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Read. Think. Act. | Red Ink Coffee — The Better Coffee
Red Ink Coffee is the publishing house and education hub of The Better Coffee. Explore The Standard, The Curriculum, The Coffee Table, and The Places — a system for dignity and solidarity in coffee.
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Red Ink Coffee (RIC) is the platform of The Better Coffee — BLOG, groups, newsletter, courses. Built not for hype, but for depth. Read, think, act. Refuse silence. Join us in rebuilding coffee on dignity, justice, and joy. → redinkcoffee.com
Coffee is not a drink. Coffee is 100 million lives. Where is their representation?
September 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Coffee is not a drink. Coffee is 100 million lives. Where is their representation?
🕊️ Roasters calling!
Bird of Colombia 2025/26 — 100 lots, from Essentials to radical fermentations. Coffees with names, not scores. Limited, transparent, dignified.
👉 Download the offer: redinkcoffee.com/trade-better
Bird of Colombia 2025/26 — 100 lots, from Essentials to radical fermentations. Coffees with names, not scores. Limited, transparent, dignified.
👉 Download the offer: redinkcoffee.com/trade-better
Trade Better | Ethical Coffee Trade
Transparent, fairer trade models. The Better Coffee tools for sourcing, pricing, and dignity in the supply chain.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🕊️ Roasters calling!
Bird of Colombia 2025/26 — 100 lots, from Essentials to radical fermentations. Coffees with names, not scores. Limited, transparent, dignified.
👉 Download the offer: redinkcoffee.com/trade-better
Bird of Colombia 2025/26 — 100 lots, from Essentials to radical fermentations. Coffees with names, not scores. Limited, transparent, dignified.
👉 Download the offer: redinkcoffee.com/trade-better
Who owns your morning ritual — you, or the market?
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Who owns your morning ritual — you, or the market?
The "specialty" label is just permission to ignore suffering.
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The "specialty" label is just permission to ignore suffering.
A forest in a pot, an origin on a windowsill. 🌱
From seedlings to seven berries, from patience to paradox — I wrote a guide on the smallest coffee origin in the world: Katowice.
Read it here 👉 www.redinkcoffee.com/post/the-sma... #TheBetterCoffee #TheSmallestOrigin
Read it here 👉 www.redinkcoffee.com/post/the-sma... #TheBetterCoffee #TheSmallestOrigin
The Smallest Origin: Growing Coffee at Home
A forest in a pot, an origin on your windowsill. A practical guide and reflection on how anyone, anywhere, can grow coffee at home and taste the smallest harvest on earth.
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September 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A forest in a pot, an origin on a windowsill. 🌱
From seedlings to seven berries, from patience to paradox — I wrote a guide on the smallest coffee origin in the world: Katowice.
Read it here 👉 www.redinkcoffee.com/post/the-sma... #TheBetterCoffee #TheSmallestOrigin
Read it here 👉 www.redinkcoffee.com/post/the-sma... #TheBetterCoffee #TheSmallestOrigin
From shit to jasmine. ☕🌸
The same molecules make lilac seductive and manure unbearable — and they live in your cup. Indole, skatole, p-cresol: floral at a whisper, fecal at a shout.
Read: www.redinkcoffee.com/post/from-sh...
#TheBetterCoffee #CoffeeScience
Read: www.redinkcoffee.com/post/from-sh...
#TheBetterCoffee #CoffeeScience
From Shit to Jasmine: Coffee’s Floral Filth and the Science of Smell
Coffee’s aroma walks a razor’s edge: the same molecules that make jasmine seductive make manure unbearable. Indole, skatole, p-cresol — floral at a whisper, fecal at a shout. The trick isn’t purity; i...
www.redinkcoffee.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
From shit to jasmine. ☕🌸
The same molecules make lilac seductive and manure unbearable — and they live in your cup. Indole, skatole, p-cresol: floral at a whisper, fecal at a shout.
Read: www.redinkcoffee.com/post/from-sh...
#TheBetterCoffee #CoffeeScience
Read: www.redinkcoffee.com/post/from-sh...
#TheBetterCoffee #CoffeeScience
Barista championships are theatre for an unjust system.
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Barista championships are theatre for an unjust system.
Specialty loves exclusivity. The Better Coffee loves solidarity.
September 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Specialty loves exclusivity. The Better Coffee loves solidarity.
A $7 latte hides a $2 daily wage.
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A $7 latte hides a $2 daily wage.
A green score doesn’t make a red debt disappear.
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A green score doesn’t make a red debt disappear.
Your latte art hides broken backs. The so-called “premium” hides unpaid pensions. The Better Coffee Standard drags these ghosts into daylight and asks: will you keep drinking in the dark, or will you finally choose to look at what’s behind the cup? → redinkcoffee.com
Read. Think. Act. | Red Ink Coffee — The Better Coffee
Red Ink Coffee is the publishing house and education hub of The Better Coffee. Explore The Standard, The Curriculum, The Coffee Table, and The Places — a system for dignity and solidarity in coffee.
redinkcoffee.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Your latte art hides broken backs. The so-called “premium” hides unpaid pensions. The Better Coffee Standard drags these ghosts into daylight and asks: will you keep drinking in the dark, or will you finally choose to look at what’s behind the cup? → redinkcoffee.com
The Better Coffee is not about better beans. It’s about better systems.
September 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Better Coffee is not about better beans. It’s about better systems.
The coffee world doesn’t need new flavor wheels. It needs new ethics.
September 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The coffee world doesn’t need new flavor wheels. It needs new ethics.
Stop hiding cruelty behind latte art competitions.
September 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Stop hiding cruelty behind latte art competitions.
Behind every “exclusive micro-lot” is a field worker excluded from healthcare.
September 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Behind every “exclusive micro-lot” is a field worker excluded from healthcare.
Profit is the shepherd. We are the sheep. Who rings the bell?
September 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Profit is the shepherd. We are the sheep. Who rings the bell?
Specialty coffee runs on shame — producers chasing points, baristas chasing applause.
September 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Specialty coffee runs on shame — producers chasing points, baristas chasing applause.
There is no cup without climate. Remember this with every sip.
September 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There is no cup without climate. Remember this with every sip.
Radical equality means every role counts — farmer, barista, picker, dishwasher.
September 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Radical equality means every role counts — farmer, barista, picker, dishwasher.
The coffee world doesn’t need new flavor wheels. It needs new ethics.
September 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The coffee world doesn’t need new flavor wheels. It needs new ethics.
If mutual aid scares you, maybe you’re addicted to hierarchy.
September 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If mutual aid scares you, maybe you’re addicted to hierarchy.
Stop calling them “coffee cherries.” They are berries.
September 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Stop calling them “coffee cherries.” They are berries.
Taste is not neutral. It’s political. Who decides what’s “good”?
September 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Taste is not neutral. It’s political. Who decides what’s “good”?
The specialty coffee dream? Built on the backs of workers without pensions.
September 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The specialty coffee dream? Built on the backs of workers without pensions.
Coffee scores are stickers. Dignity is substance.
September 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Coffee scores are stickers. Dignity is substance.