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Coffeea Cold Brew: The Most Affordable Caffeine Dose Out There
These heats are at other levels and coffee is so good for us that we can infuse them in all possible ways. On this occasion we present you Coffeea Cold Brew, a drink that lends itself to guilles a...

Coffees
Bourbon Arabica, Puerto Rico… An Endangered Variety
In 2019, when Cuela was just an idea, we took on the task of going to visit Café Don Luis in Yauco. I had been working as a barista in the industry for about a year and a half and knew about the ...

Coffee Growers
Surprise Coffee: Testimonials of Coffee Growers
Hello! I hope you are very well. This is Enio passing by to greet you with a cup in hand. I don't want to take up too much of your time, but I did want to share with you some super cool updates th...

Coffee Growers
Father and Daughter Sharing a Passion for Coffee
Being part of the Puerto Rican coffee industry is, without a doubt, one of the most patriotic acts one can do as a Puerto Rican. It is a genuine act of wanting to improve the status quo of our isla...

News
The Why of Surprise Coffee Subscription 🤔
Hello! I am Enio A. Suasnávar, Co-founder of Cuela, and, if you are reading me, you are definitely passionate about coffee. You may wonder why we get involved in working hand in hand with coffee gr...

Coffee Growers
Specialty Coffee Roast in Puerto Rico is in Good Hands
Today I come to talk to you about two people that I appreciate very much and I want you to know who they are. I come to talk about Eduardo Trabada and Gabriel Beachump. The first time I sat down t...

Coffee Growers
Finca La Carmen, a Coffee Idyl
The history of this next coffee and its farmer, Dr. Juan Bibiloni, is very interesting. To give them a historical context, the Bibiloni planted a flag in Puerto Rico in 1917 when many Spaniards le...

Coffee Growers
Hacienda Masini, 150 Years of Coffee History
In the search for the most remote coffee plantations in Puerto Rico, we have come across a mansion built in Yauco, in 1872, just at the time of the great settlement by Corsos. It is a great trip to...

Coffee Growers
A Coffee Summer in Guatemala
They can take away everything in life except your wisdom. I remember hearing this countless times from my dear father. Although at the moment I didn't pay attention to it, that catch phrase always ...

Coffees
Processes: Natural vs. Washed
What is a Natural vs. a Washing Process?
In these last days I have been talking to you a lot about the natural process of fermentation. The processes are the stage that comes after the coffee harv...

Recipes
Did You Know About the Famous Iced Coffee?
Today I want to talk to you about a drink that is not the favorite of Puerto Ricans, but that is having a great boom worldwide, and even more so, in hot weather. It is a drink that when you get th...

Coffee Growers
Hacienda Prosperidad Coffee… A Treasure Among the Puerto Rican Mountains
The pride of a coffee grower and his coffee are definitely one of the things that we have most liked to witness working in Cuela. Every time we find a new coffee and try it to check its quality, it...