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 [...]
Coffee – an elusive substance in parts of Malaysia
I stopped in Penang on the way back to the UK after visiting New Zealand and was surprised to find that espresso based coffee drinks did not exist in many cafes on the island. The Coffee Bean and Starbucks have the monopoly in this market and the only other establishment that we found a decent [...]
