The secret to brewing the most incredible cup of fresh roasted coffee really isn’t a secret at all. In fact, it’s right there in the name – fresh coffee is all about freshness. When you pick up a bag of fresh roasted coffee beans from a specialist supplier, there’s a good chance they will have been roasted and packaged to order. As a result...

There’s been a lot of environmental talk as of late regarding Nespresso pods. Most of which has, of course, been predominantly negative. As a result, some of the biggest producers of coffee pods in the world have been forced to rethink their strategies. But to what extent is the hysteria surrounding coffee capsules justified? 

Irrespective of whether you have been swept away by the whole third wave coffee movement, you’ll probably be aware of the existence of cold brew coffee. Even if you’ve never tried out, you’ll know it’s a pretty big deal among speciality coffee lovers worldwide. But what you may not be able to get your head around is the...

When the first coffee pods (and the machines to use them) hit the market a couple of decades ago, they were seen as something of a novelty. Not only were coffee capsules an entirely new concept, they were also a somewhat exclusive commodity. As were the machines needed to put them to use. Today, tens of millions of people all over the world...

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be an experienced coffee specialist to identify fresh roasted coffee when you see it. In fact, it can be surprisingly easy to identify a true batch of fresh coffee. If coffee is your thing, you’ll already understand and appreciate the difference between everyday coffee and truly...

It’s not unusual to encounter a coffee connoisseur who frowns on the idea of filter coffee. These being the coffee connoisseurs we refer to more appropriately as coffee snobs. The simple fact of the matter being that when prepared properly, filter coffee can be every bit as delicious as coffee brewed using any other method.

In the UK and across much of the world, Nespresso pods and branded coffee capsules in general are skyrocketing in popularity. In fact, they’ve become no less than a way of life for tens of millions of coffee fans. The last couple of years have seen a new wave of original Nespresso capsules...