Coffee knowledge

Washed coffee graded by density in the washing channels after fermentation [crop-70]

Washed vs natural coffee: what the process does to the cup

Washed vs natural coffee is many times the first choice you'll see on a bag, and it's the one that changes the cup most. Washed coffee has the fruit stripped...

Washed vs natural coffee: what the process does to the cup

Washed vs natural coffee is many times the first choice you'll see on a bag, and it's the one that changes the cup most. Washed coffee has the fruit stripped...

A handful of natural-process coffee cherries, dried dark after weeks in the sun [crop-65]

Coffee processing methods explained

Coffee processing is what happens to the coffee fruit after picking. Along with the variety and where the coffee grew, it's the biggest influence on how a coffee tastes: the...

Coffee processing methods explained

Coffee processing is what happens to the coffee fruit after picking. Along with the variety and where the coffee grew, it's the biggest influence on how a coffee tastes: the...

Yellow coffee cherries ripening on the branch beside unripe green ones

What does coffee variety mean? SL28, Geisha, Castillo and the rest

A coffee variety is a type of coffee tree, in the same way that Granny Smith and Pink Lady are types of apple tree. They're all the same species, they...

What does coffee variety mean? SL28, Geisha, Castillo and the rest

A coffee variety is a type of coffee tree, in the same way that Granny Smith and Pink Lady are types of apple tree. They're all the same species, they...

Coffee tonic with a slice of blood orange at Koppi Roasters, Helsingborg [crop-55]

Coffee tonic: the origin story

The coffee tonic — espresso poured slowly over ice-cold tonic water — was born at Koppi. It's on café menus from Stockholm to Tokyo now, usually as "espresso tonic," and...

Coffee tonic: the origin story

The coffee tonic — espresso poured slowly over ice-cold tonic water — was born at Koppi. It's on café menus from Stockholm to Tokyo now, usually as "espresso tonic," and...

A bowl of freshly picked ripe coffee cherries held up at the mill

What is cherry-rested coffee?

Cherry-rested coffee is coffee that's been left to rest as whole, unpulped fruit for a period after picking, before the normal processing begins. It's a short, controlled resting — and...

What is cherry-rested coffee?

Cherry-rested coffee is coffee that's been left to rest as whole, unpulped fruit for a period after picking, before the normal processing begins. It's a short, controlled resting — and...

Anne Lunell and Charles Nystrand [crop-10]

Why we roast light

We roast light because we want you to taste the coffee, not the roast. If you've tried coffee from Koppi for the first time and thought "this doesn't taste like...

Why we roast light

We roast light because we want you to taste the coffee, not the roast. If you've tried coffee from Koppi for the first time and thought "this doesn't taste like...

ink Bourbon cherries ripening orange-pink on the branch

What is Pink Bourbon coffee?

Pink Bourbon is a coffee variety from southern Colombia, named for the pink-orange colour of its ripe cherries, and known for a strikingly floral, fruity cup. Five-seven years ago almost...

What is Pink Bourbon coffee?

Pink Bourbon is a coffee variety from southern Colombia, named for the pink-orange colour of its ripe cherries, and known for a strikingly floral, fruity cup. Five-seven years ago almost...

Freshly harvested ripe coffee cherries at La Lia, Costa Rica

What is honey processed coffee? White, yellow, red and black honey explained

Honey processed coffee has no honey in it. The name describes the sticky, honey-like layer of fruit pulp — the mucilage — that's left on the bean while it dries....

What is honey processed coffee? White, yellow, red and black honey explained

Honey processed coffee has no honey in it. The name describes the sticky, honey-like layer of fruit pulp — the mucilage — that's left on the bean while it dries....

A coffee producer checking parchment coffee drying under cover on raised beds

What is specialty coffee? A roaster's answer

Specialty coffee is coffee that has been grown, processed, roasted and brewed with enough care that you can taste its origin. That's the short version. The longer version involves a...

What is specialty coffee? A roaster's answer

Specialty coffee is coffee that has been grown, processed, roasted and brewed with enough care that you can taste its origin. That's the short version. The longer version involves a...

The koppi neon sign on the wall at the roastery in Helsingborg

Koppi in the press

We never set out to be written about. We set out to roast coffee we loved, in a town most coffee people couldn't place on a map. But over nineteen...

Koppi in the press

We never set out to be written about. We set out to roast coffee we loved, in a town most coffee people couldn't place on a map. But over nineteen...