Black Market at Melbourne’s international coffee expo 2014

Black Market is eagerly looking forward to Melbourne’s International Coffee Expo (MICE) 2014 With the Melbourne International Coffee Expo 2014 (MICE2014) just around the corner with 150 exhibitors over four days using the freshest roasted beans to produce award winning coffee the excitement is building and Black Market Roasters are gearing up to be amongst […]

Where is coffee grown?

Great question! Coffee is grown all over the world, though specialty coffee (the stuff Black Market Roasters buys) only grows under strict conditions (it’s a fussy plant). Typically the Arabica plant is grown around 3000 feet (and higher), in the ‘Coffee Belt’ around the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. […]

Best Coffee Beans

What is Light Roast coffee?

It depends which country you are in! Black Market Roasters takes a look at what light roast coffee is, how it is different and how do you use it? Light roast coffee simply speaking is the same type of coffee bean which is used for espresso or plunger, though it has a different roast profile. […]