Energising encounters

Stories that fuel our community.

Guest Post: Rudy Melo - The 5th Floor

For a year now, we've been a partner of The 5th Floor; an amateur cycling team with branches in both London and New York - in fact, you may well...

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A New Masterclass: Our Espresso Technique

It’s been a long time in the making, but we’re finally ready to open the doors of our new bespoke training lab to the public, for a two-and-a-half hour Masterclass:...

A New Masterclass: Our Espresso Technique

It’s been a long time in the making, but we’re finally ready to open the doors of our new bespoke training lab to the public, for a two-and-a-half hour Masterclass:...

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Kenya Showcase: An Introduction to Coffee’s Hol...

On the evening of September 4th we’re opening up our Holborn Coffeebar for a showcase of Kenyan coffee, and you’re invited.  For many of us in the industry, Kenya constitutes...

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Kenya Showcase: An Introduction to Coffee’s Hol...

On the evening of September 4th we’re opening up our Holborn Coffeebar for a showcase of Kenyan coffee, and you’re invited.  For many of us in the industry, Kenya constitutes...

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Fresh Crops: La Plaza, Costa Rica

    Getting your hands on a new coffee to roast and taste is always an enjoyable thing. A new espresso this good? Well that's a great thing! The second of...

Fresh Crops: La Plaza, Costa Rica

    Getting your hands on a new coffee to roast and taste is always an enjoyable thing. A new espresso this good? Well that's a great thing! The second of...

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MAD Food Symposium: Going Back For More

It was about this time last year that four of us here were getting excited; one of us was having a baby, and the other three were off to the...

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MAD Food Symposium: Going Back For More

It was about this time last year that four of us here were getting excited; one of us was having a baby, and the other three were off to the...

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Home Brewing Masterclass -- More Tickets Released.

We knew these classes would be popular, but I don't think we were quite prepared for just how quickly tickets would sell out. After going fully-booked until the end of...

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Home Brewing Masterclass -- More Tickets Released.

We knew these classes would be popular, but I don't think we were quite prepared for just how quickly tickets would sell out. After going fully-booked until the end of...

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Fresh Crops: El Rodeo, Costa Rica

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Fresh Crops: El Rodeo, Costa Rica

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Where To Drink It: Lost & Found

Lost & Found - a cafe right at the fore of the burgeoning Northern Irish coffee scene.With the 2013 Irish Brewers Cup Champion Daniel Henderson at the helm, Lost &...

Buying in Kenya.

Back in December last year, the coffee-buying world became aware of a political situation developing in the Nyeri region of Kenya that indicated this region’s coffee would not be for...

Buying in Kenya.

Back in December last year, the coffee-buying world became aware of a political situation developing in the Nyeri region of Kenya that indicated this region’s coffee would not be for...

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Where To Drink It: Bold Street Coffee and Duke ...

  Founded by Sam Tawil in 2010, Bold Street Coffee is arguably the centre of Liverpool’s speciality coffee scene. While the bright red La Marzocco FB-80 is the focal point...

Where To Drink It: Bold Street Coffee and Duke ...

  Founded by Sam Tawil in 2010, Bold Street Coffee is arguably the centre of Liverpool’s speciality coffee scene. While the bright red La Marzocco FB-80 is the focal point...

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Finca Tamana: Our First Restricted Release

Since 2012 we've been purchasing all we can of the top quality lots produced at Finca Tamana; Elias Roa's farm in El Pital, Colombia. We sent Richard to visit him in...

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Finca Tamana: Our First Restricted Release

Since 2012 we've been purchasing all we can of the top quality lots produced at Finca Tamana; Elias Roa's farm in El Pital, Colombia. We sent Richard to visit him in...

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2014 UK Aeropress Championships

Last month we opened the doors of our Holborn Coffeebar to a throng of competitors and coffee lovers, playing host to the 2014 UK Aeropress Championships. For the uninitiated, the...

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2014 UK Aeropress Championships

Last month we opened the doors of our Holborn Coffeebar to a throng of competitors and coffee lovers, playing host to the 2014 UK Aeropress Championships. For the uninitiated, the...

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Caffeine Magazine: How Fair is Fairtrade?

Be sure to pick up your copy of the latest Caffeine Magazine, as I talk to David Burrows about Fairtrade certified coffee, why we don't buy it, and our focus...

Caffeine Magazine: How Fair is Fairtrade?

Be sure to pick up your copy of the latest Caffeine Magazine, as I talk to David Burrows about Fairtrade certified coffee, why we don't buy it, and our focus...

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Fresh Crops: Cult Of Done Espresso v.17

As Cult of Done v.16 coffees turn their final batches in our Probat we obviously cannot stop the supply of tasty espresso to you, wherever you may be in the world....

Fresh Crops: Cult Of Done Espresso v.17

As Cult of Done v.16 coffees turn their final batches in our Probat we obviously cannot stop the supply of tasty espresso to you, wherever you may be in the world....

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