Barista Story: Craig Charity 2014 SA Barista Champ & Coffee in Italy
Craig got his start in coffee about 9 years, “A friend got me into making coffee in a Moka pot, I loved the process of it and started experimenting with various ways of making it to get a better coffee”. From there Craig repaired a 1 group commercial coffee machine and together with a friend […]
New Coffee Release: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere - Washed
This coffee hails from the town of Kochere, in the Yirgacheffe region, south western Ethiopia. That’s all you’re getting with regards to provenance, as 90% of all Ethiopian coffee is generally sold by region and Town. In 2008, Ethiopia began to centralize all its coffee exports through the Ethiopian commodity exchange(ECX). Since then, it’s been […]
Seasonal Coffee Release: THE WINTER BLEND 2017
India Bibi Plantation Uganda Sipi Falls Honduras Beneficio Los Andes FLAVOUR – Dutch Chocolate, Apricot, Honeysuckle ACIDITY – Approachable , Mango BODY – Medium, Juicy SUITABLE FOR – Espresso, Aeropress, Mokapot, Plunger, Siphon INDIA BIBI PLANTATION Varietal(s): Red Catucaí (known locally as HDT) Processing: Fully washed & sun dried on patios Altitude: 600-800 metres above […]
New Coffee Release: Kenya Gitare AB
Kenya Gitare AB This lot was produced by numerous smallholder farmers who are members of the Kimaratia Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) who deliver to Gitare Coffee Factory. Coffee Factory is a common name for Wet Mill or Washing station in Kenya – a processing area dedicated to removing the fruit to get to the seed […]
Barista Story: Lovejoy Chirambasukwa 2013 SA Barista Champ & coffee in Australia
Lovejoy Chirambasukwa explains how his coffee journey began “My coffee journey began at Origin and it was after I had seen an article in the Cape Times. I saw this when I actually had 50c left in my pocket and I was buying what would be last ciggie. I was that guy who used to […]