Seasonal Coffee Release: The Summer Blend 2017/2018
Summer Blend 2017/2018 India Bibi Mexico Hacienda Santa Rosa Teocelo Uganda White Nile FLAVOUR – Browned Marshmallow, Red Plum, Walnut BODY – Medium, Smooth ROAST – Light- Medium ACIDITY – Moderate, Stone Fruit SUITABLE FOR – Espresso, Aeropress, Mokapot, Plunger India Bibi Plantation Varietal: Red Catucaí (known locally as HDT) Processing: Fully washed & sun […]
New Coffee Release: Ethiopia Gesha Village
Ethiopia Gesha Village In the far western reaches of Ethiopia lie the dense, wildly sprouting jungles of Bench Maji Zone. This breathtaking landscape is home to Gesha Village Coffee Estate- a 475-hectare coffee farm. Gesha trees are grown mere kilometers away from the variety’s birthplace in Ethiopia’s Gori Gesha forest- an area known as part […]
Reflecting on my WBC experience
It’s been a week since my performance in Seoul. Recovering from the jet-lag, sipping on a coffee back home I already miss the rush of calling “time” and beginning another set. The feeling is bittersweet. My final ranking not going as well as planned, considering all the support and backing I have had by so […]
World Barista Championship 2017
The World Barista Championship is well under way. Here are the results after the preliminary round: CURRENT ROUND ONE RANKINGS: RANK NAME COUNTRY COMPANY 1 Hugh Kelly Australia Ona Coffee 2 André Eiermann Switzerland Ucc Coffee Switzerland 3 Ben Put Canada Monogram Coffee 4 Jun-Bae Bang South Korea Andrea Plus 5 Kapo Chiu Hong […]
WBC 2017, Team Espresso and Winston Thomas
Barista champions from 63 different countries are gathering in Seoul, South Korea for this year’s World Barista Championship. The champions will each prepare 4 espressos, 4 milk drinks and 4 original signature drinks to exacting standards in a 15 minute performance set to music. The competition takes place 9-12 November at the Seoul Café Show. […]
NEW COFFEE RELEASE: ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE KOCHERE - NATURAL
Ethiopia Kochere Natural By now you would of surely noticed that we have quite a few coffees in our Ethiopian range. and in fact there’s actually another to be released quite soon. Tune in to our social media channels to stay abreast off all the saucy details. Taking this into consideration, it seems appropriate to […]