Coffee Bean Industry

What Is the Difference Between Single Origin and Estate?

March 18, 2026

"I've been using 'single origin' and 'estate' interchangeably," he said. "But a customer asked me the difference, and I realized…

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March 18, 2026

A roaster from Seattle called me last week. He'd been buying washed coffees for years. Then he tried a natural…

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March 18, 2026

A distributor from New York called me last month. He'd lost a major account because his coffee wasn't kosher certified.…

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March 17, 2026

A roaster from Seattle called me last week. He'd bought two lots from us—same variety, same processing, same farm. One…

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March 17, 2026

A buyer from Melbourne called me last month. He'd been sourcing from traditional origins for years. Colombia, Ethiopia, Costa Rica.…

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March 17, 2026

A distributor from Chicago called me last year. He'd been buying through importers for 15 years. Good relationships, decent coffee.…

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March 17, 2026

A roaster from Austin called me last month. Beautiful website. Great photography. Compelling stories. But sales were flat. "People visit,…

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March 17, 2026

A buyer from Stockholm called me last year. He'd heard rumors about Chinese coffee—that farmers used heavy pesticides, that residues…

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March 17, 2026

A buyer from Los Angeles called me last week. He'd been offered Liberica from Southeast Asia. Interesting coffee, he said.…

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March 16, 2026

A buyer from Melbourne called me last week. He was planning his annual sourcing calendar. "When should I be ready…

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