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Specialty Coffee Culture, News, and Updates

Same Great Coffees, Brand New Look!

Same Great Coffees, Brand New Look!

Beginning on 09/19/2023 you’ll notice some updates to our longstanding label design. It’s our goal that these refinements bring you the same inform...
Fable Cafe, Cincinnati Coffeeshop & YIELD Partner

Fable Cafe, Cincinnati Coffeeshop & YIELD Partner

Our new wholesale partner, Fable, officially opened their doors in July! We’re so excited for Brandie, Austin, and their whole team!

Brewing Success: How Specialty Coffee Fundraising Transforms Organizations

Brewing Success: How Specialty Coffee Fundraising Transforms Organizations

Specialty coffee isn't just a beverage; it's a movement. From single-origin beans to expertly balanced blends, the coffee landscape has undergone an exhilarating evolution. What does this mean for fundraisers? It's an invitation to offer your supporters more than a product—it's a chance to deliver an experience. Specialty coffee fundraising infuses energy into the process, enticing supporters to actively engage.
Flash Brew Method Tutorial

Flash Brew Method Tutorial

  Since flash brew requires brewing the coffee over ice, naturally, some of the ice will melt when it comes into contact with the hot coffee.In or...
Honduras El Conejo | Single-Origin Coffee Highlight

Honduras El Conejo | Single-Origin Coffee Highlight

  A YIELD crowd favorite, Honduras El Conejo is a true medium roast. Grown in the Comayagua region of Honduras, it bears notes of vanilla, chocola...
Have you tried Trenton’s best local coffee shop?

Have you tried Trenton’s best local coffee shop?

State Street Coffee Have you tried Trenton’s best local coffee shop?  We sat down with Diane, owner of State Street Coffee, to find out why this...
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YIELD Coffee Cupping Guidelines

Coffee cupping is the method used to evaluate coffees all around the world. By tasting (cupping) coffees from various origins and processing methods, you'll enhance your tasting abilities and begin to establish a vocabulary that will allow you to more precisely explain what you're experiencing. 

Cupping is an evaluative tool. It's a method of focusing on the many aspects of a coffee and analyzing what each coffee has to offer. Developing a palate is an important part of the coffee tasting process.