Dear Coffee Buyer - A Guide to Sourcing

Dear Coffee Buyer by Ryan Brown is the first ever book dedicated to the profession of green beans buying. Brown’s vivid descriptions and engaging prose make readers feel like they’re right there with him and tagging along to taste hundreds of coffee samples during a twenty-hour stop in Guatemala, feeling his nervous excitement when he takes a spontaneous buying trip to Honduras with little more than a backpack, and sharing his frustration and determination to find farmers and exporters willing to offer exceptional coffee.

Along the way, Ryan Brown takes an in-depth look at coffee bean varieties, processing, origins, cupping, forecasting, and pricing. He even interviews other legendary coffee buyers to get their take on skills needed  to begin a successful career in coffee buying. Dear Coffee Buyer will change the way of a generation of baristas, roasters and green bean buyer views ‘Direct Trade’ seasonality, the Geisha variety and the complex challenges of getting beans half way around the world, FROM THE FARM TO THE CUP.