It should go without saying: Black Lives Matter. Today is Juneteenth, a commemoration of the formal end of slavery in our country. While the United States has not yet recognized Juneteenth as a federal holiday, we’re not waiting. A national conversation about pervasive and systematic racism is long overdue. Higher...
Want to get creative with your cafe menu? Looking to jazz up your at-home coffee experience? Either way, it’s easy to make your own flavored syrups and give your coffee a unique spin. The wide range of syrups you see at many cafes are all really just sugar and water,...
Photo: Partner farmers at the Pangoa Cooperative in Satipo, Peru Higher Grounds is a proud member-owner of Cooperative Coffees, the world's only fair trade, organic coffee importing cooperative. We buy our coffee through Cooperative Coffees because we believe in the power of cooperation and long-term relationships. For every pound of coffee we...
Fruity, tangy, sparkling, citrusy, vibrant. Or should we say sour, sharp, tart, pungent, harsh? It can be difficult to know if the words we use to describe coffee mean the same thing to everyone. For many baristas and other folks who work in specialty coffee, acidity in coffee is a...
