If you are a tried and true coffee drinker, then you know that grinding your own coffee beans makes for the best cup of coffee. In order to do that, you have to choose the best coffee grinder out there for this endeavour. There are so many types of coffee grinder on the market, and many of them look cheap. So, how do you know which one is right for your kitchen at home? Hopefully, this list and explanation will point you in the right direction. Choosing the Best Coffee Grinder for Your Kitchen Before you can even talk about which is the best coffee grinder for you, you need to know a …
The Best Way to Store Coffee To Keep It Fresh
The best way to store coffee for the ultimate freshness is just as important as that first cup in the morning. Nothing is worse than going in for that first sip only to be disappointed with the taste and flavour. Yes -- you can store coffee to keep the freshness going for weeks or months after the purchase, but how do you do that? Here are our top tips for keeping coffee fresh and the best ways to store it. The Best Way to Store Coffee To Keep It Fresh There are four main enemies to keeping coffee fresh and those are air moisture light extreme heat or cold Keeping …
What is Speciality Coffee?
If you are an avid coffee drinker, you have two choices -- regular coffee or speciality coffee. If you live in the US or Canada, you will know this coffee as specialty coffee. So -- what makes this type of coffee so special? Before you ever pour that first cup of delicious hot java, those beans have taken a long journey down a complicated path. There are several stages including first crack, etc -- and if you are not careful, going too far can ruin an entire batch. What is the Difference Between Regular Coffee and Speciality Coffee In today's society amongst coffee drinkers, roasters, …
El Oso – a Peruvian Full Bodied Coffee with Hints of Dark Chocolate
If you are looking for a coffee that boasts full body, tons of flavour, infused with hints of red grapes, molasses, and dark chocolate, then this is it. I have heard that it is a bear of a coffee. Not only is this coffee one of those that offer a full-bodied flavour profile, it has also been known as a crowd-pleasing balanced coffee. This Peruvian micro-lot comes with fantastic credentials and ticks every box in the cup. Flavour Profile of El Oso El Oso coffee is grown in the Cajamarca, Junin, Cusco, and San Martin areas. The Typica, Caturra, Mondo Novo, Bourbon & Catimor cherries …
Kochere Debo – a Funky Ethopian Coffee Blend
The Kochere Debo is an Ethiopian natural coffee, full or robust flavour. Natural Yirgacheffes could not be more different to washed Yirgacheffes in every way. The flavour you will discover is nice and light, a good solid medium roast but nowhere near second crack. This is a very funky coffee, which some people translate as delicious, some people as fermented fruit. It’s a Marmite coffee: you will either love it or you will hate it. You have been warned. The Kochere Debo coffee blend is grown in Ethiopia -- in the town of Kaffa to be exact – from which this coffee derives its name – …
North Star Coffee Roasters
When you think of speciality coffee made with an infusion of flavours like milk chocolate, grapefruit, orange, and other unique pairings, there is only one roaster who comes to mind -- North Star Coffee Roasters. This one of a kind micro-roaster is located in Leeds -- and now offers a cafe, general store, coffee academy, wholesale services and more! Both Holly and Alex (aka Krag), co-owners of North Star Coffee Roasters, have a heart for roasting speciality coffee that not only offers flavours full of complex pairings to make that perfect cup of coffee, but they also work tirelessly to …
