You may have seen this beautiful purple magazine on the shelves over the last two weeks already, she's difficult to miss! We are so thrilled to share the wonderful Issue 42. We wanted to wait u...
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View Full ArticleLook we love every box, but this one is bringing the HEAT for Summer. With an EXCLUSIVE lot to Discover Great Coffee Club Subscribers from 2021's Roastery of the Year winners Bluebird Coffee, to a...
View Full ArticleOh la la! Hello Balloon Coffee Roasters! All the way from Zurich and finally having landed with us last week after getting lost by the not-so-trusty postal service, we have been digging in to t...
View Full ArticleBringing 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...
View Full ArticleVillage 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...
View Full ArticleIt'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...
View Full ArticleWe 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...
View Full ArticleSometimes 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 ...
View Full ArticleWow! 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 ...
View Full ArticleWhat 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...
View Full Article“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...
View Full ArticleLocation: 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...
View Full ArticleTulbagh 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,...
View Full ArticleOh 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...
View Full ArticleCoffee 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...
View Full ArticleCongratulations 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...
View Full ArticleOur 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...
View Full ArticleFollow 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...
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