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World Coffee Research selected Hacienda Anita as a model farm
Café Sotavento brings you an exotic variety never seen before in Puerto Rico
In our content about Puerto Rican coffee, we've always provided information about the most common Arabica varieties in P...

Coffee Growers
The Barista: A hero at the end of the Coffee Chain
To understand the role of the barista, we must go back to the 15th century in the Old East, where the Ottoman Empire established the first Coffee House in the city of Damascus. The Arabians were gr...

Coffee Growers
Worldwide Coffee Crisis & What to do if you own a Coffee Shop?
In recent months we have been hearing a lot about the rise in the coffee price worldwide, but what is the reason for this and what should a specialty coffee shops do? (Cuela’s Opinion)
The rise in ...

Coffee Growers
The two most famous coffee varieties of Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, there have been several varieties of Arabica coffee over the years. The first two to arrive were the cousins Borbón and Típica, the most historically important varieties in coffee...

Coffee Growers
Coffee in Puerto Rico is Unique
What makes Puerto Rican coffee so unique from other coffees?
This may be a bit subjective because I am Puerto Rican but the reality is that I have tried many coffees from different origins and I ca...

Coffee Growers
The two most famous coffee species in the World
It's incredible how excited the world of coffee seems to be. There has been so many years of development of this fruit that each country has its own coffee culture. Within this great culture and ag...

Coffee Growers
The reason behind Cuela and why does exist
The passion for coffee and four our Industry makes us search for the most mysterious coffee farms in our island. Farms that almost no one knows about and that have been producing coffee for more th...

The art and science behind a balanced cup of coffee
Coffee can seem simple and complex at the same time. On this occasion I want to explain something that may seem complex but can be understood.
Coffee in order to become liquid requires at least a ...

barista classes
From Advertiser to Coffee Professional
I am Enio A. Suasnávar Torres, Co-Founder of Cuela and the instructor of the Home Barista classes . I entered into the coffee industry in 2017 after pursuing a career in advertising and marketing f...