Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons of orange syrup. 4 dashes of bitters (bonus if you use orange bitters) 180ml of cold brew concentrate 1 maraschino cherry (garnish) Orange peel (garni...

3 Steps to Better Cold Brew at Home Get the grind right.  Cold brew requires a specific grind. A larger grind — something closer to the coarseness of raw sugar — keeps the b...

Although cold brew has been floating around cafés for a number of years now, the caffeine kick has officially hit the mainstream consciousness as it moves beyond cafes and on to supermarket she...

Who doesn’t love a creative alternative use for an everyday household item? I didn’t even know coffee filters could be this useful until I looked into it. Did you know they’re no...

The History & Importance of Tamping and Distribution Words by Michelle Johnson When we walk into our favourite neighbourhood coffee shop, we usually notice a lot of movement going on behin...

Can you really call yourself a connoisseur if you don’t own a coffee grinder to grind your own beans? Maybe, maybe not… Either way, here’s what you need to know to find the righ...

In the beginning of the idea of the 'coffee celebrity', one name was above all others: Tim Wendelboe. The owner and namesake of one of the now most famous roastery's in the world loca...

You may have seen this poster in your favourite cafe and thought, hmmm, that’s pretty! Well, this particular whirl of colour is more than just a pretty face. A collaborative effort by the Specia...

How does the inventor of AeroPress brew his morning coffee? Check out Alan Adler's recipe and all the tips he shared in his kitchen in California. He's a really entertaining guy! European Coff...

Filter coffee has seen many incarnations through the years, but the filter coffee machine and the batch brew at cafes has perhaps been the most widely used. Through waves of espresso coffee culture an...

Is there any coffee maker more iconic than the Bialetti Moka Express? After more than 85 years, the classic stove-top coffee maker, invented in 1933, it was reported in a recent article may soon b...

This week we got a chance to unbox the Nespresso Creatista Plus and it was a surprisingly good experience. With Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood’s keynote address at Creative Coffee Week still fres...

Healthy Summer: Coffee-Chocolate Smoothie With hot summer days fast approaching, many of us are regretting our winter breakfast choices. Not the coffee of course – never the coffee! But maybe...

Our South African Champion, Romeo Chimunya is in Sydney right now. Here is his winning recipe for you to try at home! I used grind 4 setting on the Guatemala Gold grinder (coarse) ...

On the counter at Thirdspace in Fourways JHB, photo courtesy of Thirdspace. We chatted to Alessandro Morrico of Morrico Imports about the grinder that many in the coffee community hail as one o...

I love a good for Moka pot for three reasons: 1. The brewing ritual is a special experience. It takes me right back to Italy, to the little apartamento above the piazza where the aroma filled t...