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Know Your Sweeteners: Honey: Part Two

We continue our deep dive into honey, bringing to light environmental and animal rights concerns related to the product, and how the industry is addressing them. BY EMILY JOY MENESESBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Feature photo via Unsplash This week we started our discussion of honey, uncovering how it’s produced, the differences between varieties of honey, and […]


Conflict in the Red Sea: Why coffee roasters need to prepare for shipping delays

Like many other industries, conditions in the coffee supply chain can change quickly, and in turn, have a huge impact on all actors and stakeholders. Price volatility is one of the more pertinent – which is influenced by many factors. These include fluctuations in supply and demand, extreme or unexpected weather events, global economic downturn, […]


Congrats to the Top-Ranking Qualifiers at U.S. CoffeeChamps Denver

Dozens of coffee professionals competed at qualifiers this weekend in Colorado for coveted spots at the U.S. Coffee Championships next month. BY J. MARIE CARLANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by J. Marie Carlan For competitive coffee professionals in the USA, the U.S. Coffee Championships are the place to be. Over the weekend, the second USCC […]


Medium-sized farms play an important role in specialty coffee

For many consumers and industry professionals, specialty coffee and direct trade are inextricably linked. Building strong and mutually beneficial working relationships between producers and roasters is often seen as a cornerstone of establishing a truly sustainable supply chain. So with this association between specialty coffee and direct trade, there can be a narrative of smaller-sized […]

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Is the World Barista Championship too exclusive & expensive for competitors?

There are a number of competitions in specialty coffee designed to test the skills and knowledge of industry professionals. However, many consider the World Barista Championship (WBC) to be one of the most esteemed and highly regarded events, acting as a platform to showcase excellence in the barista profession. There are many reasons to celebrate […]


Coffee News Recap, 26 Jan: Researchers create new genetic map to “future proof” arabica production, UAE & Italian Coffee Champions crowned at WoC Dubai and SIGEP & other stories

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s coffee news stories. The word of the week is: competitions. Mon, 22 Jan Timemore launches crowdfunding campaign for upcoming Millab E01 portable electric coffee grinder. The wireless electric coffee grinder features a 5,000 mAh lithium battery […]


4 Coffee Shops Worth a Visit in Madrid

In recent years, the Spanish capital has developed a vibrant specialty-coffee scene. Here are some cool cafés to visit for a caffeine fuel-up. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Featured photo by Jorge Fernández Salas via Unsplash The espresso bar at HanSo. HanSo Café, a Perfect Spot for Breakfast   In Chinese, HanSo roughly translates to “a […]


Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago

A specialty coffee roasting company based in western Ukraine called Soloway Coffee (Instagram link) this week opened its first location in the United States. Beans roasted in Ternopil, Ukraine, using…

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4 Cool Cafés to Try Out in Bologna

Bologna, the Italian city home to the world’s oldest university, is traditionally famous for its food and drink—and it has some stellar specialty cafés. BY TANYA NANETTI SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Featured photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash Bologna is home to the oldest university in the world and is the unofficial “capital“ of the porticos […]


Know Your Sweeteners: Honey: Part One

Not all sweeteners are made equal! In this series, we’ll take a closer look at different types of sweeteners and syrups—starting with honey. BY EMILY JOY MENESESBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Arwin Neil Baichoo via Unsplash Though you can’t go wrong with simple syrup or the tried-and-true vanilla, there are many options when it […]


Toronto’s Pilot Coffee Roasters Acquiring Bridgehead Coffee for $3.6 Million

Toronto, Ontario-based specialty coffee roaster and retailer Pilot Coffee Roasters is acquiring Ottawa-based Bridgehead Coffee in a deal worth approximately US$3.6 million.  Bridgehead, which has 21 coffee shop locations throughout…


Breaking New Ground: A Sicilian Coffee Plantation, Part 2

The Morettino family has successfully cultivated a coffee plantation right in Sicily. Next on the agenda: making the island an international coffee hub. BY JOSEPH PHELANSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Feature photo by Tomas Anton Escobar via Unsplash Editor’s note: Check out part one of this story here. Andrea Morettino’s family has proven that coffee […]

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New to the Espresso club

I am a huge coffee lover but I want to range out into other kinds of these magic beans. I want to get into espresso but after lots of research I have gotten confused on which grinder to but or if getting pre grounded espresso is better, how to pick out the perfect...

Why is my milk separating?

This is something that has been baffling me for months. I usually bring a thermos of some regular old drip coffee to work, and a few months ago I started noticing that the milk was settling to the bottom. I don't think it's always done this because I've...

A little bit on Roasting and beans.

I am new to this. Just got set up with a Gaggia Classic, Eureka Mignon Sinlenzio and all the other bits I need. Ready to get the machine up and going today but I want to select the proper beans for me. I have been doing a lot of research and understand that freshly...

Chock Full of Grounds

I have a Cuisinart coffee grinder almost identical to this Oster model: https://images.app.goo.gl/s2GE5BuFeGF9MbjL6 Saw some grounds coming out from the very bottom of the motor housing. I took it apart and it was full of grounds. Not just a little but full. Literal...

Best Manual Grinder to Buy Used.

I am in the process of upgrading my coffee game, but do not have money to spend on a new Encore electric or top-end manual grinder, but am also not sure a cheaper one (like the Skerton Pro) is much of an upgrade over my admittedly underwhelming Cuisinart burr grinder....

Need to share my new French press method!

I have been tweaking my French press method for a few months now to try and achieve the best cup of coffee possible, and today I can honestly say what I am drinking now is absolutely bliss! I start by boiling a pot of bottled water. Once that water is at rolling boil,...

V60 clarifications on ratios?

I’m using 20g of coffee with a double bloom and two pour method. With a ratio of 1:15 should my total weight be 300g including the weight of the wet coffee in the filter and not the actual ml in the cup? Or does the ratio translate into 300ml of coffee? Hope this...

Coffee Fermentation Experiment #2

This is my 2nd experiment making Anaerobic coffees. Coffee Origin: Vietnam Variables for Fermenting: Cascara, wine yeast, bread yeast, natural fermentation(lacto) Each coffee that was fermented weighted in total about 2.5lbs each. Each had two cups of Brazilian...

Help with coffee beans

I own the moccamaster and a breville smart grinder What coffee beans should I buy and what grind setting should I do? Every coffee I taste is not enjoyable. I’m doing 15:1 and when I taste it, I’m pulling off a spoon, cooling it down and tasting it. Help 🙁 And thank...

New to Coffee, pour over problems

So ive recently bought a hario v60 pour over and have encountered some issues while brewing Coffee is too sour or bitter. I know that this is due to the grind, so what should i look out for to know when my grind is course enough passing through the filter very slowly....

Moka pot and burr grinders

My partner drinks a lot coffee, and I recently got him hooked on grinding his own beans. His preferred method is the moka pot, but now he’s complaining that the added steps of loading a blade grinder and then transferring to the moka funnel takes more time. So I was...

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