Make a Barista-Style Chai Latte at Home - <p>If you’re a chai lover and desperate for a real café style chai that you can make easily at home, we’ve got just the thing for you…

Making a café style chai latte a...</p>

Make a Barista-Style Chai Latte at Home

If you’re a chai lover and desperate for a real café style chai that you can make easily at home, we’ve got just the thing for you… Making a café style chai latte a...

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Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 Series - The MoccaMaster - <p>This week we bring you a really cool brewing device called the MoccaMaster, by Technivorm. It is perfect for making filter coffee at home or the office and it will also brew delicious batch brews for ...</p>

Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 Series - The MoccaMaster

This week we bring you a really cool brewing device called the MoccaMaster, by Technivorm. It is perfect for making filter coffee at home or the office and it will also brew delicious batch brews for ...

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How to Brew the Best Rooibos at Home - <p>Last week we shared the incredible immune-boosting properties of red espresso®’s rooibos tea and discovered just how good a red cappuccino® really is for you, way beyond simply helping y...</p>

How to Brew the Best Rooibos at Home

Last week we shared the incredible immune-boosting properties of red espresso®’s rooibos tea and discovered just how good a red cappuccino® really is for you, way beyond simply helping y...

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How to make a caramel vanilla frappe at home in less than 2 minutes! - <p>Find out how you win the ingredients used in this recipe (and more!) below

While we're all stuck at home during Lockdown, we thought we would share some fun, easy to make beverage recipes that ...</p>

How to make a caramel vanilla frappe at home in less than 2 minutes!

Find out how you win the ingredients used in this recipe (and more!) below While we're all stuck at home during Lockdown, we thought we would share some fun, easy to make beverage recipes that ...

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Tips on boosting your immune system: Rooibos - <p>Red cappuccino. So good. And good for you too!



Nutrition and boosting your immune system are top of mind for everyone at the moment in an effort to stay as healthy as possible against COVID-19....</p>

Tips on boosting your immune system: Rooibos

Red cappuccino. So good. And good for you too! Nutrition and boosting your immune system are top of mind for everyone at the moment in an effort to stay as healthy as possible against COVID-19....

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Coffee Processing Basics: Washed - <p>So what does it mean when you see 'Washed' coffee on a bag of beans you purchase? A basic run through for aspiring coffee geeks!

Washed is the process of removing the fruity outer layer of ...</p>

Coffee Processing Basics: Washed

So what does it mean when you see 'Washed' coffee on a bag of beans you purchase? A basic run through for aspiring coffee geeks! Washed is the process of removing the fruity outer layer of ...

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Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 Series - The Clever Dripper - <p>Welcome to the Lockdown!  Hopefully you have stocked up with enough delicious coffee from your local roastery and are ready to have some fun learning new brew methods and ways to extract your fav...</p>

Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 Series - The Clever Dripper

Welcome to the Lockdown!  Hopefully you have stocked up with enough delicious coffee from your local roastery and are ready to have some fun learning new brew methods and ways to extract your fav...

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Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 series - The Moka Pot - <p>What a time to be alive!

We can't stress enough that you should continue to safely support your local coffee spots, but social distancing is necessary so you will likely be brewing more coffee ...</p>

Brewing Coffee at Home: A COVID-19 series - The Moka Pot

What a time to be alive! We can't stress enough that you should continue to safely support your local coffee spots, but social distancing is necessary so you will likely be brewing more coffee ...

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Variety is the Spice of Life: How your Roaster's coffee selection impacts everything - <p>

And more than that, the benefits of a diverse coffee line-up at our favourite coffee roasters reaches all the way to farm level. 

Words by Jesse Dodkins


It is becoming more common to ...</p>

Variety is the Spice of Life: How your Roaster's coffee selection impacts everything

And more than that, the benefits of a diverse coffee line-up at our favourite coffee roasters reaches all the way to farm level.  Words by Jesse Dodkins It is becoming more common to ...

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New Brewing Device: AeroPress Go! - <p>

If you, like us, were wondering why and how the AeroPress Go could differ or improve on the original AeroPress, we got our hands on one from MoreFlavour to put it to the test and answer those ques...</p>

New Brewing Device: AeroPress Go!

If you, like us, were wondering why and how the AeroPress Go could differ or improve on the original AeroPress, we got our hands on one from MoreFlavour to put it to the test and answer those ques...

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Coffee Basics: What does 'Strong Coffee' really mean? - <p>

How many times have you had a really tough morning and walked up to your local barista and asked for a really strong coffee. Maybe it's the start of the school year and everyone is trying to g...</p>

Coffee Basics: What does 'Strong Coffee' really mean?

How many times have you had a really tough morning and walked up to your local barista and asked for a really strong coffee. Maybe it's the start of the school year and everyone is trying to g...

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Recipe: SA AeroPress Champion shares his secrets - <p>

Ken is one of our favourite coffee professionals. Always ready with a smile and advice on how to brew better coffee, he recently beat out the field at the SA AeroPress™ Champs to become the ...</p>

Recipe: SA AeroPress Champion shares his secrets

Ken is one of our favourite coffee professionals. Always ready with a smile and advice on how to brew better coffee, he recently beat out the field at the SA AeroPress™ Champs to become the ...

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Gadget Alert: This device promises best espresso without an espresso machine - <p>We've always got our ears to the ground for interesting new gadgets on the coffee scene. This one, COFFEEJACK, makes some bold promises! The best espresso without an espresso machine, it claims. T...</p>

Gadget Alert: This device promises best espresso without an espresso machine

We've always got our ears to the ground for interesting new gadgets on the coffee scene. This one, COFFEEJACK, makes some bold promises! The best espresso without an espresso machine, it claims. T...

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Home Barista: Get your water right! - <p>

Did you know that magnesium is at the top of the list of important water-soluble minerals for brewing the best coffee? 

When you get a cup of bitter coffee, we often think there’s so...</p>

Home Barista: Get your water right!

Did you know that magnesium is at the top of the list of important water-soluble minerals for brewing the best coffee?  When you get a cup of bitter coffee, we often think there’s so...

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The Matcha Story - <p>Words by Nic Reid, all images red espresso


I first tried matcha in Minneapolis in 2008. I was at the SCAA exhibition and a Japanese matcha company had a large stand with all the bells and whistle...</p>

The Matcha Story

Words by Nic Reid, all images red espresso I first tried matcha in Minneapolis in 2008. I was at the SCAA exhibition and a Japanese matcha company had a large stand with all the bells and whistle...

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New Product: Cold Brew Kit from GOAT STORY - <p>GOAT STORY are a pretty crazy little company. They started out by making (and you can still get one) a mug in the shape of a goat's horn as an ode to the origin story of coffee; discovered by...</p>

New Product: Cold Brew Kit from GOAT STORY

GOAT STORY are a pretty crazy little company. They started out by making (and you can still get one) a mug in the shape of a goat's horn as an ode to the origin story of coffee; discovered by...

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Recipe: Cold Brew Popsicles - <p>Cold Brew Popsicles!

Ingredients

Condensed Milk

Cream, whipped to soft peaks

Cold Brew Coffee to taste



Cold brew coffee can last for weeks without its flavours degrading, so a littl...</p>

Recipe: Cold Brew Popsicles

Cold Brew Popsicles! Ingredients Condensed Milk Cream, whipped to soft peaks Cold Brew Coffee to taste Cold brew coffee can last for weeks without its flavours degrading, so a littl...

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Pour like you mean it! - From simple to premium; a new wave of kettles are available for your ritual brew.

Pour like you mean it!

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The Chai Story (and the Dirty Chai!) - <p>Words by Nic Reid of Red Espresso


Chai tea can be found on every café menu, and on every corner in India, where it originates. Its made “street food style” in small road side s...</p>

The Chai Story (and the Dirty Chai!)

Words by Nic Reid of Red Espresso Chai tea can be found on every café menu, and on every corner in India, where it originates. Its made “street food style” in small road side s...

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An alternative take on Cold Brew from Terbodore Coffee - <p>

The New Alternative: Terbodore’s Sparkling Cold Brew

With the launch of their new Big Dog Café in Cape Town, Terbodore’s got a lot to be excited about. What’s got me ex...</p>

An alternative take on Cold Brew from Terbodore Coffee

The New Alternative: Terbodore’s Sparkling Cold Brew With the launch of their new Big Dog Café in Cape Town, Terbodore’s got a lot to be excited about. What’s got me ex...

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