Specialty Coffee in Portugal: Without Sugar, Please!
It was a Monday morning and I landed in my newly-adopted country, Portugal, exhausted from a ten-hour intercontinental flight. All I wanted was a velvety,...
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Are coffee shops becoming a new social hub for Saudi Arabia's younger generations?
Saudi Arabia is the fifth-largest country in Asia and the biggest in the Middle East. Known for its rich regional history and unique landscapes, the country has changed significantly over the past few decades. As part of wider growth in the Middle Eastern market, Saudi Arabia’s coffee sector is booming. Not only is the government investing heavily in coffee production through initiatives like the 2022 Year of Saudi Coffee Campaign,… read more
Saudi Arabia is the fifth-largest country in Asia and the biggest in the Middle East. Known for its rich regional history and unique landscapes, the country has changed significantly over the past few decades. As part of wider growth in… read more
Third Wave Coffee & Japanese Kissaten: More Similar Than You Think
What do you think of when you imagine Japan? Is it a mix of the traditional and the modern: geisha and shinkansen (bullet trains), kanji-decorated...
The Flat White & The Big Apple: Australian Specialty Coffee Hits NYC
As an Australian-trained barista with 12 years experience, I’m one of the lucky ones that watched the 3rd wave of coffee hit our sunburnt country....
The History of Croatian Coffee & Its Journey to Specialty
Croatians love their coffee. Forget a café on every corner—here, entire streets are lined with café bars. Coffee-drinkers fill the bars, looking—and no doubt feeling—at...
Expos and SCAE Training: The Spread of Specialty Coffee in Argentina
In Argentina, we define ourselves by coffee. Sitting at a street-side table with a newspaper and a cortado (small black coffee with a splash of...
Evolution of Thai Coffee Culture: Traditional vs Specialty
I had my first sip of coffee back in 1990 when Thailand was dominated by Kafae Boran: a rich, sweet, and cheap drink. Twenty-five years...
Specialty Café Offering 3 Different Ecuadorian Micro-Lots
Are You Ready to Be Blown Away by Your Espresso? There are some cafés that surprise you. Hidden away on a shady street, their facade...
The Swiss Coffee Culture according to Shem Leupin
We caught up with Shem Leupin, a roaster in Stoll Kaffee, based in Zurich, Switzerland & is “Head of Quality Management” at their specialty coffee...
Indian Specialty Coffee, Watapi
One of the Perfect Daily Grind team recently ventured to Mumbai and, as usual, I scoured the web & pestered contacts in search of a...
Ethiopia, Hunda Oli Specialty Coffee
Drying tables in Agaro, Ethiopia. “Hunda Oli” is a new 128 farmer co-operative located in the forests of Agaro, Limu in Western Ethiopia. Small-holder farmers typically tend to...
East Timor Specialty Coffee, Assui Craik
In my opinion, to truly appreciate a cup of “Java”, one has to look at the story behind the cup. Rather than just mindlessly slurping coffee, why not consider it’s...
Urban Roast Sumatra, Jajong
The old Sanskrit name for Sumatra was “Swarna Dwipa” meaning “Isle of Gold”. However, this name, which is traceable to ancient gold mines, is less...
Ethiopia, Yirgacheffe Kochere Debo
Just tried coffee like nothing before! HasBean say “It’s a marmite coffee: you will either love it or you will hate it. You have been...