Coffee Journal

Espresso, filter or French press: choosing your grind
It is the setting that decides everything. Too fine and the cup turns bitter; too coarse and it falls hollow. How to choose, and how to correct. Read more...
Storing your coffee: five mistakes that ruin the beans
Oxygen, light, moisture and heat do more damage than time itself. So does the fridge. Read more...
Getting filter coffee right: grind, dose, water and temperature
Four settings are enough to take a cup from acceptable to remarkable. Here are the benchmarks, and how to fix it when it goes wrong. Read more...
Washed, natural, wet-processed: how processing shapes flavour
The same coffee tree can yield two radically different cups. Everything is decided in the hours that follow the harvest. Read more...
The SCA score explained: what 84, 86 or 88 points really mean
Nearly all of our coffees carry a score out of 100. Here is what it actually measures, what it does not tell you, and how to use it when choosing. Read more...