Every major coffee growing region produces a distinct flavor profile shaped by altitude, soil, climate, and processing tradition. Here is what to expect from each major origin and how to use this guide to find coffees you will love.
Besides pointing out some healthful benefits of coffee, plus a few cautions, dietician Kathy Warwick has listed other common foods and beverages which provide caffeine. You may be getting more caffeine than you realized if you drink colas and eat...
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While it’s probably not likely that coffee will phase out tea drinking completely, it sure is giving the genteel beverage a good challenge. Think of the countries we used to associate with tea houses and the tea culture. Surely, but...
I've been drinking on of the component coffees of some of our roasts. It's a Yirgachefe from Ethiopia. It's a really nice coffee with a really full rich taste. However, it's difficult now to identify provenence for them. They use...
Over the past few weeks I have been making my way through a few bags of dark roasts between D'Arte's Natalazia, Velton's Twilight Blend and Mr Espresso Organic Neopolitan. I have been picking these because I have been getting coffees...
Coffee as a cancer fighter is in the news again, but this time it’s not so much the medical aspect of coffee’s anti-cancer heroism, but the doctors that are praising it that is newsworthy. The YOU Docs, Dr. Mehmet Oz...
Do you know the world record for the most coffee consumed by one person in seven hours? If you read 10 Odd Facts about Coffee you’d be able to shout back with 82 cups, the correct answer. Not only that,...
A few days ago I was able to pick up a few things from espressoparts.com that I have been wanting for a while, among those items were two portafilter baskets from their HQ line, a 14 G Ridged and Ridgeless....
Today, I went to a new coffee spot in town. Actually, it was a new branch of an already established chain here in Baltimore. They don't necessarily specialize in coffee, although they do employ Counter Culture-trained baristas. One of these...
Burnt espresso is a fixable problem. The cause is almost always one of five things. Here is how to identify which one is ruining your shot and how to fix it.
While sometimes you may have to look high and low for your cleaning brush, especially if you have little children that think everything is made for them, there are probably winners and losers among brushes for cleaning your espresso machine....
