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Filter Coffee or Espresso Coffee? What’s the Difference?

Filter coffee or espresso coffee -- what's the real difference here? Is there even a difference at all? From taste to preparation and chemistry, get ready to find out. Over the course of the last few years, pour-over coffee has become "the cool way to drink coffee" in the speciality world, making filter coffee cool again. …

Brew Better Coffee in 5 Easy Steps

If you are a true coffee lover, you need to know how to brew better coffee. Yes -- there is more to making coffee than just hitting a button. Take this scenario for example -- The alarm goes off and you stumble out of bed. Shuffling your feet, you make your way to the kitchen in hopes of finding your coffee already brewing thanks to the automatic timer on your drip coffee maker. Yes --this is the way that most people make coffee these days. If you want to brew better coffee -- these are the steps you should be taking. …

Nicaragua Santa Maria – Coffee with Hints of Caramel, Orange, and Toffee

Santa Maria is one of seven estates that reach across Jinotega and Matagalpa and are owned by Victor Robelo as part of the Las Nubes group. Originally bought in the late nineties after the cessation of action by the Contras, the farms were planted with his fathers’ favourite varietals, Yellow Catuai and Caturra. …

Papua New Guinea Elimbari B – Full Bodied Coffee with Notes of Dried Apricots and Prunes

Papua New Guinea, most commonly referred to as PNG produces a range of coffees that are small holder and estate grown. This area is where you will find the Papua New Guinea Elimbari B, a full-bodied coffee with notes of dried apricots and prunes. Considering PNG’s proximity to Sumatra, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the coffees would be similar, but they are quite different. …

Stewarts of Trent Bridge Coffee Roasters

At Stewarts of Trent Bridge, Lee, the head roaster makes it his aim every day to get more people drinking better coffee. Stewarts understands that many people still use instant coffee instead of experiencing coffee at it’s best. …