As promised, here is the second half of our two-part explainer covering all there is to know about third wave coffee: Is There a Difference Between Specialty Coffee and Third Wave Coffee? Must have come to believe that specialty coffee and third wave coffee are interchangeable terms. In reality, the two are in fact quite different...

By now, you will have probably heard the term ‘third wave coffee’ being thrown around a fair bit. You may also have reached the conclusion that specialty coffee (or speciality coffee in UK English) and third wave coffee are the same thing. In this insightful introductory guide, we will be taking a look at several common...

Ask the above question to a dozen different coffee drinkers and you will probably get a dozen different answers. The definition of ‘specialty coffee’ (a.k.a. speciality coffee) is a contentious issue to say the least. Some will tell you that specialty coffee can be used in relation to any coffee that is simply fantastic in every way. By contrast... 

The whole manual coffee grinder vs electric coffee grinder question never fails to spark debate. Truth is, both types of grinders can produce consistently excellent results with little to no effort required. But when it comes to which of the two is ‘better’ overall, opinions differ hugely from one coffee-lover to the next. These days, most newcomers to the whole third wave coffee scene instinctively go for...

Gourmet coffee isn’t what you’d call a rare commodity or a new concept. The whole third wave coffee movement has been doing its thing for some time now, bringing remarkable products like Panama Geisha coffee beans into millions of discerning homes worldwide. Nevertheless, there’s a difference between mainstream gourmet coffee and the kind of Geisha coffee (a.k.a. Gesha coffee) that...