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We are very proud to know that we have a community of coffee lovers who are very aware of the challenges of the Puerto Rican Coffee Industry. Every year we continue to read in the press about the s...

This blog aims to explain coffee roasting as simply as possible, which is why we traveled to Ciales to interview Pedro José Maldonado, Master Roaster of Café Don Pello. To understand roasting, we c...

Today I want to talk about our favorite brewing method in Cuela Coffee Shop. The brewing method we use is the Kalita Wave. This method was created by Kalita company in 2010. There are various metho...

Christmas is around the corner and in Cuela, we take this time of year very seriously and with great joy, because, like coffee, Christmas also defines us as a Boricuas.And as is tradition in Cuela,...

Another harvest season in Puerto Rico's Coffee Industry. Another year filled with hope for continued improvement in our Coffee Industry, despite the challenges we face. But as I once heard from Jea...

Roasting is one of the most important processes, if not the most important, in coffee. The roaster is responsible for highlighting the hard work the coffee farmer has put in throughout the entire p...

This year, we decided to embark on a unique mission within the Puerto Rican Coffee Industry. The objective of this mission, which we have called Cuela Coffee Journeys, is to reach the most unique c...

Let's talk about acidity in coffee. It's a topic that you start hearing quite often when you enter the world of Specialty Coffee, and to a certain extent, a bit strangely because its normal to have...

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...