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V60 vs Chemex: Are They The Same?

In the pour over world, you'll likely come across two key pieces of kit: the V60 and the Chemex. They look incredibly similar - both featuring a funnel, some sort of filter paper and a vessel benea...

The Rise of the Small Batch Home Coffee Roaster

Coffee technology has really come a long way since it began becoming a common pastime. These days, it's pretty normal for coffee enthusiasts to have the facilities at home to take coffee from a fre...

Our Best Tips On Storing Your Coffee Beans and Preserving Their Flavour

Keeping your beans stored correctly can be crucial in achieving the full flavour potential of the coffee beans. We wish coffee could be like wine, and we could stock up on a cellar of different bea...

What the F-ilter! Your Guide to All Things Filter Coffee

"Filter or espresso? "...   That's the question you'll often hear when buying coffee beans. But if you're new to coffee, it can be hard to answer that, you may know that espresso is the coffee ingr...

Why You Should Be Buying Single Origin Coffee

If you're used to buying espresso blends, you might want to consider your next bag to be one of our guest single origins (My Single Friend). Whilst blends are consistent and bring the best flavours...

What is Coffee Cupping?

You might have seen posters at coffee venues near you advertising their 'Coffee Cupping', or the term might be completely new to you. Either way, coffee cupping is a key activity for coffee roaster...

The Caffeine Content in Your Coffee

We often drink coffee first thing in the morning to wake us up and get us ready for the day. If you’re anything like us, it’s obvious when we’ve not had our coffee that day. Whilst we love the eff...

Why You Might Want to Add a Hand Grinder To Your Coffee Collection

If you've got into filter coffee recently, you'll know that it's a completely different game to the espresso scene. Whilst they are both coffee, filter comes with its own niches: different roast, d...

Latte Art: From Beginner to Master...All the Shapes You Should Learn

Starting to enjoy the taste of coffee is fun, but we know a lot of you arrived here because of the itch to create your own beautiful latte art. But, like most skills, practice makes perfect. With l...

Cleaning Your Machine 101: 4 Things Not to Overlook When Cleaning Your Coffee Machine

Look, we know it isn't the funnest thing in the world to do, but when it's this time of year and you're inside a lot it's definitely worthwhile that you give your machine a clean. We've summarised ...