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THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRESH COFFEE
How did I get here? I thought. I was bereft, dumbstruck, barefoot and paralysed in the kitchen. The kettle had boiled, for what? I had no coffee. I am a barista, I write about coffee, I work for a coffee roastery, I live round the corner from another, yet I have no coffee. How did […]
COFFEE TRENDS IN 2024
Articles on coffee trends should always be read with a pinch of salt, and not on an empty stomach. So grab a piece of avo on toast, grind a pinch of pink Murray River salt, and lets dive in. Cautiously, after checking the depth and wayward rocks and branches. MOVIN’ ON UP For you and […]
COFFEE OF APRIL: BRAZIL MANTIQUEIRA SITIO MELADO
We’re showcasing coffee from Miguel Fonseca’s farm in Brazil this month. His 84+ crop is situated on the bonny slopes of the Mantiqueira Mountains. He’s spent years improving and rejuvenating his land, the soil, varietals planted, and practices and technologies used on the farm. And the quality has skyrocketed. Varietal & flavour notes This crop […]
COFFEE OF THE MONTH: MARCH
We’re showcasing this juicy, syrupy sweet coffee from Burundi. It is grown in the Bubanza region, which is located in the northwest of the country. At an altitude of 1700 meters above sea level, the coffee plants in this region benefit from a cooler climate and nutrient-rich soil. The combination of this unique terroir and the […]
COFFEE OF OCTOBER : COLOMBIA : NATURAL : RUM AGED
By Ignacio Rodriguez La Palmera This experimental coffee by Finca La Palmera is really something special. First the coffee is exposed to dry Anaerobic fermentation for 24 hrs. The whole semi-dried cherries are then put into grain-pro bags for a further 50 hrs to continue to ferment. And for the finale the dried coffee […]
BLACK MARKET COFFEE COURSES: THE ANSWER TO MOST OF YOUR LIFE’S PROBLEMS
We have some questions for you. Do you: Need more friends and think making great coffee will help (it will)? Need more friends and think making great coffee with alcohol will help (it really will)? Need to back up your ‘I’m a coffee nerd’ statement on your dating profile which some actual substance? Want your […]
COSTA RICA : COFFEE OF AUGUST
The Santuario project have been innovators in coffee processing. This lot was soaked in a juice made from coffee cherries before pulping, a process which is said to jump start the flavour development, it is then pulped retaining 65% of the pectin fruit layer and then dried (black honey process). If this wasn’t unique enough […]
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FIKA: JULY EDITION
This edition we’ve got good warm feelings from both cosy winter treats, and Indian inspired culture. Warming you from the inside and outside. DRINK Tis the season to be jolly with a warm mug of mulled wine while sitting around the fireplace/fire pit with a bowl of the below in hand. EAT Sticky date pudding. […]
A CUPPA WITH FRANCO
So Franco, what do you do with Black Market Roasters? Mainly I run different types of coffee courses (Fundamentals, Latte art and Advance barista course) also here and then I visit shops helping them on the coffee side. Take us through a typical day. Depending on the course or how early or late I get […]
FIKA: FESTIVAL EDITION!
April is the month of public holidays. The month of which immersing oneself into the minutiae of time management, reviewing of pay slips, improving schedule efficiency, dissecting interstate migration patterns and corresponding financial fluctuations brings joy and exhilaration to millions of Australians across the land as they find the perfect combination of maximum time off, […]
SELF PROPHETIC CHAIRS
I went to a dumpling bar the other week, and other than I like dumplings (and bao buns), the chairs were the winning factor in choosing this restaurant over the ramen bar next to it, or the Mexican joint a few stalls down. This is big. I really like dumplings, but I am existentially enraptured […]
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