The market for coffee capsules in the UK is dominated by two undisputed powerhouses - Nespresso and Dolce Gusto. Both of which have thousands of loyal customers, who collectively purchase millions of coffee pods across the country each day. But what exactly is the main difference between Nespresso pods and Dolce Gusto coffee capsules? Is there any major distinction between the two, or...

Technically speaking, making a coffee cake is relatively easy. At its core, the simplest coffee cake recipe is basically just an everyday cake batter with the addition of coffee - liquid or dry. After which, anything you do to elevate your coffee cake recipe is entirely up to you. In any case, this in turn means that the most important rules for baking the perfect coffee cake are more or less identical to...

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...

First things first - there’s absolutely nothing wrong with ordering fresh ground coffee from a reliable coffee roaster. This will always be the best ground coffee available from any retailer, having been roasted and ground to order - right before shipping. Still, many seasoned coffee connoisseurs will (quite rightly) argue that the best ground coffee outright is the coffee you grind yourself. By this...

Getting your head around the whole gourmet coffee movement for the first time can be a little on the daunting side. Once you’ve made sense of the hundreds of different types of coffee beans available, you’ve then the small matter of roast level to factor in. Whether opting for the highest-quality Arabic coffee from an artisan producer or a more affordable Robusta coffee blend from a local store... 

Ask an extensive group of gourmet coffee fans which is better and chances are the overwhelming majority will tell you always arabica coffee. Likewise, a solid proportion of sellers and specialists instinctively prioritize arabica coffee over different types of coffee beans. We’re technically no exception to the rule, given how all gourmet coffee variants we stock and sell are indeed arabica coffee...

A Valentine’s Day coffee gift basket is a surprisingly simple and yet one of those 100% fool-proof Valentines Day ideas. If there’s a coffee lover in your life, a personally assembled collection of coffee-related gifts cannot fail to send the right message. Valentines gifts for him and for her that are genuinely unique are always well received. It’s simply a case of deciding what to put in your basket...

We mentioned in a recent post the potential for brining coffee-based dishes into the ultimate Valentine’s Day dinner. If cooking up a storm is one of your main Valentines Day gifts this year, it needs to be something special! For the coffee-lover in your life, there’s no shortage of recipes to spoil them silly with. Best of all, you don’t need to splash out on premium Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee to...

Technically speaking, having a coffee-lover in your life can actually make Valentine’s Day a good deal easier. If you know what your significant other is into, it becomes much simpler to shop for Valentines Day gifts. The sheer range of coffee-related Valentines gifts for him and her available right now is mind-blowing. All of which can make it difficult to know where to start, but it’s better to...