In the 16th century, advisors to Pope Clement VIII were alarmed by coffee popularity and suggested that it be outlawed to save the souls of European drinkers. Pope listened with concern and announced that he wanted to try this mysterious black liquid for himself before making a final decision. Once he tried, he just blessed it.
Coffee tea: tea blended with the dried husk of the coffee cherry and then infused in water. Pretty exotic, right? The question is if this will be a success among western countries or if it’s destined to fail.
While debates about health benefits and risks of coffee still go on, The Coffee Universe stands up for the idea that plain coffee or espressos have little amount of calories. Then it’s your choice what you add to it, but, please, let’s not blame coffee!
Whether you need precision timers and graphs for roasting beans, innovative recipes for espresso drinks, a safe place to record all your tasting notes or a beans-to-water ratio guide for your pour-over brew or just some coffee-fun, there’s an app for you.
Coffee is a culture. There’s something about a coffee and social gathering. It makes you feel good, it wakes you up.
Kenyan Arabica coffee is revered worldwide for their balance and complexity. It is grown on the highlands of central Kenya: the rich volcanic soils, the right amount of sunlight and rainfall throughout the year, and a climate never too hot nor too cold, provide the precise conditions for unique coffee beans.
“When I go travelling, I pack my moka pot in my backpack. But this week I took it one step further when I travelled on a flight between Glasgow and Barcelona with quite an extraordinary hand luggage: my beloved espresso machine”
The Third Wave brought a new-found appreciation for quality which led to all kinds of developments such as the birth of the speciality coffee shop and brew bar, a desire for quality beans produced in a fair, sustainable way and the realisation that coffee can be roasted in a multitude of different ways, producing significantly different aromas and flavours. The result: a return to micro-roasting.
