Picking up unroasted coffee beans and roasting them manually is satisfying on a level you have to experience to appreciate. There’s something truly ceremonious about transforming a batch of raw coffee beans into the most beautifully fragrant roasted beans, before brewing the ultimate cup of coffee. Best of all, you don’t absolutely need a purpose-built coffee roaster (despite this...

There are two ways of arming yourself with the freshest and most delicious coffee beans at home: 1) You can buy them from a gourmet coffee specialist, who will roast them to order and send them straight to your doorstep; 2) You can buy green coffee beans and roast them yourself with a home coffee roaster, or your oven. For most people, it’s a simple decision - you go with the easy option and...

Unroasted coffee beans have been skyrocketing in popularity for several years now. Famed for their unique flavor and their associations with a long list of potential health benefits, more people are testing the waters with green coffee beans than ever before. Still, millions are (understandably) on the fence about raw coffee beans in general. As with most things, it’s not until you take...

One way or another, you have to grind your coffee beans before brewing them. There are laborious and time-consuming methods for brewing coffee from whole beans, but few (understandably) choose to do so. If looking to brew the best possible coffee at home, fresh roasted coffee is the way to go. This means sourcing whole bean coffee from an experienced roaster, who can...

On one hand, shopping for a coffee fanatic ahead of father’s day has never been easier. On the other, the sheer range of fathers day gifts available can make it difficult to know where to start. Understandably, many people would prefer to keep clear of the more generic and uninspiring fathers day gift ideas. There’s no shortage of corny gifts for dad available, but something meaningful he will...