Did you know?
That our very own Director of Coffee, Phil, is on the board of Roast Magazine. He is 1 of 10 that the Roast Magazine selects to review and edit the information that they share with the rest of the specialty coffee industry. Phil’s stamp of approval, check, then share with the world!
Roast also offers Daily Coffee News on their website that can be found HERE. However, the print copy is delivered Bi-monthly. Roast addresses the art, science and business of coffee by covering the issues most important to the industry, with high-quality editorial focused on the technical aspects of coffee…. and Phil is part of it all. What an asset to our team!
Life of a Bean: Farm to DCR
For our non-coffee folks, what happens before the bean even arrives at Dillanos and our team gets to start their job?
The Journey of a Coffee Bean
Did You Know?
- Coffee farms are primarily family run
- Most coffee farms are less than 5 acres
- Brazil is the leading producer of coffee followed by Colombia and Vietnam
- Green beans spend about 2 months on a boat to get to Seattle
- Phil takes most the photos around the office
- High altitudes above 900m to 1500m and beyond provide ideal growing conditions
- Coffee is usually traded by the container load. (42,000 pounds/container)
- Phil has been nearly attacked by a chimp at the Gombe Reserve where Jane Goodall studies
- Bjorn and the team cup over 10,000 cups of coffee each year
- A professional harvester picks approx. 50lbxs./day. We roast approx. 4 million lbs./year. This means it would take one professional over 80,000 days to pick the amount of coffee we roast
The Perfect Grind
Curious how to get the perfect grind? We just happen to have a video on that exact topic! Check it out and feel free to share with customers, friends, family, and anyone who might wonder just how do you get the perfect grind.
