Fresh Tracks
Interview with First Ascent Ambassador Justin Bowen Justin, where did coffee take you this winter? I carried a pack of [First Ascent] Instant Coffee into Mt. Kenya National Park this past January on an expedition to put up a new...
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Enjoy a free coffee Master Class from First Ascent Coffee Roasters owner Sam Higby on Blister's Gear 30 podcast. He breaks down coffee from seed, to process, to roast, to grind, to brew, to cup. Valedictorians can listen to the whole thing, and class clowns can skip all that and just enjoy his Handcrafted Instant Coffee. Also, check out our review in Wild Snow.
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We have a very special relationship to Ethiopian coffee. When we ran a cafe, we called it a "gateway drug." Once your eyes have been opened by a proper Ethiopian coffee, you will never be the same.
Offering a direct trade Ethiopian coffee to our customers is so gratifying. Many of us already love drinking coffee from the country where it originates – The Motherland. But the country's unique trading systems made it difficult to know where...
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