Coffee cherry skins: Nature’s wasted superfood
Coffee have many health benefits, including protecting against Parkinson’s Disease, lower chances of liver disease and even certain types of cancer.
But it seems that we have been getting rid of the main antioxidant player in the coffee cherry all this time: the skins.
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Wine barrel aged coffee
We have yet another coffee trend to keep up with, this time in the form of wine barrel aged coffee beans.
Portland, Oregon based Coffee shop owners Bruce and Matt Milletto are reported by Perfect Daily Grind to have come up with the idea.
Pinot Noir has been made in Oregon since the 1840s, and it is these Pinot Noir barrels that are used to age the green coffee beans.
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Berg Wu crowned 2016 World Barista Champion
Taiwan’s Berg Wu was crowned the 2016 World Barista Champion at the World of Coffee Show in Dublin, emerging victorious ahead of 61 competitors over four days in the Irish capital.
Wu received a Nuova Simonelli Musica espresso machine, his choice of Mahlkonig EK43 or K30 Bario AIR grinder, a nine day tip to Brazil with Ally Coffee, a trip to Swiss Water’s decaffeination plant in Vancouver, Canada, a $500 gift voucher from Espresso Supply and a cover story in Barista Magazine.
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How To Tamp Coffee – Barista Tips
Tamping coffee is an integral step in making quality coffee, the only issue is how to go about tamping correctly!
Before we begin, you might not know why tamping coffee is so important.
It’s important to understand that water flows around the coffee in the group handle during the brewing process, if too compact, the coffee will not be extracted well, if under-compacted then we can end up with a watery cup.
So as masters of coffee, we have decided to show you how to tamp coffee correctly!
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Coffee stops working after 3 days bad sleep
Coffee stops working after just 3 days of bad sleep according to a study by experts at the Walker Reed Army Institute of Research over in the US.
The study has found that after having multiple nights of interrupted, or poor amounts of sleep, the caffeine boosting effect of our favourite energy boosting hot drink are hugely diminished.
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Fika: The Swedish coffee break
The Scandinavian nations are some of the world’s largest coffee drinkers, with coffee being an essential in a Swede’s everyday life.
You might have heard Fika mentioned a few times, maybe on TV or read somewhere online (case in point!) and are wondering, what the heck is ‘fika’?
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Why deconstructed coffee is awesome
We think that the Melbourne cafe that has served the deconstructed coffee has received a lot of negative attention for their creation, and we’ve had a think, it shouldn’t really be dismissed, it should be lauded!
Firstly, we are defending the coffee for it’s merits, and there are quite a few, not least because it’s another way to enjoy our favourite drink.
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The rise of the Turmeric Latte
The turmeric latte is slowly infiltrated the world’s coffee shops.
Named as one of Google’s Food Trends for 2016, healthy options are becoming more important to young health conscious people who still want small indulgences once in a while.
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Chewable coffee – a retro-future caffeine fix
Is the traditional coffee in a cup under threat?
Chewable coffee is one of the latest crowd-funded efforts to make getting your caffeine fix that little bit ‘easier’ and more ‘convenient’.
After a successful IndieGogo campaign, Go Cubes, the chewy, gummy coffee in a cube format gained $61,000 to create a new form of our favourite drink.
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UEFA European Championship 2016 – Group F and their coffee
The final group to take to the European stage in France this summer, but no less important, Portugal, Iceland, Austria and Hungary will be vying for a place in the latter stages of the tournament much like any of the other teams.
But one of the smaller nations within this group consumes 9kg of coffee per person each year! That means every person drinks at least 2 cups per person, per day! Which to be fair doesn’t sound too much…
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