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We are bursting with excitement to add this beautiful magazine to the collection, as the flowers are in full bloom to welcome warmer weather, finally! What’s inside: An exclusive interview with the World Barista Champion, Mikael Jasin on failing and succeeding and everything in-between | What does the term ’Strong Coffee’ really mean. What lies ahead for Ethiopia? We start an investigation into one of the oldest and most revered coffee producing countries | A rollicking ride on motorbike with David Donde, and of course, much more!
Discover: The Gift of the Present
Where do you go after reaching the peak of your craft? Mikael Jasin, 2024 World Barista Champion from Indonesia, is in no rush to find out. Uncover incredible insights into the mind of a Champion with this exclusive interview by Nicole Siegenthaler, as Mikael carefully weaves the story of his WBC win: the lessons, decisions, losses, realisations and even therapy sessions on his path to the title.
Brew: Stirring up Strong Opinions
A hotly contested term from customers and coffee professionals alike, what does ‘strong’ coffee actually mean? The devil is in the dilution as Katie Burnett investigates. Take it anyway you like it, but it never hurts to learn something new!
Roast: Behind the Bars
Cacao beans share some similarities with coffee beans, chief among them, you can roast both in a coffee roaster! 2021 A Shot in the Dark Winner, Frederik Dreyer of Gegrond Coffee explores this first hand. A delicious investigation into flavour.
Origin: Ethiopia Focus - What Lies Ahead?
The current and predicted future turbulence in the global coffee market has far reaching consequences. Ethiopia, as one of the oldest and highly regarded producing nations, has been facing recent struggles with coffee production and are fighting to maintain relevance as other origins with better infrastructure and more resources to modernise their operations are surging ahead. We chatted to Beamlak Bekele, based in Addis Ababa, to give us some insights into how one of the oldest and biggest coffee producing countries is weathering the multiple storms in the world of coffee production.
Tech: Using the Force for Good
Innovations in technology are having a powerful impact on the way we live our lives. Discover a few ways the these innovations are providing an exciting new future in coffee and beyond. Chris Green identified some tech entrepreneurs and gained some interesting insights into their products and picked their brains on the benefits of exploring and embracing tech in these sectors.
Culture: What Doesn’t Kill You
When life gives you sandy riverbeds, sometimes the only option is to use what little water you have left to brew coffee. Go on a wild (mis)adventure with David Donde as he and his brother realise a shared dream.
