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Exploring the Coffee Frontier with the Cupping Room Series

Exploring the Coffee Frontier with the Cupping Room Series

We believe that coffee is a drink of discovery. Nothing exemplifies this so much as our Cupping Room Series. Learn about our releases and what makes this series special.
Painted Burlap Coffee Bags from Nicaragua

Celebrating National Coffee Day 2020 with Gold Mountain

A special relationship needs a special release. For National Coffee Day 2020, we are selling the beautiful, hand-painted coffee bags from Gold Mountain Farm. Learn how to get yours here!
Coffee Cherries Growing in El Salvador | Kaldi's Coffee Blog

A New Coffee Variety in El Salvador

Andrew McCaslin, Kaldi's Roaster and Barista Trainer, tells us about a new coffee variety discovered at one of our Relationship Farms in El Salvador: Bernardina.
Roasting Cafe Kaldi in St. Louis, MO

Much More Than a Blend: Cafe Kaldi

When crafting our house coffee blend, we knew we would be honoring the legacy of the discovery of coffee. Read about the history of our perfectly balanced coffee, a blend that's inextricably linked to Kaldi's...
Sorting and De-pulping Coffee Cherries in Honduras

Coffee Processing & Your Cup

What does the word “natural” mean in coffee? What is "washed"? Honey? We’re here to break down the differences in specialty coffee processing and relate it to the taste in your cup.
Kaldi's Coffee Shop Design | Kaldi's Coffee blog

How to Design a Kaldi's Coffee

Many people know us for our welcoming retail spaces just as much as our specialty coffee. In this blog, we discuss the thought and care that goes into each one of our cafe spaces.
Rolling Hills in Rwanda

Rwanda: Sholi, Smayah, and Endless Inspiration

Read about our trip to Rwanda in November 2019. Rwanda is about 1/7th the size of our home state Missouri, but has an outsized impact on specialty coffee and our own offerings in particular. During our stay we...
Kaldi's Team Members with our Producer Partners in El Salvador

Sourcing and Roasting Coffee During COVID-19

COVID-19 has affected everyone, from Kaldi's all the way down to our producing partners. Read about the ways we're adapting our sourcing and roasting, and how we're working to maintain our closest relationships.
Communicating Flavors in Single Origin Coffee

Spider Charts and Flavor Calls: How to Choose Your Next Single Origin Coffee

One of the hardest things to communicate in coffee is taste. Read about our "spider" charts and the ways that we communicate the taste of a coffee so that you can find the single origin...
Close-up of a hand holding a chilled can of Kaldi's Coffee Cold Brew, Classic Black, with a blurred background of green grass. The can features pink "COLD BREW" lettering.
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One exceptional beverage at a time, we push the story of coffee forward.