Why Specialty Tea and Coffee Are Siblings, Not Strangers
You may have heard of Manual Goods, the company that successfully Kickstarted the stylish Coffee Maker Nº1. Now they’re venturing into specialty tea – and...
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The industry should admit that there's space for infused coffees – but transparency is key
Infused coffees took the industry by storm in the late 2010s. Some claim these new processing methods meet demand for unique flavour profiles and improve cup scores. Others, meanwhile, express their concerns that they mask terroir and undermine the values of specialty coffee. The debate will continue for the foreseeable future, especially with competitions like Best of Panama excluding infused coffees to “protect the authentic identity” of the country’s coffee… read more
Infused coffees took the industry by storm in the late 2010s. Some claim these new processing methods meet demand for unique flavour profiles and improve cup scores. Others, meanwhile, express their concerns that they mask terroir and undermine the values… read more
5 Weird Things People Put in Their Coffee
Looking to spice up your morning coffee? You’re not the only one. In fact, people have been adding bizarre ingredients to their brews for years....
5 Reasons Thai Specialty Coffee Is Blooming – And 4 Challenges It Faces
Thailand isn’t just a major coffee-producing country; it’s also one in which specialty is rapidly on the increase. Back in 2002, the country produced only...
Cold War Coffeenomics: Combating Communism with Coffee
If someone told you there was going to be a coffee shortage, what would you think? Supposing you actually believed it might happen, you’d probably...
Do All Third Wave Coffee Cities Have to Be Homogenous?
Is it possible to retain a distinct coffee identity when specialty coffee reigns supreme internationally? Or are we becoming homogenous imitations of other third wave...
Fika Coffee Break: The Social Ritual of Coffee
It might be a controversial claim, but if you ask me, no one gets more excited about an invitation to drink coffee than a Swede....
Nitro: Is It the Next Big Thing in Cold Brew?
It started with the Starbucks Frappuccino. Later, it was revived in the specialty coffee world by the Stumptown and Blue Bottle cartons: packaged cold brews...
Is Coffee & Music the Perfect Addiction?
Listening to music was made a lot easier in the last 10-20 years, first came CDs, then mp3s, and finally with all those streaming services...