Specialty Coffee
The Myth of Italian Coffee: Why the World's Most Famous Coffee Culture Runs on Commodity Beans
Italy invented the espresso ritual. It also built a century-long system to keep coffee cheap, dark, and nowhere near specialty grade.
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How to Spot a Coffee Shop That Doesn’t Care About Coffee
Or, how to read a coffee shop in 30 seconds. You walk in and something feels off. It could be the wall of flavoured syrups. It could be the lone grinder doing everything. After a while, you learn to read the signs. Some places call themselves coffee shops, but the coffee isn’t really the point.
Specialty Coffee
Flavor profiles: Coffee’s Most Defining Elements
Coffee is an agricultural product with a flavor profile as complex as fine wine and as diverse as the places it’s grown. From Ethiopia’s highlands to Guatemala’s volcanoes, each cup tells a story in flavor. But for many of us, this language is unintelligible. We know when we like a coffee but can’t explain why.
Specialty Coffee
Specialty Coffee: Why It’s Not Just Your Average Cup of Joe
Specialty coffee is a term for coffees that meet high standards of quality, flavor, and processing, usually from single-origin farms and small producers. Hand-picked and carefully roasted to reflect the origin and terroir (environmental factors affecting growth) of the beans, specialty coffee offers unique flavor profiles that are a step above your typical coffee chain
Coffee Roasting
Decaf Showdown: Sugarcane vs Swiss Water Coffee
The world consumes millions of cups of coffee per day, making it one of the most popular beverages on earth. but drinking this lovely caffeinated beverage can also be problematic. Sure, coffee gives us a buzz and makes us feel like better humans, and it can improve exercise endurance, helps bump up our antioxidant stores,
Rwanda
Discovering the Best Kigali Coffee Shops: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Rwanda’s Thriving Specialty Coffee Scene
Ready to explore Kigali’s thriving specialty coffee scene? I recently spent a week in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, and was very impressed by the quantity of high-quality cafes and the dedication to producing some of the world’s best coffees. Although it’s a small city, the coffee shops in this town offer some truly amazing brews. Rwanda
Destinations
The Best Specialty Coffee Shops In Dublin, Ireland
Dubliners like tea. In fact, Irish people are the second-biggest consumers of tea in the world (the Turks hold first place). But Coffee culture is taking over and more people drink coffee than don’t these days. In fact, Dubliners are the second most obsessed coffee drinkers in the world. So where do people go for good coffee