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Borbón
The One and Only Bourbon Coffee from Puerto Rico
Imagine being a fourth-generation Coffee Farmer in the town of Yauco, Puerto Rico. This means you've witness good times in the industry, you also been through uneven times, through a Hurricane Mari...

Café Gripiñas
Café Gripiñas: The Untold Story
Deep in the mountains of Puerto Rico, between the three highest peaks of our island—Cerro Punta, Cerro Puntita, and Cerro Maravilla—one of Borikén's most historic coffees is produced. Reaching this...

Cuela es Café de Puerto Rico
Cuela es Café de Puerto Rico: A Gastronomic Tribute to our History and Culture
At the end of 2024, we came up with an idea to explain the purpose of Cuela as a brand, but also with the idea of encouraging our team to develop their skills and step out of their comfort zones. U...

CuelaCoffeeJourneys
Cuela Coffee Journeys: The Hidden Coffee Stories from Puerto Rico
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...

Coffee Growers
My Coffee is too Acid...
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...

cafe sotavento
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...