Brazilian coffee
Coffee is almost as synonymous with Brazil as football is.
The South American country is the world’s largest producer of coffee, and has been one of the leading lights in the cultivation of java for the best part of 150 years. As the myth goes, Francisco de Melio Palheta smuggled in a handful of coffee beans once upon a time and from there Brazil’s coffee empire grew and grew.
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the Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino
No, that isn’t the latest office tongue twister we’ve been trying to repeat after being spun around on our chairs….
We are well aware that coffee tastes evolve over the years and that people’s desire for java has morphed into some rather abstract choices of drink in recent times, but we think that the Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino takes the biscuit as the most outlandish and most decadent – not to mention potentially the most hazardous – that we have seen in a long, long time.
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Greenfingered gardening tips for leftover coffee
What to do with those leftover coffee grounds?
Well Heriot Watt University are giving away small bags of leftover grounds from their campus coffee shops in the hope that students will put them to good use and start tending to flower beds and compost heaps.
Whether or not students will suddenly find themselves with green fingers overnight remains to be seen, but many people have been advocating the use of coffee grounds as a horticultural aid for a long time now.
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The acoustics of roasting coffee
What sound does coffee make?
Many of our senses are taken up by coffee; the aromas associated with the beans, the taste of the brewed drink, the aesthetics of the finished product and even the heat – or lack of if you have plumped for an iced version – allows people to ‘feel’ their coffees. …continue reading The acoustics of roasting coffee
A man and a moose visit a coffee shop
Coffee shops are wonderful places that draw a spectrum of clientele in through their doors in order to pick up a caffeinated beverage. Some may stay to have a prolonged tête-à-tête; others may quickly dash in before leaving as quickly as they came as they head on back on their commute and some, some just draw attention a whole load of attention.
Like the moose in the video below, for example
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Pet friendly coffee shops
Many businesses in the United Kingdom do not allow pets on their premises with guide dogs being the most obvious exception to the rule. However in the Nebraskan city of Omaha many shops are beginning to open up their doors to man’s best friends – and not in the ‘cat café’ type manner.
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The importance of the coffee grinder
With the advancement of technology and the improvement of traditional espresso machines in recent years, there is still a lot of work that needs to be put in to create a wonderful cup of coffee.
It isn’t as simple as just pressing a button and waiting for a stream of java elixir to pour forth and while there is a certain mastery of the dark arts required, many problems can be overcome with a little technical know-how.
In this piece we’re looking at one piece of equipment that is essential and plays a huge role in determining the quality of the coffee that ends up in your cup: the grinder.
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Reinventing the lid
It would be folly to reinvent the wheel as the saying goes, but another circular favourite could be getting a complete overhaul that may revolutionise the way that we all consumer our take-out cups of coffee.
The Viora Lid is the result of the obsession of Doug Fleming. Fleming took the standardised lid, binned it, and started from scratch to redesign it. His goal was to give coffee drinkers – and himself presumably – a better coffee drinking experience.
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Workers pick Wi-Fi over the quality of coffee, new research shows
Professionals are looking for free a Wi-Fi connection and an office away from the office when they are deciding which coffee shop to frequent, so a study from electronic giants Samsung states.
Over a third of those polled said that the availability of Wi-Fi was a primary reason in determining where they would head. 60% of the people polled admitted that internet access to the internet was an ‘important’ factor when it came to choosing where to go for a cup of coffee.
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