Some tastes are not what they seem
On a recent trip to New Zealand I picked up a number of coffees for a friend that were roasted specially for him and as a thankyou I was invited to a cupping session this afternoon To make up numbers a ‘mystery coffee’ was purchased and added to the lineup Proper cupping protocol was followed [...]
So many beans, and not enough hours in the day in which to drink them
2010 has got off to a roaring start and our diary has been pretty full so far, and there is still a lot to look forward to. Since the New Year we have conducted a number of training sessions for new cafes and home baristas, giving them an insight into the exacting processes of making [...]
Quality Coffee – everywhere I look…
Day 10 of our New Zealand trip and another chance to visit more cafes and sample quality coffee’s. Almost every coffee I have consumed has been of a very high standard. The only ‘average’ coffee I had was yesterday, at Auckland Airport (Domestic Terminal) which was prepared in a superauto by a trainee barista. In [...]
