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Grind size: the most underrated variable

The single biggest thing you control at home that determines what's in your cup. Most drinkers ignore it. Most professionals obsess over it.

Grind size: the most underrated variable

The single biggest thing you control at home that determines what's in your cup. Most drinkers ignore it. Most professionals obsess over it.

A dark cup of coffee with steam rising over a moody table

The flavour wheel, used properly

The single most useful, and most misused, vocabulary tool in coffee.

The flavour wheel, used properly

The single most useful, and most misused, vocabulary tool in coffee.

A dark coffee bag with a round paper label beside a cup

How to read a coffee label

The information on a specialty bag is almost a CV. Once you know what each line means, the cup becomes much easier to predict.

How to read a coffee label

The information on a specialty bag is almost a CV. Once you know what each line means, the cup becomes much easier to predict.

Weathered hands holding a mound of ripe red coffee cherries

How processing changes a coffee

After variety, processing is the single biggest thing that determines what a coffee tastes like. Same farm, same beans, different process — and the cup is unrecognisable.

How processing changes a coffee

After variety, processing is the single biggest thing that determines what a coffee tastes like. Same farm, same beans, different process — and the cup is unrecognisable.

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Altitude, density, and why they matter

Two specifications that quietly determine almost everything about a coffee's potential. Both are listed on most specialty bags. Most drinkers skip them.

Altitude, density, and why they matter

Two specifications that quietly determine almost everything about a coffee's potential. Both are listed on most specialty bags. Most drinkers skip them.

Ripe coffee cherries on the branch, backlit by the sun

Five varieties worth knowing

The cultivar matters as much as the country. These are the five that explain modern specialty.

Five varieties worth knowing

The cultivar matters as much as the country. These are the five that explain modern specialty.