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Kaldi and the Dancing Goats : where it all began !

The story goes that, over a millennium ago, a young boy named Kaldi lived with his family in Ethiopia. Kaldi’s job was to tend the goats in the fields. His family was nomadic, moving every few months to a new site in a cycle that had been repeated for generations.  One day, Kaldi grew bored […]

Demystifying Espresso

The term café-espress has been used since the 1880s, well before espresso machines existed. It means coffee made to order, expressly for the person ordering it. It also means coffee fresh in every sense of the word: Made from fresh beans roasted at most two weeks prior to use, Ground just before brewing, Brewed just before drinking. […]

Top Tips for Making Great Coffee

For me, a good day usually starts with a cup of coffee, either a Flat White or an Espresso to give me that quick boost. Here are some of my best tips to help you make a good cup of coffee because, believe me, there is a big difference between a great cup of coffee […]

Beans Uncovered

Coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee “cherry”; two seeds normally grow within each cherry and are found on coffee plants. The outer layers must be removed before roasting. Arabica and robustaAll coffee beans come from plants in the genus Coffea. Although there are thousands of species of plants within this genus, with tremendous variance […]

The Origin

Often you will hear the term “Single Origin” (also known as a varietal) when discussing coffee.  Single Origin refers to the country where the coffee is grown.  The name of the country will often be followed by the growing region and sometimes the farm as well.  For instance, among Guatemalan coffees, there are three regions.  Coffee […]

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