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Notes from Origin - Finca Hartmann

Notes from Origin - Finca Hartmann

I recently had the opportunity to ask Aliss Hartmann from Finca Hartmann a few questions about life in origin. I have kept the responses as they were written. Aliss was...
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Do You Take Coffee for Granted?

Do You Take Coffee for Granted?

6:30am Alarm sounds. I jump out of bed, make my way over to my phone, a trick I have employed for years now after I got too used to snoozing...
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Latte Art Practise Tips - (and empty hearts!)

Latte Art Practise Tips - (and empty hearts!)

This week, I have put a bit of time in to practising the infamous 'empty heart' - made famous by @tensai0421 on instagram. I remember when I first discovered this...
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Some thoughts on Social Media

Some thoughts on Social Media

After seeing post after post on Instagram last week, asking me to turn on post notifications for their account, I thought I'd take a bit of time this week to...
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Specialty Coffee - Consistently Inconsistent

Specialty Coffee - Consistently Inconsistent

Throughout my career in the coffee industry so far, there has always been a major goal/motivation to be consistent. This has been the case no matter whether we're talking about...
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Aha Moments

Aha Moments

What do a Cappuccino with two sugars, roasting a Colombian Single Origin in to rolling second crack and Matt Perger's 2013 WBC routine all have in common? These were all...
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Why I Love Nespresso

Why I Love Nespresso

Being a coffee professional, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise that I spend a lot of time talking to friends and strangers alike about coffee. Invariably, if the conversation...
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Taking the Plunge - A Guide to Improving your Plunger Brew

Taking the Plunge - A Guide to Improving your Plunger Brew

In recent years, the specialty coffee scene has seen a number of new alternate brew methods swing in to popularity, or swing back in to popularity. It is quite normal...
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