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Scented and flavored tea: how to create your own signature earl grey and more
Scenting dried tea with flowers and other botanicals is one of the oldest and most-guarded tea making tradition from China. From the elegant
Jun 21, 20249 min read
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Costa Rica La Pastora
La Pastora is a beautiful central American coffee. It's clean with a smooth mouth feel, sweet with pleasant, stonefruit like acidity yet it'
Jun 10, 20241 min read
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Ice drip: next level iced coffee
ice drip is a great iced coffee alternative, collecting dews of coffee essence in a jar of life restoring elixir
Jun 7, 20246 min read
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Taiwanese coffee: Butterfly Valley
Butterfly Valley is named after the Euploea butterflies that grace the valley every spring. This is an elegant washed coffee from Taiwan.
May 23, 20241 min read
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Amber Flora and butterfly lemonade
A closer look at our herbal tea blend Amber Flora and how to make a beautiful summer butterfly lemonade with it!
Aug 31, 20224 min read
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Espresso tonic! Beat the heat with this fun drink two ways
espresso and tonic water is the perfect summer combo. Tonic water brings an electrifying cooling effect and a smudge of complexity.
Jul 21, 20222 min read
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Best lavender syrup and iced lavender cappuccino
We are sharing our favorite lavender syrup recipe so you can create this versatile syrup in just a few easy steps.
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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Japanese style iced coffee, pourover on ice
Flash chilled pourover, aka. Japanese iced coffee is a perfect iced coffee method to capture the beautiful acidity in your coffee.
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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Teas that increase in value after beaten by bugs?
Honey black tea and oriental beauty are both said to have a honey like fragrance and sweetness. It’s due to tea jassids bites.
Jun 8, 20223 min read
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Honeybrook, a comforting black tea tastes like honey
A naturally sweet tea harvested in the summer. Organically grown where the tea jassids trigger the tree to release a honey like sweetness.
May 25, 20222 min read
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Post grind coffee storage experiment
Flush with nitrogen? Vacuum? Or simply do nothing? What is the best way to store pre-ground coffee and make sure it last as long as possible
May 19, 20225 min read
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The chamomile tea of Asia: chrysanthemum
Naturally sweet, chrysanthemum tea that is said to help reduce high blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and is packed with antioxidants
May 11, 20222 min read
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Mitsudashi, cold brew tea
One of the best ways to enjoy a glass of iced tea in the warmer season is cold brew. This method is easy, consistent and delicious.
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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Coffee update: Brazil
Brazil Riacho das Varas is balanced yet still has plenty of juiciness. A delicious and lingering aftertaste of malted chocolate and hazelnut
Apr 23, 20221 min read
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Easter BOGOF and new coffee update: Ethiopia and Colombia
Colombia Cauca Perla De Inza and Ethiopia Limu Kossa Geshe, Easter BOGOF special with some great coffees from BKG Coffee Roasters.
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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Evenly extracted and consistent pourover: high water mass method
A pourover coffee recipe and brew guide to help you extract more evenly and yielding a consistent result across different baristas.
Apr 6, 20225 min read
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Golden sparkle, Wenshan Baozhong, a taste of spring blossoms
Golden Sparkle is an elegant tea with an aroma that reminds you of spring blossoms and pickled mango. It’s light, delicate and clean.
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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Grinding and sifting coffee - what does particle distribution do to your extraction?
a closer look at your grind quality. Is your grinder giving your polarizing particle size distribution? How will that affect your brew?
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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Stepping into the Spring with Greenwood, new plantation tea from Taiwan
Floral and laced with delicate scents of peach and ripe fruit, Greenwood is harvested from a new plantation from Shanlinxi, Taiwan.
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Cupping: evaluating the quality of coffee
You might do this daily. Or you probably have seen this somewhere. Maybe in the corner of your favorite third wave coffee shop where...
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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