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COFFEE IN TIMOR LESTE

Timor Leste has a turbulent history, and one I know very little about. This should be surprising considering how close a neighbour Timor Leste is to Australia, but also considering […]

JAPANESE ICED FILTER METHOD

It’s very cold in Japan right now. It’s very warm in Australia right now and we’re in need of a cold beverage. I would say that’s a perfect match. Japanese […]

Making coffee for the Christmas crowd

If you are a barista, you may have made the mistake of spending the holidays with a group of friends or family whilst being a barista. As all your friends […]

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 […]

IT’S THE VIBE (IT’S VOLUMETRICS)

There is a romance that surrounds coffee, an Italian classical soundtrack, steam dancing from the ceramic cup that nestles snugly in your hand while you languidly brush the flaky croissant […]

Blend’s are a roaster’s bread and butter, their cappuccino. We nerd out on single origins (nothing wrong here) and their flavour profile, altitude, extraction methods, varietals geekery, but where oh […]

WAR AND COFFEE: THE YEMENI SPECIALTY SCENE

It’s a hard reality that the specialty coffee we drink, we work with, love, is largely produced in countries and communities perpetually in the midst of turmoil. It could be […]

MONSOON MALABAR PROCESS

How good is discovering new food combinations by accident. Like making toast with avocado on one slice, and vegemite on the other, licking the knife – and realising it should […]