Sugar in coffee: Exploring an age-old habit
All around the world, people add sugar or sweeteners to their coffee, and have done so for centuries. Although third wave coffee consumers generally lean...
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Exploring the espresso martini
The espresso martini is an iconic drink that has risen in popularity among lovers of coffee, cocktails, and everything in between. Supposedly invented in 1983...
How Can Producers Define Sensory Profiles For Their Coffees?
With any given cup of specialty coffee, there are an incredible number of factors that determine its quality. A coffee’s flavour will vary according to...
What Is The Espresso Romano?
The espresso romano is a simple yet intriguing beverage. In its purest form, it is an espresso served with a slice of lemon, even though...
What Is The Caffè Marocchino?
Layering coffee drinks takes more time and precision than making a normal espresso-based beverage. Despite this, their unique presentation – as the drinks are often...
Can You Use Coffee As A Fitness Supplement?
Sports drinks and supplements are incredibly popular among athletes and fitness professionals, but in recent years, more and more products have emerged citing the fitness...
Shared Roasting Spaces: What Are They & Why Are They Used?
Today, it’s not uncommon to see café owners, baristas, consumers, or even producers taking an interest in roasting their own coffee. And while for some...
Six Summer Coffee Cocktails You Can Make At Home
The World Coffee In Good Spirits Championship is a stage for pro baristas and mixologists to experiment and innovate. Forget the traditional Irish Coffee: as...
The Rise Of Instant Coffee
Soluble or instant coffee has seen consistent demand for decades because of its affordability and convenience. In recent years, a number of major coffee companies...
Exploring The Connection Between Canephora & Robusta
For most people in the coffee industry, robusta is viewed as an inferior coffee. The general belief is that robusta beans produce a worse cup...
“Strong Coffee”: Definitions From Around The World
What is strong coffee? Some people use the term to describe a concentrated beverage, while others associate it with high caffeine content or a darker...
How To Take Your Pour Over Brewing To The Next Level
Brewers should be curious and adventurous when making pour over coffee. For those already equipped with a scale, grinder, thermometer, stopwatch, and a few expert-approved...
Recreating A Coffee Shop Cappuccino At Home
The cappuccino is one of the most popular and well-known drinks in the world. The winning combination of milk foam and espresso is a favourite...
Inside Brazil’s Specialty Robusta Scene
Specialty coffee is usually associated with Arabica coffee beans, and Robusta coffee beans are usually associated with commercial coffee, instant coffee, or blends. While Arabica...
How The World’s Leading Coffee Producer Is Dealing With COVID-19
COVID-19 related restrictions have impacted the world’s coffee production and exportation efforts. Despite this, Brazil 2020’s harvest is set to reach a historical high of...
How Does Grafting Arabica to Robusta Improve Coffee Yields?
Deforestation, soil imbalances, and pathogens are just some of the challenges that producers around the world face in growing quality coffee – which is why...