How-To

There’s no beating a really great filter or espresso, but sometimes, just sometimes, it’s nice to try something a little bit different. This summer has seen the nation go mad ...

The vacuum coffee brewer – also known as the syphon – is a rarely seen piece of coffee equipment these days, appearing to have fallen out of favour with home ...

Like it or not, butter, or Bulletproof, coffee, is A Thing. Previously just a murmur of a buttery undercurrent, a silver bullet to nutrition geeks and hardcore sports junkies, it’s ...

Espresso Martini. The two words together give me the jitters, and not in a good way. Along with Irish Coffee and White Russians, coffee cocktails seem to be trapped in ...

The pairing of beautiful complex cheeses with wine or even whisky is a well-established concept. But coffee? It’s probably not something you’ve contemplated a great deal, but think about it, ...

On the table in front of me are two hot cupping bowls with 12.5g of Caravan’s Hope AA from Tanzania and Square Mile’s La Buitrera Huila from Colombia. Beside me ...

Arianna Halshaw, founder of Bittersweet Bakers, drinks a lot of coffee. “The coffee starts in that corner,” she says, nodding at her Gaggia Brera. “The first one of the day ...

Prufrock Coffee is an internationally respected coffee shop and barista trainer that pioneered the third wave in the UK. With 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies at the helm, its flagship at ...

The French Press, or cafetière, is perhaps the most humble of all brewing devices, with a place in homes across the world. The French and Italians argue over its origins, ...

Fresh beans? Check. Grinder? Check. Scales? Check. Aeropress, French Press, piston or pump? Got it. You’re all set to be a domestic barista, producing tasty coffee in minutes, any time ...

Coffee beans are fickle little seeds of flavour, but when given the attention they deserve they respond in wonderful ways. Fortunately, brewing the same amazing coffee you find in your ...