Caffeine Magazine - the award-winning magazine for coffee lovers

The life of a green coffee buyer

Joanne Berry, green been coffee buyer of Nordic Approach lets us peek inside her diary! Nordic Approach, based in Oslo, Norway, sources some of the best green coffee in the ...

How-To

The best coffee brownie!

Anyone fancy salted espresso brownie bars with whipped dark chocolate coffee ganache? Yup, us too. Safia delivers the goods. If a survey were carried out on the sweet treat most ...

WTF

Ever spotted the word “natural” or “washed” on coffee packaging and wondered what it means? James Hanson explains all. Coffee is surrounded by specifics: varietals, roasting profiles, brew times and ...

Tested

The best dairy alternatives for coffee

Dairy alternatives are all the rage now. But concerns about their environmental impact have cropped up lately. Although all vegan milks are way more sustainable than cow’s milk, there’s a ...

WTF

Honey processing, explained!

You may have heard the term "honey processed" thrown around a lot. So what is this mysterious category that sits in between natural and washed coffees? The Kore Directive's Sierra ...

Caffeinated Tipple

The ultimate Christmas coffee cocktail!

This drink is a bold interpretation of the traditional festive eggnog, and its velvety smoothness with pops of complex coffee and spices is truly a treat for your tastebuds. The ...

WTF

WTF is Fair Trade and Direct Trade?

What is Fair trade and direct trade anyway, and do we really need to factor it in when buying our coffee? Fairtrade was originally set up as an admirable cause ...

Caffeinated Tipple

Going for Gold

In issue 33, we featured this delicious rum cocktail as our Caffeinated Tipple. We still absolutely love it to this day, particularly as the weather gets cooler and we look ...

How-To

The best coffee cake you’ll ever eat!

Our resident foodie Safia Shakarchi whips up the most delicious coffee cake - pear, olive oil & chestnut cake with chestnut coffee cream! We may have waved goodbye to the ...

Top 5

Our top 5 Antipodean cafes in London!

Back in 2009, speciality coffee in London was pretty hard to come by. This may be hard to believe, as there are tons of speciality cafes scattered in practically every ...

Investigation

The history of hot chocolate

Luxurious and indulgent, hot chocolate is always a real treat. Hot chocolate. It’s the taste of sweet memories. The spoon bursting through the foil seal of a container. A steaming ...

Tested

Déjà Brew

With a plethora of reusable coffee cups now on the market, it can often feel like a minefield trying to pick the right one for you.So which one will you ...