An astounding fact is that as recent as 1950 the average life expectancy across the world was just 48 years old. By 2017 that average had jumped to 72. One of the reasons for this incredible increase in life expectancy is our recent obsession (over the last 100 years) to understand what is good…
Before we get into exactly what gourmet coffee is, here is the dictionary definition of gourmet: “Very high quality” The definition is extremely simple and when it comes to coffee the word gourmet is supposed to be used to describe high-quality coffee. The problem is that it is very easy to abuse the word…
The best-tasting coffee starts with the freshest beans but you may buy a couple of months worth of coffee beans at a time because it is cheaper and more convenient to buy a 1kg bag of beans than it is to keep buying more expensive 250g bags weekly. So how do you know how…
No matter what your budget, whether you have a few pounds or a few thousand pounds, this guide will walk you through what is the best coffee machine for your specific needs in 2020. Once you have established the prices you can expect to pay within each category and what each type of coffee…
If you are struggling to find the right gift for someone the chances are they drink coffee every day so why not give them something that they will actually be able to use on a regular basis if not every day These coffee gifts are a wonderful selection of inexpensive presents that will fit into…
Coffee sits just behind tea as the second most consumed drink in the world yet ironically the vast majority of us don’t like the taste so we add all sorts of different things to make it taste better. There are hundreds of different ways to add coffee flavouring to enhance the way it tastes…
If you are looking online to buy cheap coffee pods then you have probably invested in a pod coffee machine already only to find that the pods and capsules are working out to be more expensive than you thought. The good news is that if you have a Nespresso coffee machine or a Dolce Gusto…
You can easily get fooled into thinking that you should always buy dark coffee beans in order to make a great espresso because when you go to any of the high street chains that is what they use because dark roast coffee beans are the cheapest way to get consistency at a low cost.…
Because they are so cheap to make, there are thousands of different types to choose from. The very cheapest should be avoided because they will break and won’t last very long whereas the most expensive are not worth the money because they won’t make a better cup of coffee than something a lot cheaper. We…
