Rosso Journal

So, what's the story with this whole cold brew thing that's taking the world by storm? Give us a minute and we'll do our best to explain. Cold brew is...

Bumbogo was the fastest selling of all our Rwandan coffees this last year. The profile of the coffee is really buttery, sweet and overall easy on the palette. There isn't...

Today was a long day. Car rides seem to be our life at this point. We started in Kigali and drove out to Nyamasheke, which takes about 3 hours. Thankfully,...

I think one of the best parts of traveling - besides learning about fascinating cultures and meeting amazing people - is the fresh and local produce. I just ate a...

Sunday was our last day to visit with relationships here in Costa Rica, as we head home on Monday. We're excited to get back and share samples with our team...

Today was fully dedicated to the Solis Family and their mill, La Casona de Doña Lina, and their two farms, San Francisco 1900 and El Rodeo. This is the fourth...

We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, early on Wednesday morning after a 6am flight from Guatemala City. Paul, the Head Roaster at Rosso, also flew in Wednesday morning to...

We truly didn't spend enough time in Guatemala this year. We arrived late Saturday night and had a 6am flight to San Jose, Costa Rica Wednesday morning. These buying trips...

Late Saturday evening we arrived in Guatemala, straight from Ottawa where we competed in the Eastern Barista Qualifiers - we're happy to say we won first prize. You can read...

I'm on a 4am flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong as I write this summary to our first trip to Myanmar. I'd like to sleep, but I have a theory...

Ywangan is the largest coffee producing region in Myanmar. We’ve spent the last two days here doing the same sort of things we do everywhere else - try to take...

It's 4:00pm and we're on the road to Ywangan, the second of three coffee producing areas we'll visit during our trip.This morning we went back to Behind the Leaf Coffee...