Doubleshot is an institution in downtown Joburg, and we have had many great coffee experiences at the Braamfontein shop over the past 9 years! So we were excited to hear that there was a watershed of ...
View Full ArticleGet to know the man behind a lot of the funny advertising content you've seen recently (Think Checkers, Kreepy Krauly), his Instagram alter-ego Xander, and Rael on Tali's Diaries Gle...
View Full ArticleOur other favourite moments of the World Coffee Competitions 2021 was watching Martin Shabaya of Kenya do Africa proud and become the first African Champion to place in the Finals of the World Ba...
View Full ArticleIssue 37 is a triumphant return to a way of life we've been dreaming about and what better way to do so than a bit of travel wanderlust. The De Wet dynamic duo, Rechia and Dennis, have...
View Full ArticleOnce you get to Noordhoek, after taking the world famous and spectacular drive that is Chapman’s Peak, you may seek a coffee - and we found one! The Noordhoek Garden Emporium sits on the C...
View Full ArticleWalking into Tulip Coffee Bar in Hermanus is like visiting an old family friend's home. The people are friendly and familiar, the staff greet you like a long-lost relative, and everything looks ...
View Full ArticleWe know from our love of braai-ing, that smoke is a natural outcome of getting the best cooked meat. The same is true of coffee roasting, the process creates a large amount of smoke and while this can...
View Full ArticleThe World Barista Championships gathers the best baristas from around the globe to compete on coffee’s biggest stage. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Championship is finally taking place in O...
View Full ArticleThe first thing you notice when you walk into Egg in the new Cavendish Mall annex in Cape Town is the Deluxe Coffee Bar greeting you. And this is necessary! A caffeine hit from a perfectly extracted e...
View Full ArticleMoses and Philip pictured here with Jono Robinson of Bean There Coffee Company, who features in their Episode on Direct Fair Trade Phillip Theletsane and Moses have been learning about specialt...
View Full ArticleOriginally published in Issue 35 of The Coffee Magazine You miss travelling? Food and coffee can take you where you wish to go… Words by Kamini Pather Foodie culture is an explor...
View Full ArticleOne of the important decisions we made about this year's CCW was that we wanted to make it available to everyone. Through the YouTube feed we were able to share the knowledge and through the Exper...
View Full ArticleTo celebrate the Launch of KeepCup in South Africa, the team from Tipto gifted each of the Creative Coffee Week attendees a beautiful KeepCup. What's so special about a KeepCup? Well, ...
View Full ArticleIt’s been a banner year and a half for this Johannesburg coffee institution. With ‘Fresh to Death’ as their mantra, you know you’re going to get the goods from the ambiti...
View Full ArticleThe Set Up Colour is an important part of how we experience the world and we are always trying to come up with ways to inspire you to try new coffees and pay more for quality. We enlisted the help ...
View Full ArticleExploring the wonderful world of honey Words by Mel Winter We came around the corner with a gathered trail of children from the tour around the training facility. We could hear the noise from ...
View Full ArticleWe were so thrilled when this year, we received an entry to A Shot in the Dark from Eswatini! Grant Johl was so enthusiastic about the project and unfortunately civil unrest in the country meant that ...
View Full ArticleBig Bay, Cape Town. An iconic view and a new coffee company to get your tastebuds into: Welcome to the jungle, Big Bay Beach Brew! If anyone has ever been up the beautiful West Coast, you get t...
View Full ArticleHELP! What’s happening to my beans? There seems to be a massive misconception between tipping, scorching, blowing, and burning.. Part of the problem is there is no naming convention - doe...
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