Posts in category “coffee”

It's time for another cupping at Counterculture Coffee. Join the Kyle at 10:00 for a fun and educational experience including great coffee.


Here's a better and larger picture of Counter Culture's indoor coffee tree. Makes a great houseplant.

Counter Culture's coffee tree

This coffee tree grows in the training room at Counter Culture Coffee's headquarters at 4911 South Alston Avenue in Durham, North Carolina. The training room is also the part of the building where the coffee cuppings are held each Friday at 10:00 AM. Since I took the first picture of this coffee tree that I posted last week, I have learned that it is possible to grow them as houseplants. I plan to grow one or more coffee trees at home in the near future. I know I probably won't get much coffee from them, but they do look nice, being coffee trees and all.


On the way to another cupping at Counter Culture. Today we'll taste coffee as well as tea made from the fruit of the coffee tree.


CoffeeGeek: Kopi Luwak

This is officially the last thing I will ever write, discuss, or answer about Kopi Luwak ever again.

Not a week goes by when I am asked at least 2 or 3 times about this coffee. It usually goes like these scenarios:

Scenario one - talking socially to someone in the food or beverage industry (a…

CoffeeGeek: Kopi Luwak


It's a great day for a coffee cupping at Counter Culture Coffee. Come join me for a fun and educational experience.