Bringing smiles to dials is the okja mission and when I first saw their packaging I could not help but crack a big grin. They do an excellent job of making their products look so delicious! Whoev...

Village at Yard 41 Ag man, it was just so lovely to sit and have a coffee with Dylan Botha at his spot, Village at Yard 41 in Howick. Dyl has been around the Durban coffee scene for about as long a...

It's difficult to separate the FIFA World Cup from the controversy that always follows it, but when the whistle goes, I know I will still be watching. I'm a sucker for the intensity of spo...

We chatted to Ronel and Louis de Jager of Baard&Co, a stunning cafe in Durbanville that celebrates coffee and bread and does it with incredible style! These breads are truly art you can eat! And a...

Sometimes being on a lot of PR mailing lists can bear unexpected fruits. The fruit in this case is grapes. But not just any grapes, we were treated to a lesson from KWV winemaker Izele van Blerk ...

Wow! What an incredible win for South African Starbucks Barista Champ Phuti Mmotla! Each year Starbucks EMEA runs its internal Barista Championship and gives the National Winners the chance ...

What we love about events like Creative Coffee Week, is that we always learn something new! This past year we had a whole focus on capsules. The convenience of this method is just too great for th...

“For me, the formula behind incredible coffee is people and the relationships built. It’s been such an amazing experience, I’ve learned a lot,” says Sibusiso Nkolothi, owne...

Location: Against the Grain 102 Wale Street, Cape Town I have waited far too long to visit this wonderful Bo-Kaap cafe in the Cape Town CBD so when Dr Zameer Brey, founder of the Cape Coffee C...

Tulbagh is a beautiful valley in the Swartland mountains in the Western Cape. It has some spectacular wine destinations, the olive farm and tasting is well worth the visit, but up until very recently,...

Oh how I love to stumble upon an entrepreneurial coffee gem. Hello Morale Coffee To Go, located on the busy road between Hermon and Wellington the Western Cape. Now you can't miss it fro...

Coffee is a lifestyle. This simple philosophy has opened up to so many exciting coffee adventures for us over the years, and for every adventure - new coffee related gear! So I was really stoked wh...

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Congratulations to Anthony Douglas representing Axil Roasters and Australia! He is the new World Barista Champion! Tensions were high as the conclusion of the World Coffee Championships held at Mel...

Our hearts were pumping as we watched the the announcements of the Semi-Finalists on Wednesday, as ever more spots were filled by wonderful baristas from around the world. It was not to be for Win...

Follow the trip of a lifetime with Winston Thomas, three-time SA Barista Champion, as he travels to the famed Gesha Village coffee farm, where the now globally acclaimed Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal o...

Lots of people I know have pretty extensive future plans. Anyone who knows me, knows that generally ‘big picture’ thinking tends to send me down an anxiety spiral. Iain would call ...

We had the opportunity to catch up with Mr Winston Thomas, current South African barista Champion who will (finally!) be representing South Africa on the World Barista Championship stage after he ...

In the spirit of spring time and trying new things, we're giving away 3 kits to inspire you to make better coffee at home. The kit includes, 6 x 250g coffee beans, a latte art tool, a BWT M...

There are some incredible coffee super fans out there! One of them who goes only by the moniker, Coffee Brick, has taken it upon himself to build a La Marzocco Linea Mini, mini with Lego!  ...