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Adriana Martinez 2 min read
How to Make the Best Irish Coffee

Warm up with a perfect Irish coffee! Discover our easy recipe and tips to make this cozy, classic drink—ideal for chilly nights and rainy adventures.

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Alejandro Martinez 4 min read
Coffee Harvest in El Salvador: Three Passes Through Our Family Farm

Coffee cherries don’t all ripen at once. Alejandro shares how our team planned three picking passes, selected ripe fruit and brought the 2023–24 harvest in from our El Salvador farm. Seed to Cup Coffee.

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Adriana Martinez 5 min read
How We Fertilize Coffee Trees: A Season on Our El Salvador Farm

On our steep El Salvador farm, fertilizing coffee trees takes planning, people and time. Alejandro shares what the team applied during the 2023 season and why the work was done by hand.

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Adriana Martinez 3 min read
How to Make a Carajillo 43: My Easy Espresso Cocktail Recipe

Espresso, Licor 43 and ice make a wonderfully simple Carajillo. Here’s my version, plus the Crickle Creek Coffee I’d use when making it at home.

My Coffee Setup: What I Use and What You Actually Need
Adriana Martinez 4 min read
My Coffee Setup: What I Use and What You Actually Need

Alejandro likes good coffee without a complicated morning routine. Here’s the gear he has used, what each piece helps him do, and where he would start on a budget.

View of a coffee lot with coffee plants in our farm in EL Salvador
Adriana Martinez 3 min read
Episode V: The Coffee Journey

We are heading back to the farm to comment on the latest happenings since our last note. The rainy season...

Photo of man showing awards of coffee cup of excelence in El Salvador
Adriana Martinez 4 min read
The Cup of Excellence

I am extremely excited to share some wonderful news. Our farm in El Salvador just placed #16 in the Cup...

Photo con Crickle. Creek coffee bags on a picnic table with aeropress
Adriana Martinez 3 min read
Great Coffee for the Great Outdoors
Camping and outdoor adventure season are finally here. If you are passionate about both coffee and the outdoors, like us, this article is for you.
Person in a tree doing prunning for shade control on a coffee farm in El Salvador
Adriana Martinez 3 min read
The Coffee Journey: Episode IV

So. It has been a month since the last update and April is usually the last month before the wet...

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Adriana Martinez 2 min read
Coffee Bean Bark Recipe

Easy Coffee Bean Bark Recipe Hi, I was looking for something fun and easy to bake last weekend and I bump...

Brewing method for Cold brew coffee
Adriana Martinez 3 min read
Cold Coffee and other ramblings

As the summer approaches and the weather begins to improve (wishful thinking here and fingers crossed), cold brew coffee begins to...

Close up of a coffee plant with flowers in a coffee farm El Salvador
Adriana Martinez 6 min read
When Coffee Trees Flower: A March Visit to Our El Salvador Farm

After a long dry spell, the first rain brought white coffee flowers, bees and a jasmine-like scent to Finca Argentina. Alejandro shares what he saw—and the farm work happening behind the bloom.

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Adriana Martinez 5 min read
Is Coffee Seasonal? How We Keep Your Favourites Year-Round

Coffee is harvested on different schedules around the world. Alejandro explains what that means for a roaster—and how we balance dependable favourites with new coffees to explore.

Man picking coffee cherries at a coffee plantation in EL Salvador
Alejandro Martinez 5 min read
Coffee Farm Care After Harvest: Pruning, Rust and Planning the Next Season

Harvest was over, but work at Finca Argentina wasn’t. In this February 2023 farm diary, Alejandro explains the pruning experiment, field checks and financial decisions behind the next coffee season.