When shopping for coffee beans, the seemingly endless choice of coffee roasts on offer can be pretty confusing. Let’s delve into the different types of coffee roasts so you can make the best decision. Type of roast Colour Taste Light Light brown Toasted, light body, high acidity Medium Brown Rounded, sweet flavour, extra body Medium-dark…
Global coffee production reached more than 11 million tons last year, providing us with more than two billion cups of coffee. Here, we take a detailed look at every step along a coffee’s journey from seed in the ground to a freshly brewed cup of coffee in your hands. From seed to cup, there are…
Despite more than two billion cups of coffee being drunk everyday around the world, few of us know where that coffee comes from. Here we take a look at what the coffee belt is and why it’s so important. The coffee bean belt is where the world’s coffee is grown. The coffee belt lies between…
No doubt you’ve wondered why there are so many different choices of coffee beans on offer at your local store. Here, we take a detailed look at the different types so you can enjoy the best-tasting coffee. There are three types of coffee beans that are used in the production of marketable coffee. The names…
If you’re someone that has a sensitivity to caffeine, the sheer amount of different coffee drinks on offer might leave you wondering, Which coffee has the lowest caffeine content? The coffee with the least caffeine is decaffeinated coffee, which is at least 97 percent caffeine-free. For regular caffeinated coffee, the coffee beverage with the lowest…
Around 80 percent of the world’s population consumes caffeine in one form or another. However, not everyone is able to enjoy coffee due to a sensitivity to caffeine, which means having to resort to decaf. But what about naturally low caffeine coffee? Low caffeine coffee is a term used to describe coffee that hasn’t undergone…
Every coffee roaster has their own vision of what they want a cup of coffee to be. All of the coffee on offer here is a reflection of the roaster, and what he or she thought best to highlight from the green beans. In no particular order, we provide you with each roaster’s background, ethics…
Are you looking to avoid the bitterness in coffee? For most people, bitterness is a natural element of coffee, which is why we automatically reach for the sugar. But which coffee is most bitter and why? Darkly roasted coffee is the most bitter due to the break down of chlorogenic acid lactones into phenylindanes during…
No doubt you’ve seen ‘100% Colombian Coffee’ on coffee packet labels at the supermarket. Colombian coffee stands apart in the minds of coffee consumers as something special. But why? What is Colombian coffee exactly? Colombian coffee is coffee that is grown in Colombia. Colombian coffee tends to demand a higher price because it is mostly…
Whilst a lot of people enjoy the bitterness in coffee, for some it’s overpowering. Many enjoy the aroma of freshly brewed coffee but can’t stand the bitter taste. But all coffee is bitter, right? Wrong. Arabica coffee beans make coffee that is less bitter than robusta beans. High-quality arabica coffee that has been roasted light to medium barely…
