La Chumeca: A Specialty Coffee Cocktail Recipe
This cocktail is as specialty as it gets. Named after its key ingredient – coffee from the Tarrazú region in Costa Rica – this is...
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Filter Coffee: What’s a VANDOLA & How Do You Brew With It?
The specialty coffee market has no shortage of brewing methods to choose from. There’s the Kalita Wave, the Hario V60, the Chemex, the AeroPress, the...
Coffee Sock: Old-School Filters That Save the Planet
Coffee isn’t as green as we like to believe. Every time we use a paper filter, we damage our planet some more. Scary, right? And...
Hario V60: The History & Brewing Guide
They say the soul of the perfect cup of coffee is in the brew, and the V60 dripper really does make a beautiful brew. So what...
Bonmac Dripper: The History & Brewing Guide
The History of Bonmac With so many filter brewing devices on the market today it’s often hard to keep up with them all. Depending on...
Chemex – The History & Brewing Guide
The History Behind the Fancy Design Who says that a chemist can’t get involved in designing coffee brewing methods? The Chemex is a classic and...
French Press – The History & Brewing Guide
You might know it as a cafetiére, plunger or French press, but the truth is that there have been several patents with different names and...
Costa Rican Reto Barista: An Innovative Barista Competition
This year, the 7th annual “Reto Barista”, an alternative competition created in Costa Rica by 2010 National Champion Manuel Dinarte, will be occurring. For the...
Hidenori Izaki, The 2014 WBC Champion: What We Learnt
A Motivational Shot from Hidenori Our coffee correspondent, F. Solano met with the 2014 World Barista Champion, Hidenori Izaki in his return visit to Costa...