Costa Rica La Pastora
La Pastora is a beautiful central American coffee. It's clean with a smooth mouth feel, sweet with pleasant, stonefruit like acidity yet it'
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Ice drip: next level iced coffee
ice drip is a great iced coffee alternative, collecting dews of coffee essence in a jar of life restoring elixir
May 231 min read
Taiwanese coffee: Butterfly Valley
Butterfly Valley is named after the Euploea butterflies that grace the valley every spring. This is an elegant washed coffee from Taiwan.
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Espresso tonic! Beat the heat with this fun drink two ways
espresso and tonic water is the perfect summer combo. Tonic water brings an electrifying cooling effect and a smudge of complexity.
May 19, 20225 min read
Post grind coffee storage experiment
Flush with nitrogen? Vacuum? Or simply do nothing? What is the best way to store pre-ground coffee and make sure it last as long as possible
Apr 23, 20221 min read
Coffee update: Brazil
Brazil Riacho das Varas is balanced yet still has plenty of juiciness. A delicious and lingering aftertaste of malted chocolate and hazelnut
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Easter BOGOF and new coffee update: Ethiopia and Colombia
Colombia Cauca Perla De Inza and Ethiopia Limu Kossa Geshe, Easter BOGOF special with some great coffees from BKG Coffee Roasters.
Apr 6, 20225 min read
Evenly extracted and consistent pourover: high water mass method
A pourover coffee recipe and brew guide to help you extract more evenly and yielding a consistent result across different baristas.
Mar 23, 20224 min read
Grinding and sifting coffee - what does particle distribution do to your extraction?
a closer look at your grind quality. Is your grinder giving your polarizing particle size distribution? How will that affect your brew?
Mar 9, 20223 min read
Cupping: evaluating the quality of coffee
You might do this daily. Or you probably have seen this somewhere. Maybe in the corner of your favorite third wave coffee shop where...
Feb 9, 20221 min read
New coffee update: Honduras, Ecuador and Colombia
Great coffees fresh off the production today. They are all from Máquina Coffee. If you don’t know them already. They are a independent,...
Jan 26, 20226 min read
Espresso at home with Espresso Forge
Some might argue espresso may not be the best method to appreciate the full spectrum of specialty coffee. It is inherently “flawed” to a...
Jan 19, 20223 min read
Coffee forever?
Encapsulating the essence of coffee at its peak has been the pursue of many of us. But is it scenically possible?
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Coffee extraction, the more the better?
I was about 18 when I first made coffee from roasted coffee beans. I boiled the coffee twice and was very confused when it didn’t all...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Ethiopia Worka Sakaro by Máquina
The explosion of floral aroma opens up the grand arch to this incredibly refreshing coffee. I taste straight up lemonade and summer in...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Brazil Finca Cerrado Mineiro
This is a very balanced coffee, and I immediately thought of a bright and slightly chilly day in November, strolling down the lovely...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Guatemala Sonrisa by Máquina
This all occasion coffee is on the lighter side of the spectrum of a balanced profile. Still carries a rounded milk chocolate taste, it...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Ethiopia Guji Shakiso by BKG
A lot of times, when it comes to a fruity coffee, you almost inherently lose some of the body and texture. This Guji from BKG Coffee...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Nicaragua El Volcan by Máquina
A really smooth coffee that have you reach for your third cup before you know it, balanced, forgiving and just a good for all occasion...
Mar 7, 20211 min read
Nicaragua Jinotega by BKG
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Breakfast coffee is yet on a whole other level. This Nicaraguan from BKG Coffee Roasters...
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