Makers and Superpickers: Experimental Ninety Plus Coffee in Ethiopia
If I told you that you that the top baristas in the world are making experimental specialty coffee, would you be interested? Yes, I thought...
Daniel is a contributor based in the USA
Barista Champion J. Zhang: Reinventing Specialty Coffee in China
China’s coffee landscape has changed dramatically in the last fifteen years, but it’s not finished changing yet – particularly if 2014 China Barista Champion Jeremy...
Social Media Marketing Magic with Acme and Co
Acme and Co. has over 40,000 followers on its instagram account. They’re not a photography studio. Or a creator of cat memes. Or even a...
Hanna Teramoto: The Remedy to Male-Dominated Championships
Hanna Teramoto, the 2014 New Zealand Barista Champion, is not just an incredible barista. She’s a career-changing, expat, female barista champion in a male-dominated coffee...
3 Steps to Crafting a Successful Specialty Coffee Brand
Are you dreaming of a café or coffee roastery of your own, but find the idea of running a business daunting? Or are you already...
Red Rabbit Coffee Co: Coffee Should Be Fun
Steve Barrett is the guy whose eyes still water when he talks about his coffee. He’s the guy who remains humble even after roasting the...
Lessons on Coffee Production From a Colombian Producer
His name is Miguel Fajardo, but I call him “Mr Milkshake”. Why? Well, picture yourself on top of a hill in Solento (a popular tourist...
Riding the Third Wave: What I’ve Learnt from Coffee Professionals
About 10 years ago, I realized that I wanted a coffee shop of my own at some stage in my life. I worked on and...
2015 NZ AeroPress Championship Winning Recipe
On the 14th Feb 2015, the PDG’s newest coffee correspondent, D. Wang, headed to Ozone Coffee Roasters in New Plymouth, North Island for New Zealand’s first...