Creative Coffee Week is just around the corner and we are so excited! Next week, Wednesday 24th - Thursday 25th July, Creative Coffee Week  is set to welcome some of the biggest names in globa...

Words by Katie Burnett Photos by Carley Serwatt Before 2005, Burundi was a very different place to what it is now. In the first multi-party elections in 1992 since its independence from Belg...

By Ayanda Dlamini  I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Petrus Bredell, founder of Plato Coffee. We spoke about two of his deep passions: coffee and music. Much like his dedication to ...

Human Interest: In Conversation with Hayley Arendse The best conversations happen over a cup of coffee (or three). And we couldn’t think a better conversation to be a fly on the ...

One of the coffee spots we had to visit was Coffee Collective at the famous Torvehallerne food market in the heart of Copenhagen. It’s the day after WOC Copenhagen, a Sunday, a little bit chilly...

Three eventful days of world competitions have wrapped in Copenhagen at the World Latte Art (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits (WCIGS), Cezve/Ibrik (CIC) and World Coffee Roasting Champions (WCRC) ,...

On a sunny evening in Copenhagen, I sat with Jeff Stopforth, current South African Latte Art Champion and his coach Chris Rootman, and had the chance to catch up about their build up to the World ...

Having had the opportunity to visit the Time Out Market in Dubai, we knew the bar was high for the Cape Town version of this global franchise. So when considering the coffee offering they made an exce...

By Ayanda Dlamini  Visiting De Baba Eatery was like stepping into a vibrant, living canvas. Something about walking into De Baba Eatery, felt like the adult equivalent, of a child rushin...

Keeping it Clean with Caffenu - Part 1 Words by Iain I have a very trusty espresso machine at home. It is a Nuova Simonelli Musica and I’ve had it for just over 10 years. I use it ev...

Growing up in Uganda and later moving to the United Arab Emirates, Mubaraka turned to skating and coffee as his main creative outlets. These passions have since become central to his identity, a w...

Yeeew! How beautiful is this bag of coffee?! Yes, we are strongly biased because it bears the emblem of our World Championship winning team and is filled with coffee roasted by another South Afric...

by Ayanda Dlamini  In light of keeping cosy and warm this winter, a genuine method to get me up in the mornings is by thinking about the cup of coffee I’m going to have. The perfec...

Words by Katie Burnett Pietermaritzburg might be KZN’s capital, but there aren’t too many specialty coffee options in the city. The team at Next Coffee saw this gap and in February ...

From South Africa to the World Stage: André Blignaut's journey in the world of coffee tasting  Words By Ayanda Dlamini All images by Specialty Coffee Association Today, w...

Words and images by Ayanda Dlamini  I had this reoccurring thought during my Yield Coffee Bar visit; this cafe felt like an indie novel cafe brought to life. you know the one - a p...

Artificial Intelligence in Coffee Words by Katie Burnett Artificial intelligence has flooded into every part of our lives. Whether it’s just a conversation you’ve had with a friend...

We want to know how your coffee habits are evolving! Every so often we check in with you wonderful humans to see how your coffee life is faring. And the results are always so very interesting! Tha...

Words by Katie Burnett Love it or hate it, decaf plays an important role in the coffee industry. “Death before decaf” is a well-known sentiment amongst die-hard caffeine f...

Words by Ayanda Dlamini  Images supplied by Abstract Coffee Club Unlike physical art forms like paintings or sculptures, music uses the elements of melody, harmony and rhythm to ...