Posts — Blue Bottle Coffee Lab

Blue Bottle at Fifteen: Alma Viva

A throwback coffee for our fifteenth birthday

ConversationTom PurtillSeptember 6, 2017Coffee Origins, Blue Bottle at Fifteen, coffee blends

Blue Bottle at Fifteen: It All Began in a Potting Shed

Blue Bottle at Fifteen: It All Began in a Potting Shed

Some stories start small

ConversationTom PurtillSeptember 5, 2017Blue Bottle at Fifteen, roastery

The Gibraltar

The story behind our favorite off-menu drink

ConversationTom PurtillSeptember 4, 2017Blue Bottle at Fifteen, gibraltar

The Basics of Coffee Processing

What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery

Coffee Guide, Blends and Single Origins, SourcingTom PurtillAugust 15, 2017Coffee Origins, Longreads, coffee processing, how to

Women in Coffee: Building Gender Equity in Myanmar

Women in Coffee: Building Gender Equity in Myanmar

Part II of our series on Myanmar Kyauk Kuu Pyin Village Natural

ConversationTom PurtillJuly 31, 2017Origin Stories, myanmar, farm, women in coffee

Women in Coffee: Building Gender Equity in Myanmar

Women in Coffee: Building Gender Equity in Myanmar

A remarkable coffee from an emerging origin

Conversation, SourcingTom PurtillJuly 26, 2017Origin Stories, myanmar, farm, women in coffee

Our Voiceless Planet: Fundraising for the NRDC

Our Voiceless Planet: Fundraising for the NRDC

A message from CEO Bryan Meehan

NewsTom PurtillJuly 7, 2017news

Blue Bottle Explains: Espresso

What makes an espresso—espresso?

Coffee Guide, The Art of BrewingTom PurtillJuly 6, 2017How To

The Blue Bottle Father's Day Gift Guide

Help your dad up his coffee game.

ConversationTom PurtillJune 8, 2017Gifts, gift guide

The Right Tool to Wake Up to Cold Brew

Just add water, coffee, and time

Coffee Guide, The Art of BrewingTom PurtillJune 6, 2017Brew Methods, cold brew, hario

Blue Bottler & Artist

Meet Kayla Lim, a member of Blue Bottle's thriving creative community

ConversationTom PurtillJune 1, 2017Artist

Flowers of Blue Bottle

The florists who make our cafes beautiful

ConversationTom PurtillMay 26, 2017Interviews

Celebrating Two Years in Tokyo

Blue Bottle finds a place in Japan's famed coffee culture

ConversationTom PurtillMay 22, 2017Interviews, news, tokyo, japan, cafe

Women in Coffee: We See You

A Mother’s Day celebration of the women who drive the coffee industry forward

ConversationTom PurtillMay 11, 2017Women in Coffee

Is This Coffee Beautiful—to You?

Coffee Match brings Blue Bottle’s Quality Control from our cupping room to your kitchen.

Coffee GuideTom PurtillMay 3, 2017news, coffee match

The Coffee Lover's Lexicon

Part One of Our Language of Cupping series

Coffee Guide, The Art of TastingTom PurtillApril 27, 2017Cupping, language

How to Build Your Own Lexicon

Part Two of our Language of Cupping series

Coffee Guide, The Art of TastingTom PurtillApril 27, 2017Cupping, language

A Love Letter to Our Farmers

We’re celebrating our farmers’ uncompromising commitment to sustainable coffee growing.

Conversation, SourcingTom PurtillApril 21, 2017news