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...
The World Barista Championships (WBC) give coffee professionals from around the world a platform to showcase their expert knowledge and high-level skills. However, in order to do so successfully, a WBC competitor must first source a high-quality coffee that will stand out on the global stage. The Gesha variety has long been a firm choice of many competitors, but now more than ever, lesser-known arabica varieties and even other species… read more
The World Barista Championships (WBC) give coffee professionals from around the world a platform to showcase their expert knowledge and high-level skills. However, in order to do so successfully, a WBC competitor must first source a high-quality coffee that will… read more
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...
Think of the best coffee you’ve ever had: what was it? A Gesha/Geisha? An experimentally processed micro lot? Your favourite blend at your regular coffee...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
When we sip on that delicious latte or filter brew, it’s easy to forget that our favorite drink comes from a coffee plant. Yet millions...
Not all Chardonnays taste the same. And the same is true for coffee varieties. Take a Gesha from Panama and a Gesha from Ethiopia: they...
So, you want your coffee to taste even more delicious, sweet, and balanced. You want that incredible aroma and lingering aftertaste. And you want this...
Acidity is a revered but contentious attribute in specialty coffee. Loved by third wave consumers and prized by competition judges, it’s also often a cause...
Colombia or Brazil? Kenya or Ethiopia? Indonesia or Thailand? Which country to choose from, but does it even matter? That last question is easy to...
Terroir: we hear it more and more often when talking about coffee. But what does this mysterious word mean? What does it have to do...
So you want to buy delicious roasted coffee to drink at home – but purchasing coffee can be tricky, especially with so much information on...
When it comes to women in the coffee industry, sometimes it’s easier to list what we don’t know rather than what we do know. Information...