Journal

Notes on specialty coffee, craft, and the technology behind the cup.

2 Jun 2026 1 min read

Built to disappear

The best technology doesn't announce itself. After twenty years in coffee, the hardest thing we engineered was a café you stop noticing — and a cup you never stop trusting.
12 May 2026 2 min read

What 'auction-lot' actually means

Most coffee is bought by the container, against a spec sheet, at the lowest acceptable price. The best is bought the other way — at auction, by the lot. That distinction is the whole story.