COFFEE RAMBLER

Most coffee enthusiasts already know what variables matter. Grind size, water temperature, dose, and ratio. The fundamentals are well documented and widely discussed. The harder problem is remembering what you actually did last Tuesday, whether it tasted better than the week before, and what specifically was different. A notebook helps. A spreadsheet helps more. But neither one can look at three months of your brewing history and tell you that your V60 brews consistently scor

Coffeeland is the story of El Salvador’s century-long development into a coffee plantation.

I’ve recently suffered Covid-19 and it got me thinking about the sensory side of coffee, given the taste buds and olfactory system have...

Anyone who drinks coffee knows its price fluctuates over time. Investors and traders can profit from these movements...

Taking the journey of coffee for granted is understandable. We pay to receive a latte at the local shop or just add water to granules at...

By Fairtrade’s reckoning, 125 million people depend on coffee for their livelihoods. 41% of Ethiopia’s exports are in coffee, with...

In California, a judge has deemed it necessary for coffee to come with a cancer warning Shock horror! Cancer has found another way to get...

Coffee and Consciousness - Becoming more aware Through learning more about coffee we can come to learn more about ourselves. My...

Coffee Snob There is a perceived snobbery in Specialty Coffee. Many of us have entered a coffee shop and felt either a little out of our...

On 30th January, Barista Hustle’s Matt Perger spoke at the Assembly Coffee in Brixton, London. The presentation was about advanced coffee...

There are many strands of the Coffea Arabica species, some natural varieties, and some man-made cultivars. Here we look at some of the...

The specialty coffee market appears to be flooded with companies flaunting their high quality, Geisha (also spelt Gesha) variety coffee....

Many of us consume coffee without a thought for where it comes from or what it even is. Coffee Rambler hopes to not only share the joys...

I am frequently asked this question and you may not be surprised that I don't believe there is an answer. I would never make such a...

How do we define Specialty Coffee? The aim of Coffee Rambler is to get more people drinking specialty coffee. However, first we need to...

Coffee Extraction The way coffee is extracted has an enormous effect on the end result. After such a long journey from farm to cup, it’s...

We regularly hear people speaking about light, medium and dark roasted coffee. This article will cover what is meant by these terms...

We hear the words aroma, taste and flavour being used but what do they actually mean? These are categories for how the human senses...

The Health Benefits of Coffee Last edited 30 December 2020 Drinking coffee daily in moderation is heathy and something to relax about...

There is some confusion regarding the caffeine content of certain roasts and beans. In this article we will cover why coffee is...