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Careers In Coffee: We're Hiring in Portland, Seattle & Chicago
If you love coffee and like to share it with others, we look forward to meeting you! At Caffè Umbria, we take pride in all aspects of our business. From roasting and blending, to crafting the perfect cup of coffee, to our high service standards, we are focused on the details and mastery. If you think you would be a good fit, we encourage you to apply for one of our current job openings.   PORTLAND We have openings for baristas at our Pearl District Café and our downtown café,... Read more...
coffee brewed in a chemex
Brewing the Perfect Cup of Coffee with Chemex
Chemex is an artisanal, manual pour over method known for brewing an exceptionally clean and delicate cup. In this brew method, the filter sits flush against the glass walls of... Read more...
Coffee Beer | Arco Etrusco Blend Stout
Coffee Beer | Arco Etrusco Blend Stout
By Pete Maskiell - Coffee beer, that exciting combination of craft beer and artisan coffee, has been percolating for decades, but no one blends those distinct flavors quite like Georgetown... Read more...
Introducing Our New Single Origin from Rwanda
Introducing Our New Single Origin from Rwanda
After cupping dozens of varietals from all over the world,  we are pleased to introduce our 2017 limited edition Mono Origine coffee from Rwanda. Grown in Rwanda’s northern province of... Read more...
Irish Press and Irish Cappuccino For St. Patrick's Day
Did you know the original Irish coffee was conceived in the 1940s? While variations of coffee cocktails were around at least one hundred years earlier, it's rumored that chef Joe Sheridan first made the drink for a group of American travelers to warm them up on a particularly miserable winter night. When asked what the chef called the drink, he responded "Irish Coffee". Stanton Delaplane, a travel writer for the San Francisco Chronicle brought Irish coffee to the United States after drinking it at Shannon Airport, in Ireland. He worked with the... Read more...
Coming Soon: Rwanda Single Origin Grown by Hingakawa Women's Association
In honor of Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day (March 8) we’re featuring the producers of our soon-to-be-released Single Origin coffee. Grown in the northern province of Gekenke, the Rwanda Hingawkawa is a premium lot grown by a group of women who have organized themselves as the Hingawkawa Women’s Association. In Kinyarwanda, Hingakawa means “let’s grow coffee”.   The Hingakawa Women's Association is part of the Abakundakawa Cooperative, a fair-trade farmers group whose name translates to “those who love coffee”, and produces some of the finest coffees in Rwanda. Established... Read more...
New Caffè Umbria Café Coming to SW Portland Spring 2017
New Caffè Umbria Café Coming to SW Portland Spring 2017
2017 is a year of growth for Caffè Umbria. We've been on the lookout for just the right buildings in just the right neighborhoods in several of our favorite cities.... Read more...
We're Celebrating Our 15th Anniversary
As we begin our fifteenth year in business, we would like to extend a sincere grazie mille to our Caffè Umbria family - colleagues and customers. Without you, we wouldn't be here. Read more...
coffee brewing equipment in a coffee training lab
New Portland Training Lab Now Open
Caffe Umbria is growing in 2017! Last week we celebrated  the grand opening of our first new location, a Training Lab in Portland.  This dedicated training facility will be home to... Read more...
The Iconic (and Stylish) Moka Pot
The Iconic (and Stylish) Moka Pot
The Moka Pot, first fabricated in Italy in 1933, is otherwise known as a caffetierra or a macchinetta --- “small machine” in Italian. Nearly a century later, what was one of... Read more...
Brewing the Perfect Cup of Coffee with AeroPress: Three Recipes to Try
  Industry experts often disagree on the best way to make coffee using the AeroPress. We consulted three of our in-house coffee experts to get their take on this dilemma. We invite you to experiment with different beans and recipes to find the combination that achieves your ideal flavor profile.     Antonio Madeddu - Caffè Umbria Trainer Portland Highlights the flavors of the coffee with a velvety body 1. Heat filtered water to just off boiling, about 202 F2. Measure 16 grams of coffee ground medium fine, to the consistency of... Read more...
Sumatra Boru Batak Single Origin
Sumatra Boru Batak Single Origin
    Last fall we introduced our limited edition single origin (mono origine) coffee: the Sumatra Boru Batak from the southern shores of Lake Toba, Indonesia. It's our feature coffee for January,... Read more...