ORIGIN
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 […]
NICARAGUA AND VOLCANO SUBCULTURE
When you’re deep in whatever subculture you’re deep in, like specialty coffee for you and I, you tend to see the world through that lens. So when I was chatting […]
REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE IN COFFEE FARMING
I watched that gut health doco on Netflix a few weeks ago. I loved it. Particularly the stop motion felt intestines and bacteria and other gut related things. And I […]
SUPERNATURAL COFFEE
The definitions of ‘super’, according to the definitive source of definitions Wordhippo.com, can be defined as: Super (ˈsü-pər ) Adjective 1. Of excellent quality, superfine. 2. Better than average, better […]
HUILA OR WON’T YA?
Of course you huil. Huila is delicious. It’s very likely you’ll have sipped many a cup from this luscious region before, delighting in its rich, brown sugary sweetness and stone […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BOURBON
When a description of the widely produced coffee varietal Bourbon begins with “It’s a tall variety characterized by relatively low production, susceptibility to the major diseases (of leaf rust, berry […]
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 […]
THE ROBUSTA PARADOX
We humans are complex structures of synapses and neurons, buoyantly held together by a moist, floppy mass, draped over some sticks and wrapped up in skin. These neurons zapping around […]
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 […]
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 […]
Blended Treasure
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 […]
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