Check out our legacy blog posts

Sagebrush coffee has been known for our coffee education for over a decade. We used to showcase this with a traditional blog, writing articles constantly.

In our latest iteration of our website we have created an extensive education al portal with specific intentional articles showcasing what we learn at origin with the the coffee community at large.

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Legacy Blog Articles

Sagebrush Coffee Education

March 17, 2023
by Kourtney Marie Camm

Coffee Packaging & Branding

Evolution of Packaging Although coffee has been consumed for over a thousand years, it really only started to be packaged and stored in the early 1700s. During this time, the French started using linen bags to brew coffee, and this...

March 3, 2023
by Kourtney Marie Camm

How Women are Changing the Coffee Industry

March is Women’s History Month and we want to honor that by highlighting some of the impactful work women have done within the coffee industry. The coffee industry, like many others, has been historically unfair to women and other minorities....

February 19, 2023
by Kourtney Marie Camm

Presidential Coffee Culture

Today is President’s Day and we here at Sagebrush wanted to celebrate by sharing an article on presidential coffee history. I would like to encourage everyone to put their political differences aside for this article and focus on coffee, one...

December 5, 2022
by Jonathan Kellso

What Counts as Splurging? A Case for Expensive Coffee

What’s the finest drink you’ve ever had? Maybe a hyper-expensive scotch comes to mind, or a delicious wine. Maybe it's a mixed drink, or a strange concoction. No matter what it may be, it’d be safe to assume that when...

September 13, 2022
by Store Staff

How the World Enjoys its Coffee | A Cultural Study

It doesn’t matter who you are, these days everything that makes us different is magnified. I don’t want to talk about all of those things, because I prefer to think about the things that make people come together. It doesn’t...

August 12, 2022
by Karla Walker

A Story of the World's First Coffee Snob

The term coffee snob has been around for a while now. If you look up the word "snob" in the dictionary, one of the definitions is "a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to...

March 9, 2022
by Karla Walker

Ethiopia's Current Political Climate & Its Impact on Coffee

When I started writing this blog about Ethiopia, it was supposed to summarize the current political climate and how it might affect the 2022 coffee harvest. As I started to research and read about the recent events, however, it was clear...

October 13, 2021
by Karla Walker

What Are Coffee Competitions & Why Are They Important?

If you were a coffee farmer back in the 80s and 90s and produced high-quality coffee, there were very few ways to market and tell people about how great your coffee was. There was no mechanism in place that would...

August 7, 2021
by Karla Walker

Yemen vs. Ethiopia | Coffee’s True Origin Debate

There is some debate within the coffee community about the origin of coffee. Ethiopia claims to be the originating country of coffee, but so does Yemen. Let's explore both stories and, if possible, find out what region coffee indeed came...

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The Coffee Journey

Explore all that goes into your morning cup

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Variety

Coffee Varieties Guide

Like apples, coffee has thousands of varieties with unique flavors. Explore Arabica cultivars from Gesha to Bourbon and how genetics shape your perfect cup.

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Origin

Coffee Terroir Guide

Origin is one of three pillars determining coffee's taste, alongside roasting and brewing. From variety selection to elevation, processing to country culture, every decision at origin shapes your cup. Here's how terroir transforms seeds into distinctive flavors.

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Processing

Coffee Processing Guide

How specialty coffee goes from cherry to green bean—hand-picking, sorting, fighting pests and disease, and the processing methods that shape flavor.

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Roast

Coffee Roasting Overview

Coffee roasting isn't just about turning beans brown—it's a complex process of chemistry, timing, and heat that creates over 800 flavor compounds from a simple green seed. Understanding this transformation reveals why your morning cup tastes the way it does.

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