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According to STiR, hot-brewed coffee is healthier in key aspects than is cold-brew, while also discounting the claim by cold-brew advocates that cold-brewed coffee is less acidic than hot. The study by Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania concluded, in addition, that hot-brewed coffee contains more antioxidants and that hot brew coffee was more “diverse” than cold. Read the article from STiR here. The above-referenced article quotes and links to a report on the study published by Nature, the abstract of which, and a link to which is below: The abstract from Nature: “The acidity and antioxidant activity of cold brew coffeeRead More →

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We are sorry to announce the untimely passing of a core Rowan’s Royale team member early this morning. While we are heartened that his passing was of natural causes, and, by all accounts, peaceful, it still fills us all with sadness that he is no longer here with us.   Until we know that his family has been contacted we will be withholding more details. Thank you.Read More →

CERES Organic Certificates

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We just received our re-certification papers from CERES.  Rowan’s Royale is again certified to Canadian (COR), European Union (EU), Japanese (JAS), and United States (NOP) organic standards. This is the 16th year we have been certified as growing organic Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee. As Dorienne writes: “Worth all the hard work.”Read More →