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Best Coffee Beans for Espresso at Home

Best Coffee Beans for Espresso at Home

Gunpowder is a dark espresso blend made up of beans selected for their density as much as their flavour. The result is a coffee that grinds predictably - uniform, consistent,...

Best Coffee Beans for Espresso at Home

Gunpowder is a dark espresso blend made up of beans selected for their density as much as their flavour. The result is a coffee that grinds predictably - uniform, consistent,...

How Fresh Should Coffee Beans Be?

How Fresh Should Coffee Beans Be?

That bag with the very recent roast date might feel like a win, but coffee is one of the few foods that can be too fresh as well as too...

How Fresh Should Coffee Beans Be?

That bag with the very recent roast date might feel like a win, but coffee is one of the few foods that can be too fresh as well as too...

How to Buy Ethical Coffee Beans UK

How to Buy Ethical Coffee Beans UK

If you have ever stood in front of a bag of coffee wondering whether “ethical” means anything more than nice packaging and a tidy logo, you are not alone. Plenty...

How to Buy Ethical Coffee Beans UK

If you have ever stood in front of a bag of coffee wondering whether “ethical” means anything more than nice packaging and a tidy logo, you are not alone. Plenty...

Single Origin Coffee Beans Explained

Single Origin Coffee Beans Explained

Single origin coffee has a reputation for being the coffee nerd's choice, but it is not reserved for people weighing shots to the decimal place. At its best, it is...

Single Origin Coffee Beans Explained

Single origin coffee has a reputation for being the coffee nerd's choice, but it is not reserved for people weighing shots to the decimal place. At its best, it is...

Introducing Brazil Mio Ciasu: Our New Staple Coffee!

Introducing Brazil Mio Ciasu: Our New Staple Co...

Some coffees impress you right away. Others grow on you with each sip, revealing layers of complexity. Brazil Mio Ciasu manages to do both. This is a coffee with depth— Grown...

Introducing Brazil Mio Ciasu: Our New Staple Co...

Some coffees impress you right away. Others grow on you with each sip, revealing layers of complexity. Brazil Mio Ciasu manages to do both. This is a coffee with depth— Grown...

The Art of Hand Roasting Coffee

The Art of Hand Roasting Coffee

In our roaster we do everything by hand - on our 6kg roaster.  We take pride in roasting coffee this way.  It takes time, blood, sweat and a few tears...

The Art of Hand Roasting Coffee

In our roaster we do everything by hand - on our 6kg roaster.  We take pride in roasting coffee this way.  It takes time, blood, sweat and a few tears...