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The Archive
Past issues
☕ ICB Fortnight Digest — the washed light roast problem
Only 2 of 15 new light roasts this fortnight were washed — the catalog backs up what Reddit noticed.
☕ ICB Fortnight Digest — what a 200g bag really costs (11–25 Jul)
Small bags look 80% dearer per gram. On the same coffee, the bag is worth 6 to 15%.
☕ ICB Fortnight 8: 128 fresh lots and an experimental streak
128 new lots this fortnight, an experimental streak, and a light-roast blend built for black or milk.
☕ ICB Fortnight #8: Why your coffee costs more (and sometimes weighs less)
The pricing squeeze hits Indian specialty, plus 3 new roasters and a fresh look at washed vs experimental.
☕ ICB Fortnight #7 — casks, co-ferments, and two new roasters
Barrel-aged Baarbara, Ratnagiri co-ferments, and two new Gujarat roasters — Indian coffee's experimental end got busy.
☕ ICB Fortnight #6 — Quiet 2 weeks, community tier list and invite to share content!
A quiet fortnight on the catalogue, a noisy one on Reddit — Kāpi Kottai tops r/IndiaCoffee's tier list.
☕ ICB Fortnight Digest — 17 Apr – 1 May 2026
35 new coffees, shrinkflation hitting 200g bags, and a sneak peek at something new on ICB.
☕ ICB Fortnight Digest - 4 | 18 Apr 2026 | 1100+active coffees on the site!
11 new roasters joined ICB this fortnight — from Mumbai to Koraput to Jaipur.
☕ ICB Fortnight 3 | 04 Apr 2026 | weekly data refresh is live, 82 new coffees, and Ekata Coffee joins
ICB now refreshes every week. Plus 82 new coffees, Ekata Coffee from Kerala's Malabar, and the LPG question.
☕ ICB Fortnight 2 - 21 Mar 2026
Plus: The McCafe debate, and how to build your personal coffee taste profile.
☕ ICB Fortnight 1 - 7 Mar 2026
Newsletter #1 | Belated Happy Holi | New roasters, coffees and lot of updates!
☕ ICB Fortnight Digest — 18 Feb – 3 Mar 2026
The first issue: new roasters, fresh coffees, and what changed on ICB.