Multi-use or No Use

In the news yesterday, the BBC reported that the Boston Tea Party chain will be removing their single use, disposable cups from their coffeehouses in a bid to make a small contribution to the plastic waste disaster that has been increasingly making the headlines. Waitrose also recently announced they would be removing single use cups…>

Bonko

This is the last of the Bonko coffee from Ethiopia that I’ve been thoroughly enjoying. Roasted from Origin Coffee.

Epic. Seasonal. Crafted

It’s been a while since I’ve had anything from Grumpy Mule, not for any reason other than I don’t see it that often and when I do it’s usually already ground. However, this all changed at the London Coffee Festival where I met a guy who roasted at Grumpy Mule in Yorkshire. The beans I…>

Jairo Astudillo Narvaez

Here’s a coffee I tried from Square Mile Coffee Roasters, which I didn’t write up when I was sampling it https://goo.gl/photos/GgjfqG5vEPvmEUQp8

Small Street Espresso

I’m currently travelling to Bristol every weekend and, obviously, I have started to look out for interesting speciality coffee houses. The first one I’ve looked out for is the Small Street Espresso. It’s a small cafe in the old town part of Bristol city centre. Inside is a wood and brick minimal space. Their house…>

Suke Quto

Suke Quto is a washed coffee from Ethiopia from Origin. Notes of brilliant orange and honey, vibrant Bergamot tea, juicy red grapes and a slight ginger lift. This must be one of the freshest coffees I had! As I write this, it was roasted a mere five days ago. Coffee is supposed to be left for…>

6 Brewing Methods in 75seconds!

A little animation I found.

The Cortado

This is my first cortado. It’s essentially an espresso shot with an equal amount of warmed milk, the consistency being similar to a flat white. Usually served in 4oz (100ml) amounts, it’s a small drink but with a strong flavoured hit. A cortado is a beverage that consists of an espresso cut with a small…>

1000 Latte Stop Motion

Amazing stop motion animation made with over 1000 latte drinks!