espresso
SUPERSONIC COFFEE PROCESS
I don’t think the Supersonic coffee process could be more aptly named if you tried. Supersonic literally means greater than the speed of sound sure, and speaking literally this coffee […]
GIVE THIS A CRACK WITH YOUR NEXT LONG BLACK
It felt controversial at the time, actually it feels controversial now, but a little whiles ago I wrote an article busting the myth that crema is the sign of a […]
What happened at MICE stays at MICE.
Not really, here’s what happened at MICE: A lot (really a lot – record numbers) of coffee professionals and enthusiasts and tourists had a wander around the Melbourne International Coffee […]
SYDNEY SPRING FLING: SMH GOOD FOOD
HOW TO MAKE A WHOLESOME PLUNGER. OR FRENCH PRESS IF YOU’RE FEELING INTERCONTINENTAL.
I make a pot of plunger (or a carafe, cup, not sure what the correct vessel terminology is here, or maybe there isn’t a word for it yet? Pot has […]
HOW DOES WATER PRESSURE AFFECT ESPRESSOS?
Did you know that pressure does things to other things? It does! It turns coal into diamonds. It turns beers with friends into tequila shots. And it turns coffee into […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: DR CONGO
In recent years DR Congo is re-emerging as a coffee origin. This is the 3rd crop we have purchased in as many years and the region is showing us what […]
HOW DOES WATER TEMPERATURE AFFECT ESPRESSO?
Water is a somewhat necessary part of our existence, and unless you eat coffee your beans straight out of the bag, it’s a necessary part of a coffee’s existence. It’s […]
HOW DOES WATER PRESSURE AFFECT YOUR ESPRESSOS?
Did you know that pressure does things to other things? It does! It turns coal into diamonds. It turns beers with friends into tequila shots. And it turns coffee into […]
DOSING CHAMBER OF SECRETS
You know that recipes are important, nay, crucial to making consistent coffees across time and space (i.e. time after time, and the space between you and the customer or fellow […]
FIRST WAVE COFFEE
You know of the third wave, right? Yeah, you’re on it. But did you see the first two that came through before it? The ones that set you up for […]
Black Market Single Origins
PNG TIMOR LESTE Bright Roast Waghi Valley Washed Lutlala Natural Yirgacheffe Kigibah estate sits in the stunning Waghi Valley of the Western Highlands surrounded by towering dark blue mountains. […]