https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal 2026-09-04T11:34:00+01:00 weekly https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-hunt-for-rare-varieties 2026-06-02T15:20:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/5.png?v=1777806428 The hunt for rare varieties Rare coffee cherries — varied ripeness, a hand cupping a small pile https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/why-fresh-roast-matters 2026-09-04T11:33:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-freshroast-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518026 Why fresh roast matters Freshly roasted coffee beans glowing in the drum of a roaster https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/colombia-a-coffee-map 2026-08-13T19:44:58+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-colombia-hero-valley.jpg?v=1786646698 Colombia: a coffee map Colombian coffee valley at altitude https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/ethiopia-where-coffee-began 2026-08-13T19:55:28+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-ethiopia-hero2.jpg?v=1786646873 Ethiopia: where coffee began Green highlands of Ethiopia https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/panama-and-the-geisha 2026-08-13T19:59:45+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-panama-hero2.jpg?v=1786647148 Panama and the Geisha Cloud forest on the slopes of Volcan Baru, Panama https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/kenya-and-the-sl28 2026-08-13T19:57:41+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-kenya-hero.jpg?v=1786647002 Kenya and the SL28 Mount Kenya peak and highland landscape https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-brew-v60-pour-over 2026-08-23T13:52:22+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-v60-hero_a77ae027-a8d7-41a9-af98-50e2fb099c4a.jpg?v=1787489542 How to brew V60 pour-over A Hario V60 pour-over blooming with fresh coffee, seen from above https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-brew-aeropress 2026-08-27T10:56:37+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-aeropress-hero2.jpg?v=1787824597 How to brew AeroPress A hand holding an AeroPress beside a gooseneck kettle and mug in dramatic light https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-pull-a-great-espresso-at-home 2026-08-27T11:19:48+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-espresso-hero.jpg?v=1787825975 How to pull a great espresso at home Two glasses filling with espresso under a machine, lit warmly against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-brew-french-press 2026-08-27T11:03:49+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-frenchpress-hero2.jpg?v=1787825029 How to brew French Press the right way A French press filled with coffee, lit dramatically against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/honduras-the-quiet-rise 2026-08-14T21:38:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-honduras-hero.jpg?v=1786662662 Honduras: the quiet rise Forested coffee mountains and a river in highland Honduras https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/what-specialty-actually-means 2026-09-03T16:23:13+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-specialty-hero.jpg?v=1788429235 What "specialty" actually means A hand holding a cupping spoon over cups of coffee on a dark wooden table https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/five-varieties-worth-knowing 2026-09-04T11:34:00+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-varieties-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518039 Five varieties worth knowing Ripe coffee cherries on the branch, backlit by the sun https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/altitude-density-and-why-they-matter 2026-09-04T11:33:52+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-altitude-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518032 Altitude, density, and why they matter Coffee-growing hills and mountains under a golden dawn https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-processing-changes-a-coffee 2026-09-04T11:33:49+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-processing-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518029 How processing changes a coffee Weathered hands holding a mound of ripe red coffee cherries https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-read-a-coffee-label 2026-09-04T11:33:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-label-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518034 How to read a coffee label A dark coffee bag with a round paper label beside a cup https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-flavour-wheel-used-properly 2026-09-04T11:33:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-fund-flavour-hero-v3.jpg?v=1788518037 The flavour wheel, used properly A dark cup of coffee with steam rising over a moody table https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/grind-size-the-most-underrated-variable 2026-08-28T04:51:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-grind-hero2_8658ac3d-e2cf-4f08-86bc-589702fb66e4.jpg?v=1787889098 Grind size: the most underrated variable A portafilter of freshly ground coffee coming off a grinder, lit against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/water-for-coffee 2026-08-28T04:54:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-water-hero2_e46a5c87-e43b-49e1-8675-169233112bb3.jpg?v=1787889286 Water for coffee A gooseneck kettle pouring water into a dark coffee dripper, lit dramatically https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-brew-with-a-chemex 2026-08-27T10:31:58+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-chemex-hero.jpg?v=1787823090 How to brew with a Chemex A Chemex coffee brewer beside a mountain lake https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-brew-with-a-moka-pot 2026-08-27T11:30:09+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-moka-hero.jpg?v=1787826594 How to brew with a moka pot A moka pot steaming on a stove, lit warmly against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/cold-brew-vs-iced-pour-over 2026-08-27T11:39:20+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-cold-hero.jpg?v=1787827148 Cold brew vs iced pour-over Dark coffee being poured over ice into a glass, lit dramatically against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/cupping-at-home 2026-08-28T04:53:19+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-cup-hero.jpg?v=1787889199 Cupping at home: the SCA protocol, demystified Cupping bowls of ground coffee and a cupping spoon on linen, lit warmly against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/pour-over-showdown 2026-08-27T15:34:45+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-po-hero.jpg?v=1787841273 Pour-over showdown: V60, Orea, Origami, Kalita A gooseneck kettle pouring into a cone dripper, lit dramatically against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-grinder-matters-more-than-the-machine 2026-08-31T10:34:44+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-eq-grinder-hero2.jpg?v=1788104434 The grinder matters more than the machine A burr grinder dosing fresh grounds into a portafilter, lit low against a dark background https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/why-baskets-matter 2026-08-31T11:19:04+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-eq-basket-hero.jpg?v=1788171530 Why baskets matter Ground coffee dosed into a bottomless portafilter basket on a dark machine https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/choosing-your-first-espresso-machine 2026-08-31T11:34:58+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-eq-machine-hero.jpg?v=1788170148 Choosing your first espresso machine An espresso machine group head pulling a dark shot into a glass, lit low https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/filter-papers-sibarist-cafec-hario 2026-08-31T11:36:46+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-eq-filter-hero.jpg?v=1788171004 Filter papers: Sibarist, Cafec, Hario Water poured onto a coffee bed in a white paper filter cone, lit low https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/uganda-africas-quiet-giant 2026-08-15T01:00:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-uganda-hero.jpg?v=1786751996 Uganda: Africa's quiet giant Sipi Falls plunging over an orange cliff in the Mount Elgon coffee highlands of Uganda https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/burundi-small-hills-serious-coffee 2026-08-18T09:40:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-burundi-hero.jpg?v=1787042325 Burundi: small hills, serious coffee Coffee drying on raised beds across the hills of a Kayanza washing station, Burundi https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/costa-rica-the-micro-mill-revolution 2026-08-13T23:46:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-costarica-hero.jpg?v=1786661203 Costa Rica and the micro-mill revolution Layered coffee-covered ridges of the Tarrazu highlands, Costa Rica https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/guatemala-eight-regions 2026-08-14T22:03:10+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-guatemala-hero3.jpg?v=1786741390 Guatemala: eight regions, one country Volcan de Fuego erupting with a golden ash plume above Antigua, Guatemala https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/el-salvador-and-the-pacamara 2026-08-18T09:52:31+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-elsalvador-hero.jpg?v=1787043117 El Salvador and the Pacamara The turquoise crater lake of the Santa Ana (Ilamatepec) volcano, El Salvador https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/mexico-the-neighbour-nobody-talks-about 2026-08-18T10:46:27+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-mexico-hero.jpg?v=1787046345 Mexico: the neighbour nobody talks about Snow-capped Pico de Orizaba rising over the coffee highlands near Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/ecuador-and-the-sidra 2026-08-21T06:48:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-ecuador-hero_94e61da1-667d-44f5-8a18-215f4ac3abd5.jpg?v=1787291334 Ecuador and the Sidra The snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes https://espren.co.uk/blogs/journal/brazil-beyond-the-commodity 2026-08-13T23:58:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0997/0810/9177/articles/ESPREN-brazil-hero.jpg?v=1786661923 Brazil: beyond the commodity Rows of coffee across the rolling hills of a Brazilian fazenda