Interview: Introducing the Genio Evolution Roaster - <p>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...</p>

Interview: Introducing the Genio Evolution Roaster

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...

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Cafe Focus: Keeping it simple with Craft Coffee - <p>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...</p>

Cafe Focus: Keeping it simple with Craft Coffee

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...

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Issue 47: This is not a chocolate brownie. - <p>

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...</p>

Issue 47: This is not a chocolate brownie.

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...

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Lost Origin: From Farm to Lab - <p>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...</p>

Lost Origin: From Farm to Lab

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...

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South Africa places 3rd at Lavazza International Barista Challenge! - <p>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...</p>

South Africa places 3rd at Lavazza International Barista Challenge!

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...

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Congratulations to World Champions crowned in Chicago - <p>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 ...</p>

Congratulations to World Champions crowned in Chicago

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 ...

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Cafe Focus: Mellow Nello - <p>

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...</p>

Cafe Focus: Mellow Nello

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...

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Cup Shape and Coffee Flavour - <p>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...</p>

Cup Shape and Coffee Flavour

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...

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Andre Blignaut, SA Cup Tasters Champion heads to Chicago - <p>

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!...</p>

Andre Blignaut, SA Cup Tasters Champion heads to Chicago

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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Cafe Focus: Freshly Ground Coffee - <p>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...</p>

Cafe Focus: Freshly Ground Coffee

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...

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Coffee has changed, does the definition of 'Specialty Coffee' need to change too? - <p>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...</p>

Coffee has changed, does the definition of 'Specialty Coffee' need to change too?

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...

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Beating the Drum for Coffee: Aramse Universal Recipe Builder - <p>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,...</p>

Beating the Drum for Coffee: Aramse Universal Recipe Builder

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,...

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Coffee Toys Giveaway: Pietro Grinder worth R7500! - <p>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...</p>

Coffee Toys Giveaway: Pietro Grinder worth R7500!

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...

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On the Road: The Roastery, Mossel Bay - <p>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...</p>

On the Road: The Roastery, Mossel Bay

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...

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Meet the Coffee Producer: Pepe Jijon of Finca Soledad, Ecuador - <p>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...</p>

Meet the Coffee Producer: Pepe Jijon of Finca Soledad, Ecuador

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...

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Cafe Focus: Issy's Coffee & Gifts - <p>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...</p>

Cafe Focus: Issy's Coffee & Gifts

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...

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SCASA National Coffee Champions 2024 - <p>The SCASA National Coffee Competitions at HOSTEX 2024 came to an exciting end this  week.

The competitors laid it all on the line and we are so proud of the standard at this year's competi...</p>

SCASA National Coffee Champions 2024

The SCASA National Coffee Competitions at HOSTEX 2024 came to an exciting end this  week. The competitors laid it all on the line and we are so proud of the standard at this year's competi...

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The Meaning of Empowerment with I Love Coffee Group - <p>By Ayanda Dlamini 


Prepare to immerse yourself in a narrative of growth, resilience, and community. This week we welcome back I Love Coffee Group. For those that are new - I Love Coffee Grou...</p>

The Meaning of Empowerment with I Love Coffee Group

By Ayanda Dlamini  Prepare to immerse yourself in a narrative of growth, resilience, and community. This week we welcome back I Love Coffee Group. For those that are new - I Love Coffee Grou...

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WAVI Coffee: Living the Dream - <p>I think the romantic idea of owning a coffee business can have few more whimsical iterations than a travelling cafe in the back of a vintage Landy with a coastal cliffs backdrop as your home base. Thi...</p>

WAVI Coffee: Living the Dream

I think the romantic idea of owning a coffee business can have few more whimsical iterations than a travelling cafe in the back of a vintage Landy with a coastal cliffs backdrop as your home base. Thi...

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Specialty Coffee Isn't for Everyone. And that's ok. By Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood - <p>Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood unpacks the idea that specialty coffee might well be a niche, but it's a niche that’s here to stay

Words by Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, originally published in...</p>

Specialty Coffee Isn't for Everyone. And that's ok. By Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood

Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood unpacks the idea that specialty coffee might well be a niche, but it's a niche that’s here to stay Words by Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, originally published in...

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