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The Journal

The Journal.

Essays on origins, on mycotoxins, on the ritual of making coffee at home. Written by us. Published when they are ready.

Filter coffee poured slowly into a glass mug in morning light. The ritual of making a cup without hurry.
Ritual & Sensory
The morning cup, slowly.
Most mornings begin with hurry. The coffee gets reduced to a transaction. A pod. A button. A cup that arrives too hot to drink and is already cooling toward...
Malaysian Liberica whole beans, larger and more irregular than arabica. The rarest of the three commercial coffee species.
Origin & Craft
The case for Liberica
Origin & Craft The case for Liberica. Liberica coffee accounts for less than 2 percent of global coffee production. Most specialty roasters do not carry ...
A quiet still life of Blaq Coffee jars on a raw clay-toned surface. The brand deliberately withholds names.
Founder & Philosophy
A letter from no-one in particular.
Founder & Philosophy A letter from no-one in particular. We do not publish our name. Not out of mystery. Out of quietness. The coffee is the subject. A n...
A Blaq Coffee jar of roasted beans beside a brewed cup on a warm stone surface. Every batch screened on the green bean before roasting.
Health & Trust
What we test for, and why.
Ochratoxin A and aflatoxins are mycotoxins. By-products of mould that grows on green coffee during transit. Small amounts. Commonly present. Rarely mentioned...

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