Regenerative Agriculture in Coffee and Beyond. I recently read an interesting article that got me thinking. It reminded me of a recent prime minister saying we should align with Europe and put off electric vehicles in the UK for an extended period. This is in the same country where we build many houses on our […]
Here is a British success story. “Careful, steady on, I hear you say!” Over 3 years in the development of inteligent softening and water filtration has lead to a whole new way of improving water at home and at work, particulalrly in hospitality. I am quietly excited and confident about this. Working with European Water […]
The Ever-System I know this is a trade-orientated post, but 2024 has been about having an (even more) open mind. Tasting robustas to trying the newest machines and assessing their viability. I am writing this post, because I hope it will help me make up my mind when I unravel the facts that are in […]
Are Tea and Coffee Almost the same? Today, so many people have the same reaction to maths as they have with Tea. It’s easy to say you don’t like it because you’ve had a bad experience. In the vein of random analogies, I have this shocker of a title which I will explain after the […]
Post World of Coffee Copenhagen 2024. In the early days of JGC the late (and great) David Williamson MD from Matthew Algie worked with Graven & Renzo Mazzolini design studio, who are still passionate about their creation of Tinderbox today. Thanks for letting me use your image guys, too. As a tiny competitor, I was […]
Is 89C the new 96?
This post is about the question of brew temperatures lowering to accommodate darker roasted lower quality coffees.
Muskhan Khanna stands out in the professional tea scene. With a university degree from Birmingham UK. It would be fair to say that Muskhan is a disrupter in the world of tea processors. An investigator into new ways of making exceptional teas using state-of-the-art equipment in the “Blue Mountains” or “Nilgiri Hills” of Southern India. […]
For a long time now, I have said that we are all experts in our own experience! It’s tacky, but it is (close to a pun) tongue-in-cheek. The more I think about “What do we taste?” the more the question begs, how could anyone ever be accurate with flavour descriptors? Where in the world are […]
Espresso Brew Ratios Commercial coffee machines are built tough; water pumps run at very high pressures and portafilter baskets accept large doses of dry coffee. So, when we recommend a brew ratio and grind for a shop it’s not always transferable to a home machine. Independent coffee shops can decide exactly how they want to […]
Hi there, I hope you are at least half as excited as I am about 2024. One of our plans is to turn the clock back to 19-90 something. When specialty was in its early stages, engaging people with the boundaries of coffee was very different and in some ways better. Today we buy a […]
