🌍 Ethiopia: The Birthplace of Coffee Ethiopian coffee, considered the origin of Arabica coffee, is facing a crisis… Amid the mists of Kaffa, where according to legend a shepherd discovered coffee centuries ago, a modern… Ethiopian Coffee: Ancestral Heritage and Current Challenges
By chance, last year I found myself sitting on a train from Barcelona to Madrid next to a guy who was brewing coffee with an Aeropress right there in his seat. It caught my attention,… Coffee from Cauca and a Chance Encounter on the Train
Coffee, Decolonization, and the Future: The Conversation We Never Had I often wonder: what would happen if Spain embraced its role as the first global empire — not with nostalgia or shame, but with a… Decolonizing Coffee: An Ethical Bridge Between Spain and Latin America
More Than a Drink: Cuban Coffee The first time I had coffee in Cuba — after working as a barista in specialty coffee shops — its taste reminded me of Spanish torrefacto: harsh, overly roasted,… Cuban Coffee as an Act of Resistance
Ethical technology is now a trend in the coffee industry — seen as a key ally for social change. But in practice, it often ends up excluding the very coffee growers it claims to help.How… Ethical Technology for Coffee Growers (but in English)
In the coffee industry, small producers and Indigenous communities face a paradox: while their work fuels a global market worth over $100 billion, many receive less than 10% of the final sale price. The root… Why Coffee Growers Need Technological Sovereignty
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”… Fairtrade Coffee — Is It Really Fair?
From Purpose-Driven Coffee to Specialty Hypocrisy: My Chronicle as a Former Barista
At A Coffee & A Story, we believe that every cup of coffee is a window into a culture. But in Taiwan, I discovered that some stories aren’t served in cups — they’re carried in… Taiwan’s Indigenous Tribes and Coffee: Stories of Cultures That Resist
At A Coffee & A Story, we are passionate about the world of coffee — not just as a drink, but as a window into stories, cultures, and human connections. But today we want to… The Hypocrisy of Specialty Coffee — and Why It’s Not So Special
