Next week, the A Shot in the Dark 2020 Winner will be announced. Mike MacDonald of Sevenoaks Trading has been instrumental in refining the scoresheet we use in the competition. Everyday he works with ...

Completely innovative coffee brewing methods come about very rarely. In 2005, the AeroPress was revolutionary. It was plastic. It was a weird shape. It made a pretty fantastic cup of coffee wi...

We know the idea of a Beetroot Latte sounds totally weird but trust us when we say its flavour will surprise and delight you! And what’s more, its health benefits are plentiful. Apart from b...

Golden Turmeric Latte – The anti-inflammatory drink that boosts your immune system Appearing on café menus around the world as a Golden Latte, this tasty drink offers powerful func...

WHY WE LOVE MATCHA LATTES There’s a reason why the Japanese have been drinking matcha for centuries.   Matcha is made from green tea leaves that have been stone-ground into a fine...

How Water, Group, and Steam Temperature Can Improve Beverage Consistency Consistency is critical. Without it, espresso quality will fluctuate, recipes will be hard to refine, and returning customer...

If you’re a chai lover and desperate for a real café style chai that you can make easily at home, we’ve got just the thing for you… Making a café style chai latte a...

This week we bring you a really cool brewing device called the MoccaMaster, by Technivorm. It is perfect for making filter coffee at home or the office and it will also brew delicious batch brews for ...

Last week we shared the incredible immune-boosting properties of red espresso®’s rooibos tea and discovered just how good a red cappuccino® really is for you, way beyond simply helping y...

Find out how you win the ingredients used in this recipe (and more!) below While we're all stuck at home during Lockdown, we thought we would share some fun, easy to make beverage recipes that ...

Red cappuccino. So good. And good for you too! Nutrition and boosting your immune system are top of mind for everyone at the moment in an effort to stay as healthy as possible against COVID-19....

So what does it mean when you see 'Washed' coffee on a bag of beans you purchase? A basic run through for aspiring coffee geeks! Washed is the process of removing the fruity outer layer of ...

Welcome to the Lockdown!  Hopefully you have stocked up with enough delicious coffee from your local roastery and are ready to have some fun learning new brew methods and ways to extract your fav...

What a time to be alive! We can't stress enough that you should continue to safely support your local coffee spots, but social distancing is necessary so you will likely be brewing more coffee ...

And more than that, the benefits of a diverse coffee line-up at our favourite coffee roasters reaches all the way to farm level.  Words by Jesse Dodkins It is becoming more common to ...

If you, like us, were wondering why and how the AeroPress Go could differ or improve on the original AeroPress, we got our hands on one from MoreFlavour to put it to the test and answer those ques...

How many times have you had a really tough morning and walked up to your local barista and asked for a really strong coffee. Maybe it's the start of the school year and everyone is trying to g...

Ken is one of our favourite coffee professionals. Always ready with a smile and advice on how to brew better coffee, he recently beat out the field at the SA AeroPress™ Champs to become the ...

We've always got our ears to the ground for interesting new gadgets on the coffee scene. This one, COFFEEJACK, makes some bold promises! The best espresso without an espresso machine, it claims. T...

Did you know that magnesium is at the top of the list of important water-soluble minerals for brewing the best coffee?  When you get a cup of bitter coffee, we often think there’s so...