advanced Coffee Sensory Exercises - December 8th 9am - 12pm. Friday, December 8th:  - Register here: $100 Advanced Exercises is a training session including tasting lessons designed to improve the skills of...

Coffee Courses in June & July · Crown on the Road 2017

Royal Coffee is proud to announce our fourth installment of Crown on the Road, coffee courses & events coming to a city near you! Join us while we anticipate the opening of The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room. These courses are a must take for production roasters, home roasters,...

Intro to Roasting Class in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters

Intro to Roasting Class in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters

Join us for a 2-day Intro to Roasting Class at Bay Area CoRoasters (CoRo) Thursday, August 3 - 9am-2pm Friday, August 4 - 9am-12pm  Sign Up Here! Intro to Coffee Roasting offers a comprehensive introduction to the craft of roasting. Over the course of two days, students will be exposed to crucial...

Seattle Expo Expedition

Seattle Expo Expedition

Seattle Expo Expedition In April, Royal Coffee is embarking on a journey of epic proportions to the storied land of Seattle, Washington. What brings us there? Funny you should ask. Seattle is well known for its coffee, its fresh air, and of course its excellent weather – but we’re truly going...

Coffee Courses in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters

Coffee Courses in Berkeley at Bay Area CoRoasters

Join us for coffee courses focused on green coffee buying, sensory exercises and coffee roasting at Bay Area CoRoasters (CoRo)   Introduction to Roasting: 3 Day Course - Wednesday, May 17 + Friday, May 19 + Sunday, May 21 - SOLD OUT Sold As All 3 Days - $650  Email rsandlin@royalcoffee.com to...

Mad Fritz & Royal Coffee Beer Collaboration

Mad Fritz & Royal Coffee Beer Collaboration

Back in October, the Crown held a free-to-the-public educational event that brought together beer brewers and coffee roasters to talk a little about the effect that different types of water made on their beverages. A remarkable variety of water compositions were gathered from across the Bay Area,...

Sensory Games at Coffee Champs in Knoxville & Austin

Sensory Games at Coffee Champs in Knoxville & Austin

Coming to the U.S. Coffee Championships in Knoxville and Austin? Swing by our booth for a chance to win a Crown Jewel. Boggle your mind with coffee experiences designed to delight your senses and destroy your biases. Whether it’s the color of your cup, the context of its neighbors, the style of...