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The raw truth about Coffee

What involves being a barista in 2020?

being a barista

Updated August 2020 Definition of barista “A barista is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks”. That’s what Wikipedia says about being a barista. Well, that’s just purely a simplistic view. When I meet new people so many time it happens that they ask me about my job and when they realise I’m a barista they look at me in such a way like “why you’re doing this?” or “Is it just temporary?” or “Are you looking for something else while making some money?”. … Read more

Speciality Coffee: what’s behind all this in 2020?

specialty_coffee

Updated August 2020 I used to drink coffee just as a fuel so it wasn’t a good relationship at all. I used to make it with a Moka pot adding sugar (hard to hear in the speciality coffee contest) after brewed it to cover the unpleasant experience. Just after many years, I realised what I was used to drinking: a “first wave” coffee, hard to smell and lacking of good flavours. Mostly a burnt liquid (made especially with pre grounded robusta beans) with hints of ash and leather and a … Read more

Best coffee shops in Central London in 2020

best coffee shops in central london

Updated August 2020 For obvious reasons, Central London is the busiest area of the city. Businessmen, workers and tourists roam daily in its streets, offices and museums. For their breaks, they stop by into coffee shops, which are various and of good quality. Let’s have a look at the best coffee shops in Central London. Here’s my list of the best coffee shops in Central London Workshop Coffee (Marylebone branch) Tucked away from one of the most chaotic streets of London, there’s Marylebone Coffeebar. Workshop coffee is my favourite coffee … Read more

The Cup of Excellence

cup of excellence

The Cup of Excellence is an annual competition that gathers all the best coffees of a coffee-producing country with. But just before looking at how it works, let’s have a look at the history of the competition and why it has been set up. The Alliance for Coffee Excellence First of all, the Cup of Excellence (COE) was created by The Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE). As stated on its website, the Alliance for Coffee Excellence is “a non-profit, global membership organization that upholds the highest standards in speciality coffee … Read more

Best UK/US Speciality Coffee Blogs and Coffee Influencers in 2020 – Part One

coffee blogs and coffee influencers

There are different types of coffee blogs dominating the country where viewers can access the content and make the best-informed decision about the coffee. Some blogs have been ranked as the best with great traffic and, therefore, are more reliable. There are millions of people who love coffee and coffee blogs are out there to ensure there is a spark of more interest, and there is an increase in the demand for the beverage in the country. In this article, we shall discuss the very best coffee blogs and coffee … Read more

Kombucha Coffee: what is it, exactly?

kombucha coffee

Another day, another trend. Today we talk about kombucha coffee, what exactly is, why it’s so healthy and why it’s become so famous. The origin of kombucha coffee It’s not clear where kombucha coffee comes from. Some say it comes from Northeast China around 250 BC during Qin dynasty and from there on it would be known in Europe via Russia and East Europe. The origin of the name though may come from the Japanese word “kobucha” or “konbucha”, which means “kelp tea”. Others believed it was traded in China … Read more

Robusta coffee at risk – and a coffee myth

robusta coffee

Today we are talking about robusta coffee, its myth and how to debunk them. When talking about robusta coffee we may think we know everything. In fact, there’s a kind of coffee myth around it. Most of us, including myself, have always believed that robusta coffee was invincible to any disease, unlike arabica coffee. I was one of the many that firmly believed that growing robusta coffee was a safe thing to do for a farmer, preventing and limiting the risk from natural disasters. So, today, I want to talk … Read more

Dalgona coffee – how to enjoy this 2020 trend

dalgona coffee

Year by year we are surrounded by trends. Sometimes a trend becomes ordinary (such as the case of the oat milk), sometimes it will last for the warmest months of the year, especially for those drinks that it’s better to enjoy during those periods. And that’s exactly the case of Dalgona coffee, a new trend that has just broken the Internet and is killing this Summer. In fact, it started from Korea in January and perhaps it’s taking advantage of this period where we were self-isolated. Let’s find out about … Read more

The Baratza Virtuoso plus coffee grinder review 

baratza virtuoso plus coffee grinder

It’s about time to introduce Baratza Virtuoso Plus,  one of Baratza’s grinders, as it’s something that I was missing on my website. Baratza was founded in 1999 by Kyle Anderson and Kyra Kennedy with the only purpose of produce quality coffee grinders for the speciality coffee industry. They also make grinders for home use, like the Virtuoso and the Virtuoso plus coffee grinder. So, today, I’m going to review the Baratza Virtuoso plus coffee grinder, the last one in the house. I had the first look of it pretty recently: … Read more

Is CBD coffee worth it?

cbd coffee

Recent years have brought to the coffee industry new trends. We cannot forget for example all the dairies milk that are now available in any coffee shops such as the oat milk. But also, the nitro coffee, or the coffee mixed with the beer to make extraordinary sour coffee beer. So, today we are talking about another trend that started a couple of years ago in the USA which is making its path even in Europe. I’m talking about CBD coffee. Well, for most of you that don’t know yet, … Read more