Back in June 2025, we featured a really cool story about a new White River based coffee company called Yoon's launching a new brand and expanding great coffee throughout the Lowveld.  Rece...

Who are the humans behind Alostro Coffee Club? Alostro is built by a small but intentional team of people who care deeply about craft, detail, and how spaces make others feel. At the centre ...

South Africa's favourite Uncles are at it again! The Springbok front row of Ox Nche, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane, have teamed up with Bootlegger Coffee Co to bring out another coffee drop, t...

For so many people in the South African coffee community Nicodemus Nabakwe has been a mentor, an inspiration, a coach, a brother and just a very friendly and knowledgeable guy who has gently been...

We are incredibly proud to announce that our very own Daniel Smith has achieved a historic milestone at the prestigious Lavazza Barista Challenge International , securing 2nd Place in the World. ...

The quiet little town of Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, is home to a number of attractions, in the way that city dwellers seek quaint little towns: It is situated in the achingly beautiful pastoral lands...

We often ask the question, what’s the big deal about coffee competitions? And why do coffee professionals get sucked so deep into this vortex? We asked a non-coffee professional who has found he...

A sanctuary for all things cycling and coffee, ukhu has arrived on the cafe scene! Craig Uria, a practising chiropractor, and David Higgs, chef and serial entrepreneur are bound together b...

Words by Lemuel Butler Remember to support Lem's 10K for H.E.R happening in Ethiopia this week. For our 50th Edition when we thought on our back catalogue of magazines, one of our favourite ...

Interview by Katie Burnett Coffee travels far and wide to get to your cup. What starts a seed in the ground of an equatorial country, ends up in the mugs of consumers around the world. Of cours...

Travel, whether near or far, has a way of expanding our horizons and helping us see the world through other people’s eyes, a very important skill and sorely lacking in today’s world. We we...

A meeting of minds, attention to detail and a celebration of anaerobic flavour make this collaboration between Minimalist Wines and Bluebird Coffee Roastery, a match made in heaven. Tasting new...

The Cedar Coffee Team are expanding! In numbers, locations and in average height! We caught up with Winston Thomas to introduce us to their baby, Cedar Cafe, Albert Road. Cedar Cafe Side Street St...

Our dear friend, Lem Butler, has turned his attention from championships and business to championing a worthy cause with the Grounds for Health organisation. The organisation focuses on providing s...

A relatively new and fast growing platform, The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops is a global recognition competition and the announcement happened last weekend in Madrid at the Madrid Coffee Fest. It...

Jeff emerged on the coffee scene in the same way he pours latte art: Layering by starting slowly, the patterns starting to reveal themselves and finally finishing with a flourish!  As a young guy...

After World of Coffee Dubai, we were lucky enough to visit Muscat briefly and connect with some of our A Shot in Dark competitors. Azura is a roastery and cafe business based in Muscat, Oman an...

As the new National Minimum Wage requirements are released and the price of coffee remains volatile, we turn to a man not afraid to speak his mind, on how we can better take care of our baristas, ...

Windrose Coffee is one of the flagship coffee destinations in Muscat, Oman. If you visit the city and are wanting to have a memorable coffee experience, this is the place to go!   Not...

Battle of the Beans celebrates KZN coffee culture at awards ceremony (From left to right) Craig Charity, owner of KZN’s top coffee shop Lineage with Coffee Colab founder Ingrid Shevlin (c...