Costa Rica Coffee Set
Brewing
Brew Theory: Extraction, Strength, and Finding the Sweet Spot for Pour Over Coffee
June 21, 2023
How to Choose the Right Brew Method for You
July 17, 2020
From straightforward to geeky, 6 ways to make coffee at home
Pour Over Coffee vs. Coffeemaker
May 14, 2020
Which brew method is right for you
Kettle's On
May 6, 2020
How to brew better coffee with a swan-neck kettle
Make Perfect Pour Over Coffee Every Time
April 28, 2020
Visual marks of success—and the pro tips to achieve them
The Art of the Blue Bottle Pour Over
April 7, 2020
The pour over’s long history of sudden, breathtaking innovation
The Right Grinder for Pour Over
April 4, 2020
A Blue Bottle primer
The Blue Bottle No-Press French Press Brewing Guide
July 26, 2019
Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.
Pro-Tips: A New Take on French Press
July 25, 2018
Achieve unprecedented clarity in fifteen minutes.
Coffee and the Sixth Sense
July 17, 2018
Equipment matters. What about intuition?
Pro-Tips: How to Dial In the Grind
May 7, 2018
Because every grinder is different, and every coffee is different, too.
Popular Brew Methods Around the World
February 12, 2018
A glimpse of the countless ways that coffee is enjoyed around the world
How to Brew Coffee for a Crowd
December 14, 2017
And not miss out on the party
Pro-Tips: A Better Nel Drip Coffee
October 17, 2017
Bryn Garrehy, retail trainer for Blue Bottle, describes the nel drip like “going to the dark side of the moon.” When it comes to the nel drip, it’s as if the rules for coffee enter a zero-gravity environment and turn the known world upside-down.
Blue Bottle Explains: Espresso
July 6, 2017
What makes an espresso—espresso?
The Right Tool to Wake Up to Cold Brew
June 6, 2017
Just add water, coffee, and time
Brewing Coffee with the Moka Pot
April 17, 2017
How to make delicious coffee with this eight-sided wonder
Do You Need a Scale to Make Coffee?
February 27, 2017
For a consistently better cup of coffee—the answer is yes
Blue Bottle Explains: Chemex for a Crowd
January 10, 2017
Chemex is a terrific method for making coffee for a crowd, and there are a few tricks for ensuring that you don't overextract.
Blue Bottle Explains: Coffee Grinding
November 9, 2016
Coffee is not an obvious beverage.
How to Brew: AeroPress Edition
April 19, 2016
Three simple coffee experiments to try with your AeroPress coffee maker
5 Mistakes You Made Brewing Your Coffee This Morning
March 11, 2016
A few tips from a guy who has been there
Tasting
Why It Matters
Why we love our comforting blends and how we make them
The Five Elements of Coffee Tasting
Learn the language of coffee
Part III: Tasting your way to quality
Part II: The Stories Green Coffee Tells
Part I: We’re getting down to basics.
Our Cascara Fizz is made from some of the world's finest coffee cherry.
What it does—and does not do—for coffee
Marcelo Pereira helps farmers all over the world connect to the specialty market.
“That’s what I want to drink the rest of my life.”
The botanical differences in the coffees we serve
The Basics of Coffee Processing
What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery
Part One of Our Language of Cupping series
Part Two of our Language of Cupping series
A Beginner’s Guide to Coffee Tasting
The simple art of focusing on what’s in front of you
Blue Bottle Explains: Bitterness
Welcome to Issue 1 of Blue Bottle Explains, your coffee advice column. This month, Director of Training and World Barista Champion, Michael Phillips, tackles "bitterness."
Why Do We Source Single Origins?
Coffee should taste like what it is: a tropical fruit seed, separated and cleaned of the flesh, dried, roasted until caramelized, and then crushed and extracted into water.
Sourcing
Promoting Beneficial Agriculture
November 11, 2021
Our support for nature-based climate solutions
Sustainable Coffee Sourcing at Blue Bottle
September 1, 2021
How data helps drive our sustainable coffee sourcing
Blue Bottle Joins World Coffee Research Checkoff Program
September 1, 2021
Securing the future of coffee
Women Coffee Leaders
March 7, 2021
Celebrating Women’s History (and Future) Month
Costa Rica: An Origin of Micromills
November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Origin Spotlight: Kenya
October 5, 2020
From the Coffee Sourcing Team
Origins: Myanmar Coffee
March 26, 2020
Meticulous care, soaring quality
Coffee from Seed to Cup
March 23, 2020
Fifteen steps to bringing you delicious coffee
Interview: Aida Batlle
February 21, 2019
Catching up with El Salvador’s most-renowned coffee producer
Aida Batlle: One of the Coffee World’s Greats
February 14, 2019
The woman behind some of the finest coffees you’ll ever have