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Coffee Profile: Papua New Guinean Single Origin

The coffee from Papua New Guinea is simply exquisite. With sweet, well-balanced beans and flavours of plum chocolate, light spice, it’s no wonder that coffee is the country’s 2nd largest agriculture export. Our PNG is sourced from a series of small family-operated farms in Okapa, which is located in the Eastern Highlands of PNG. The.. Read more

Is TikTok Coffee or Dalgona Coffee Worth The Hype?

The coffee industry is no stranger to sudden trends and patterns. In the 1980s latte art was invented out of a trendy craze in the US. Today, 40 years on, having a latte at a cafe without a beautiful rosetta or heart design just seems odd. However, some trends aren’t as long-lasting as latte art… Read more

Why Is My Coffee Bitter?

A bitter-tasting coffee is not an ideal way to start the morning – the good news is, it’s pretty simple to fix. A quick adjustment and re-brew are all it should take to get that shot perfect! Words to understand Extraction = This refers to the pour of the coffee from your espresso machine. It’s.. Read more

Guatemala coffee profile: Finca Rosario De Fátima

Located at the centre of a major coffee growing area, Finca Rosario De Fátima is hidden in the tropical valleys of Cobán, Guatemala. Surrounded by stunning mountains that house the rare Monja Blanca orchid at an altitude of 1200 – 1450 MASL and shielded by volcanos which create a natural formed enclosure to keep in.. Read more

Burundi Coffee Profile: Muyange & Nkongwe

Gaharo Hills is one of a couple of hills or ‘collines’ as they call it, in lovely Burundi. This landlocked country is sandwiched between Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has the perfect landscape for growing coffee on with the average altitude of farms being between 1700 – 2100 MASL. These.. Read more

How to Dial your Grinder!

Don’t be afraid of the grind! This takes practice and patience and you should expect to waste a lot of coffee doing this. Some grinders are very sensitive so if you know that your beans are good and that you tamp consistently you can easily see the effects the grinder has on the pour. IMPORTANT.. Read more

Why You Should Never Tap The Side Of Your Portafilter

When you begin to learn about coffee, the first thing you pick up is that every step in the process, even the smallest ones, are incredibly important. One wrong move or technique in the grinding process is going to affect how well you can evenly tamp the shot, a bad tamp will affect how the.. Read more

Understanding Coffee Roast

There are three main ‘levels’ that coffee can be roasted to; Light, Medium and Dark. For a very general guide – light will be on the sweeter/sour side, dark roasted will more on the bitter side and a medium roast unsurprisingly will be in the middle. Unless you like the sort of flavours that kick.. Read more

The Journey Of Coffee

Coffee has only recently become the most popular beverage in the world and still, a lot of people don’t know much more than how to order their takeaway coffee. But coffee has been a high demand commodity for centuries and it didn’t come from Brazil or South America like most people assume. The story of.. Read more

How To Pour A Latte Heart

IMPORTANT: Before you even attempt to do latte art, you’ll need to know how to steam silky milk. If you want to learn that read here First things first; you need to get a good grip on your milk pitcher. Why? Because it will give you the best control over what you’re pouring. More control.. Read more

Coffee Tools You Need To Get!

There are some optional accessories you can add to your home set up if you have the money or are obsessed with getting the best possible extraction and want to take your coffee game to the next level. However, some accessories are just not necessary and overly expensive. Scales Acaia are like the Apple of.. Read more

How To Steam Milk; Tips + Troubleshooting

If you’re new to steaming milk, I suggest you use water because you won’t waste milk while you’re learning how to do it. Start by spinning the water, and listen to the difference in the sounds. There’s the “sksksk” sound and then there’s the rough, pig squealing sound, which is not the sound that you.. Read more