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 ...

Welcome to the cafe scene of Cape Town, Hey, Stranger! We caught up with co-owner Thomas Marincowitz to get the low down on the start of this beautiful new spot on Long Street in the CT CBD! Wh...

Get insights into one of the most exciting innovations in the world of coffee roasting - proudly South African, internationally acclaimed  - Genio Roasters new AI based Coffee Roaster - The Evolu...

Words and images by Ayanda Dlamini  Craft Coffee: 15 on 7th, Parktown North, Randburg, 2193 Craft Coffee is timeless and a classic. They now feel like a senior in the grab and go realm, s...

This is not a chocolate brownie! On our cover this edition is one of the end results of the long value chain of coffee: an espresso puck. Each one is more valuable than you reali...

Words by Kate Burnett Over the weekend, Martin Wölfl of Austria secured 1st place at the World Brewers Cup.  The theme of his world-beating set was innovation. He focused on 6 key innov...

Christiaan Jacobs, from Sorcery Coffee in Pretoria, this week placed 3rd in the World in the Lavazza International Barista Competition held in Turin Italy. The competition took place at th...

We have been suffering from severe FOMO while the Specialty Coffee Expo has been happening in Chicago, April 12-14. Two World Coffee Championships were held during those three days: World Cup Tasters ...

Breathe in. Breathe out. Honestly, there was little else going through my mind when I walked into this piece of calm at the end of a busy week. What a treat. Aptly named Mellow Nello, chilli...

The Impact of cup shape on coffee flavour perception Words by Ayanda Dlamini Velvet Cafe in Istanbul is a concept cafe where you can select your own unique cup that has a story! In...

Andre Blignaut, a rookie at this year's SCASA National Coffee Competitions went on to win the Cup Tasters Title and is in Chicago for the World Cup Tasters Championship this week!
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Words by Ayanda Dlamini Images courtesy of Freshly Ground, unless otherwise stated. Photo by Ayanda Dlamini Freshly Ground Coffee emerged as a beacon of warmth and cultural significance o...

Words by Kate Burnett In 1982, what we now know as the Specialty Coffee Association was founded. According to the their website, “…the term ‘specialty coffee’ was firs...

Beating the drum for coffee Coffee is a powerful social lubricant — often forming the basis of friendships, romances and other significant life moments. In a world that is too easily divided,...

This is truly an innovative handgrinder design and we have had so much fun experimenting with the Pietro by Fiorenzato. The design features vertical flat burrs that help to lower retention, which mean...

One of our favourite things about coffee is discovering it in the most unlikely of places, we also have a love of a ‘padstal’ (Farm Stall) and as it happens, just outside Mossel Bay one of...

Words by Katie Burnett Pepe Jijón seemingly burst onto the specialty coffee scene in 2021 after World of Coffee Milan. His farm in Ecuador, Finca Soledad, quickly became one of the names bei...

Words by Ayanda Dlamini Issy’s Coffee and Gifts is a small coffee shop in Forest Town at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre. I was lured in by its unique and immersive...