Christopher Feran

27 minute read ABOVE: Aviary’s roastery in Cleveland, Ohio in March 2026.

28 minute read Publisher’s note: I’d heard of Thai before I met her, but in the years that followed we became fast friends with a common taste in memes and irreverent ideas.

33 minute read The sourcing work behind Aviary’s 2025 season was inspired by this inquiry; the research and work required to publish this piece was made possible through the support of Aviary 2025 season reservation holders.

< 1 minute read This blog and all of the content I share is available for free and wholly subsidized by Aviary.

4 minute read This is a guest post written by Pranoy Thipaiah of the Kerehaklu Estate in Chikmagalur, India, who produced the coffees released by Aviary as AVIARY#XX2 and AVIARY#016.

13 minute read This post is adapted from a talk I gave at Roastronix Summit 2025 ahead of SCA Expo in Houston, Texas in April, 2025.

15 minute read Standing in La Plata, Huila, Colombia with Jose and Kyle from Osito Coffee and Didier Pajoy in September 2019 This piece is inspired by Aviary’s ninth release in 2024 from Abelardo Medina.

3 minute read This blog is available for free and wholly subsidized by Aviary.

19 minute read Ethiopia 2024 Cup of Excellence #1 winner Basha Bekele holding Lalcafe yeasts he’d use to produce a microlot of coffee in January 2024 This piece is inspired by curiosities surrounding Aviary’s releases 008: Basha Bekele and XX2: Pranoy Thi…

9 minute read This piece is inspired by curiosities surrounding Aviary’s release 006: Jhon Didier Trujillo, which is available in limited quantities through the Aviary website.