Coffee Features
A collection of all in-depth coffee features on The Pourover.
What We Say When We Say Nothing
Who the coffee industry chooses to support, and who it ignores, speaks volumes.
'Specialty Coffee Should be Enjoyed by Those Who Grow It': The Farmer's Daughter Joining Kenya's Coffee-drinking Revolution
Although it produces some of the world's best coffee, domestic consumption in Kenya remains low. A new generation of coffee professionals wants to change that.
Stealth Starbucks: A Premonition of Modern Specialty Coffee
Unbranded Starbucks stores divided opinion back in the 2000s, and there are echoes in modern corporate-backed specialty companies like Intelligentsia and Blue Bottle.
Can the Coffee Change Fund Save Coffee?
A coffee producer with a simple and affordable redistribution plan struggles to find industry backing.
Upcycled Coffeewashing
Putting coffee grounds into shoes and luxury watch straps isn't sustainable—it's a distraction.
Philly is a (Coffee) Union Town
A wave of unionising swept Philadelphia's coffee scene. Now the workers want a contract.
Camp Coffee, Colonialism, and the Evolution of a Brand
How a 19th century Scottish instant coffee brand has adapted, evolved, and survived.
Defiance and Gay Frog Donuts: How Strange Matter Coffee is Navigating the Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash
“We're here and we're going to do this and we're going to support people and we're not going to be afraid because that's what they want."
Clean Air and Coffee Shops
From wildfire smoke to Covid, indoor air can be hazardous. But it doesn't need to be.
"Carbon Neutral" Coffee: Climate Accountability or Marketing Spin?
The coffee industry creates emissions and carbon offsets won't save us.