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Life After Pro with Kate Shore
What happens after you take one of our barista courses? We chatted to Kate Shore, who trained in our Pro course with us, and has found an awesome barista gig! […]
Spring/Summer Single Origins
Sip your coffee in the sun with our delicious new single origins! COLOMBIA Huila Washed | Cashew, milk choc & citrus Grown in fertile volcanic soil, this Colombian coffee […]
Introducing Whisk & Paddle
Who? Whisk & Paddle Where? 105 Chalmers St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 What? Cafe Can you tell us a little bit about the history of the cafe? A little over two […]
Inside a Barista Competition
Our barista Daniel recently competed in the 2018 AeroPress Regional (NSW) competition. We chatted to him about his experience and what it was like in the lead up. 1) What […]
What is specialty coffee?
Specialty coffee is on the rise. What it does it mean, and why should you care? What do we mean by ‘specialty coffee’? Specialty coffee refers to the entire process […]
What is the difference between mainstream and specialty coffee?
Specialty coffee has definitely been gaining more attention in the last few years, and for good reason. Similar to wine, we are now being educated in where the coffee is […]
Four key elements to improving your Latte Art
Practice, practice, repeat. It’s true that, to truly master your latte art skills, you have to keep practicing over and over again, take a class…then continue to practice. There are four key […]
Tips for Cupping like a Pro
Have you ever wondered what people were doing when they spoon out a bit of coffee from a bowl and slurp it? Have you ever questioned why they do it? […]
The optimal time of day you should be drinking coffee
Can’t seem to shake yourself out of that foggy morning haze until you sip your cup of early morning coffee? Perhaps it’s the first thing you do when you wake […]
Introducing The Olympic Hotel
Who? Ben & Alysha Phillips, The Olympic Hotel Where? 202 Parker Street, Cootamundra What? Hotel/Pub How did you get into managing the hotel? We wanted a new challenge. We also felt Cootamundra […]
Behind the scenes of coffee roasting
Ever wonder exactly how coffee is roasted? We talked to our in-house roaster Daniel about the whole process and how he came to work in the coffee roasting industry. What […]
The Latest Latte Trends
We thought we had heard it all when mushroom coffee was introduced. That was far from the end of it. We continue to try turn our lattes an array of […]