When brewing whole bean coffee at home, it’s the simplest of slip-ups that can compromise the quality and enjoyment of the resulting cup. In all instances, brewing with coffee beans (rather than buying grounds) has the potential to produce superior results. Particularly when working with the best coffee beans in the world, but beans in general are better than grounds…period. Unfortunately, the...

You’d think that the whole debate as to whole bean coffee vs pre-ground would have been put to rest by now, but no. Instead, it continues to rage as strongly as ever. For some, picking up anything but the best coffee beans in the world is a pointless endeavor. For others, brewing with whole bean coffee is a waste of time and effort, if you can just as easily buy ground coffee. Technically speaking... 

You’ll find that something which really grind the gears of most coffee connoisseurs is the prevalence of blends. Something that applies to whole bean coffee as well as ground – both of which are sold as blends, more often than not. Even the best coffee beans in the world find their way into blends, which in some instances sell for surprisingly high prices. The appeal of single origin coffee is... 

Debating the best coffee beans in the world often results in conflicting opinions. This is because people’s tastes and preferences in whole bean coffee vary significantly from one person to the next. Even if 10 people can identify a quality coffee bean when they taste it, they may still have very different opinions as to which are the best coffee beans in the world. Still, if measuring...

If you’ve set your sights on buying the best coffee beans in the world, you clearly take your coffee seriously. In which case, you’ll probably want to ensure you get the most out of your money – however much you decide to spend. Making sense of all the various whole bean coffee options available can be tricky. Nevertheless, shopping for the perfect coffee beans can be surprisingly simple...

These days, whole bean coffee isn’t the only way to enjoy the best coffee beans in the world. Along with the ever faithful coffee bean itself, the world’s best whole bean coffee is being carefully processed and packaged into gourmet coffee pods. As you’d expect, purists often argue that whole bean coffee really is the...

If there was ever a debate to divide the global coffee community right down the centre, it’s this. On one side of the spectrum, you have those who insist whole bean coffee really is the only way to enjoy quality coffee. They argue that to supply the best coffee beans in the world in any other form is an offense to coffee-kind.