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Each of us at ACR recognize the signs: slightly furrowed brow, backpack slung over a shoulder, quick turn of the head to the left, then the right, another glance at the phone. They tentatively o…

While Ethiopia is accepted to be the birthplace of coffee, Yemen is where coffee really started to be appreciated on a much, much larger scale. According to tradition, the earliest record of coffee be…

If you've been following our blog, you may have noticed that we've been announcing new limited edition coffees just about every month. Sourcing new coffees is usually a pretty time consuming venture,…

For the entire month of August, we want to celebrate YOU! For all five, count them, five weeks in August, you can enjoy 10% off of each purchase, AND there will be two drawings at the end of the month…

When you think of your family tree, what do you think of? You may note the happenstance of generations upon generations of genetic programming coming together to build new variety with each iteration…

Alas, dear readers, our delicious Ethiopia Chelelektu Limited Edition has run its course. Fret not, we've tested some new dry process prospects for a suitable replacement and have emerged with a fine…

It's that time again! Our stores of Guatemala Bella Carmona Especial have finally been depleted. Not to worry, we've already got another exciting addition to introduce you to. This fine June, we're sh…

For the last decade, experts have reported a dramatic decline in honey bee population that has been felt globally. Some of the hardest working pollinators, bees are an essential component to agricultu…

People love Sumatran coffee for its sweet, earthy nuances, full, smooth body, and low acidity. It's no surprise the coffee is in high demand all around the world. However, in recent years, climate cha…

With striking similarity to wine, coffee has a seemingly endless variety in tastes, mouthfeel, aromas, nuances, acidity levels, etc. And, just as with wine, every step of the process, from seed to cup…

Trees budding, flowers blossoming, creatures in full creaturing mode—It's SPRINGTIME, ladies and gentlemen! I don't know about you, but the weather has absolutely no bearing on my coffee consumption…

Nestled in the heart of the Blackland Prairies is the little town of Commerce, Texas, one of the smallest college towns in the whole state. Even with Texas A&M University-Commerce more than…

In efforts to help you find more avenues to enjoy our coffee and to introduce you to some of our best wholesale clients, we'd like to continue regaling you of our wholesale clients' adventures wi…

It is said that a few hundred years ago (sources dispute whether it was the 16th or 17th century), Baba Budan, now considered a Sufi saint, was unhappy with the Arab hold on coffee as a commodi…

As nutritional fads come and go, certain buzzwords get thrown around quite a bit. Sometimes those buzzwords end up sticking in our modern lexicon, becoming as commonplace as any other word. I'm sure,…

Aside from introducing you to our new Limited Editions, we feel it would be tragic to let some of the stories behind some of our mainstay coffees to go unheard. Of course, everyone loves a good story!…

As the New Year gains momentum, we’re starting a new series we'd like to call "Where to Go to Find Our Joe." Our goal is to help you find more avenues to enjoy our coffee by introducing you to some of…

We knew it was coming, but we had no idea it would be so quick! When we first announced our Limited Edition Ethiopia Gedeb, it was warm here in Texas. We had a ton of fun experimenting with cold br…

If you’ve ever ordered coffee from our website, you may have noticed an optional checkbox to donate a dollar for every pound of coffee you order to Food 4 Farmers. “What is this ‘Food 4 Farmers’,”…

It is a question often asked when someone is looking for a new coffee and they need some advice: What’s a good coffee low in acidity? Whether the request is initiated by your doctor’s advice or you…