Commentary
UK Coffee Week 2011 is underway
Earlier tonight I attended the UK Coffee Week 2011 launch party at the Hempel Hotel in London. Surrounded by coffee art from German artist Wolfgang E. Riegelsberger, we were given a memorable and thought provoking speech about the lengths some people go to just to get a bucket of water, with African women and children often [...]
31 December – unofficial ‘Give your roaster a hug’ day
I’m nominating 31 December to become “Give your roaster a hug” day At this time of year we are all reflecting on the coffee’s we have enjoyed (not forgetting to mention those that failed to live up to the hype – although few and far between this year), as well as discussing what we’re looking [...]
A hectic 3 months
I’ve somewhat neglected the 5M Coffee blog recently, due to a hectic 3 months since my trip to Vienna back in September. However, this was only a temporary diversion as we will be updating the blog a lot more frequently in the coming months. A considerable amount of time has been spent growing Coffee Forums [...]
A Viennese Whirl (musings on Vienna’s coffee scene)
4 days / 3 nights in Vienna and I’m hanging out for a good coffee… but sadly I’ll have to wait until I get home for that A tour of Vienna would not be complete without a visit to a traditional coffee house to consume a wickedly calorific slice (or 2) of cake accompanied by [...]
Summer home barista training dates
Thank you to everyone who booked their home barista training with us in July. Our home coffee training diary for July filled up pretty quickly, and we are now taking bookings for August, September and beyond. It was such a joy introducing people to the art of extraction and seeing the expressions of family members [...]
