The Indonesian Coffee Industry

Read time: 3-4 minutes Indonesia‘s geographical location provides them with the optimum climate for growing and producing coffee. Currently sitting at the third largest coffee producer in the world, Indonesia’s coffee history is just as rich as the flavours you’ll find in a cup of their coffee. History What many people don’t know is that.. Read more

Why Does My Coffee Taste Burnt?

Nobody wakes up in the morning and decides that they want a burnt tasting coffee, but it can happen, even if you have a super fantastic machine. So how to fix it? Let’s take a look! What to look for The first thing you want to check is that your coffee is actually burnt, and.. Read more

Coffee Profile: Sumatra Wahana Estate Rasuna Grade 1

Read Time: 2 minutes Sumatra is a large island in Western Indonesia consisting of eight provinces and has earned the title of one of Indonesia’s largest coffee producers. Sumatra is well known for producing high-quality coffee, including Mandheling and Ankola beans. Sidikalang is one of Sumatra’s provinces, located in Northern Sumatra. Wahana Estate Rasuna Grade.. Read more

What is Espresso Coffee?

Read Time: 1-2 minutes Everything you Need to Know About Espresso Espresso is probably the most commonly drunk type of coffee within Australia, yet a lot of misunderstanding surrounds it. While some people may know the basics – it’s strong, flavourful, and is the base for most coffee drinks, the majority of coffee drinkers don’t.. Read more

What’s The Difference Between Robusta & Arabica Coffee?

Read Time: 2.5 – 4 minutes ‘Robusta‘ and ‘Arabica‘ are terms used to describe the species of a coffee bean/cherry. It goes without saying that coffee is complex. You can get a variation in flavours and tones based on the altitude, location, and soil quality of which the coffee is grown. Another variation is the.. Read more

The Ethiopian Coffee Industry

Read Time: 2-3 minutes Ethiopia is the largest coffee producer in Africa and the fifth-largest in the world. Usually grown at an altitude of 1500-2200 metres above sea level and harvested between November and February, Ethiopian coffee accounts for 3% of the worldwide coffee market. Arabica and native heirloom varietals are most commonly grown on.. Read more

What Affects Coffee Flavour Part One: Processing

Read Time: 4-5 minutes What exactly is coffee processing? Coffee processing is the procedure of removing some of the five layers of the coffee cherry – the number of layers removed depends on the processing method used. There are multiple different types of coffee processing, each of which will leave you with different natural flavour.. Read more

Coffee Profile: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Grade 3

Read Time: 1-2 minutes Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee; it was found after Kaldi the goat herder noticed his goats acting strangely after eating some cherries off a tree. The legend tells that as the goats ate the cherries Kaldi observed them become more hyperactive and dancing around. So he took some of the.. Read more

How To Tell The Difference Between Good & Bad Coffee Beans

Read time – 3 minutes, 50 seconds. To put it simply, a good coffee bean is determined by whether or not it gives you a coffee that you like. However, if you want to start identifying what it is in particular that you like about a coffee, (so you know what to look for if.. Read more

Everything You Need to Know About Rwandan Coffee

Read time: 3 minutes Rwanda is the 28th largest coffee producer in the world, with almost half a million micro coffee farms across the country producing over 35 million pounds of coffee annually. Learn about one of our most popular single-origin coffees in the video below. What you might not know about Rwanda is their.. Read more

Coffee Profile: Rwanda Karenge 100% Organic

Karenge is a small sector in the Eastern province of Rwanda, a Central/Eastern African country, also known as the ‘land of a thousand hills’ for its stunning scenery. Karenge is located just 30 kilometres outside of Kigali – the country’s capital city. Coffee production only began in Rwanda in the middle of the.. Read more

How To Start Drinking Coffee

It can be overwhelming when you go into a coffee shop and see all of the options on the menu, you don’t know what a lot of them are, which ones you think you’d like, or where to even begin. Maybe you just want to drink coffee for the social aspect, or – you’ve started.. Read more

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