A Beginner’s Guide to Cupping Coffee & Improving Your Palate
Cupping is the industry standard for coffee quality evaluations, and a great way to learn more about coffee whether you’re a consumer, roaster, trader, or ...read more
How to Become More Adventurous With The Coffee You Drink
Do you have a go-to brewing method that you use every time? A standard order at your local coffee shop? Many of us decide on ...read more
Drip vs Immersion: The Battle of The Coffee Brew Methods
Who doesn’t love a filter coffee? You can make it at home without needing to buy an expensive machine or order it in a café ...read more
What Is a Coffee Bean? The Anatomy of The Coffee Cherry
Where does your coffee come from? You may know that coffee is a plant and recognise that the beans came from a bright red coffee ...read more
What Should Your Cappuccino Milk Temperature Be?
Have you ever been served a cappuccino that is too hot to handle? Or received one that is lukewarm and unappetising? Or maybe you noticed ...read more
Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Pour Over Coffee
Pour over coffee has been embraced by the specialty coffee scene in recent years and there is much discussion about the best techniques and tools ...read more
Which Is The Best Non-Dairy Milk For Specialty Coffee?
There are many reasons to choose non-dairy milks and almost as many types to pick from. But which non-dairy milk is best for specialty coffee? ...read more
Melitta, Chemex, & More: A History of Pour Over Coffee
Step into any specialty coffee shop and you’ll probably see at least one pour over coffee device. The V60 and Chemex have been around for ...read more
Is Pre-Ground Coffee Ever Better Than Freshly Ground?
When you start to get into specialty coffee you learn a few golden rules. One is that you should always use freshly ground coffee and ...read more
What Is a Flat White & How Is It Different From a Latte?
Flat whites have been on specialty coffee shop menus around the world for a while. But do you really know what one is? And what ...read more
Is A Fine Grind Better For French Press Coffee?
French press brewing is one of the most simple and inexpensive methods to prepare coffee. Even a complete newcomer to coffee can follow the method ...read more
Coffee Extraction & How It Helps Create The Perfect Cup
Are you looking to improve your cup of coffee? It might be easier than you think. By understanding coffee extraction, you can better control the ...read more
Understanding Single Origin, Single Farm & Micro/Nano Lot Coffee
Quality, traceability, direct trade, fairer prices, exotic profiles, experimental processing: these are just a few of the positive things associated with single origin and micro ...read more
From Seed to Cup: How Do Producers Grow Coffee?
An espresso: 20–30 ml of delicious coffee. It takes just minutes to drink it. But it takes years to produce it. From carefully selecting and ...read more
Discovering The History of The Espresso Machine at MUMAC, Italy
Is there anything more recognizably Italian than an espresso? Last month, I boarded a plane with one mission in mind: to learn more about the ...read more
Get to Know The Coffee Plant
When we sip on that delicious latte or filter brew, it’s easy to forget that our favorite drink comes from a plant. Yet millions of ...read more