The Best Coffee Gifts Under $25
Five coffee gifts that cost less than a bar tab and still get used every morning — a dripper, filters, a scale with a timer, a glass server, and the one frother worth owning.
The Pumpkin Spice Latte, Made at Home (No Starbucks Required)
The café version is a sweetened sauce plus a coffee base strong enough to survive the milk — not sorcery. Here is how to build a pumpkin spice latte with a pour-over cone, including the spice ratio that matters and the three mistakes that ruin it.
The Best Christmas Blends You Can Actually Order on Amazon
Most holiday coffees are a house blend in a red bag, roasted dark enough to hide it. Here are the Christmas blends on Amazon that hold up under a pour-over cone — and what to brew in the light-roast slot now that the seasonal blonde has sold out.
5 Coffees We’re Actually Brewing This Month
Five bags that were actually open in our kitchen this July — an Ethiopian Yirgacheffe for iced pour-over, a cheap Brazilian for the cold brew jar, and three more, each matched to a specific job. Including where two of them fall short.
Why Kenyan Coffee Has That Signature Bright Acidity
Kenya’s blackcurrant-and-citrus brightness isn’t an accident — it comes from two 1930s varietals, phosphorus-rich volcanic soil, and a double-washed process most origins skip. Here’s the full story, plus an easy-to-find bag to taste it yourself.
A Kenyan Peaberry From Volcanica, Reviewed
Volcanica’s Kenya Peaberry is a lighter-medium single origin that leans hard into blackcurrant brightness. Here’s what peaberry actually means, why Kenyan coffee tastes the way it does, and who should buy this bag.
We Tried a Coffee Cupping Spoon Set at Home — Here’s If It’s Worth It
We tested a real cupping spoon set at home against three coffees to see if the professional tasting ritual is worth the money for a home setup — here’s what it’s actually good for.
Great Coffee You Can Find in Seattle: Why Caffe Vita Still Runs Capitol Hill
Seattle’s coffee reputation runs through Starbucks, but the city’s real specialty scene was built on Capitol Hill by roasters like Caffe Vita. Here’s that history, plus the bag worth ordering.
Coava Coffee Roasters’ S.O. Blend Is About as Close to a Sure Thing as Coffee Gets
Coava Coffee’s S.O. Blend is the bag that explains why Portland takes coffee seriously — chocolate, apple, and dark caramel from a roaster that’s been sourcing with real intention since 2008.
Roseline Coffee’s Catapult Blend Is the Everyday Bag We Keep Buying
Roseline Coffee’s Catapult Blend is a light, balanced, no-drama bag from one of Portland’s original specialty roasters — the coffee we reach for when we don’t want to think about coffee.