Barista Tips & Guides

Clear Coffee Has Been Invented
Clear Coffee Has Been Invented
Our saving grace has arrived! Black coffee drinkers rejoice – for clear coffee has been invented! The feeling of impending doom from an upcoming dentist appointment, or when a photo... Read more...
4 Reasons Why Kopi Luwak Isn't Worth Your Money
4 Reasons Why Kopi Luwak Isn't Worth Your Money
When people talk of specialty coffee, they often mention Kopi Luwak as being the highest of the tiers, the rarest and most expensive coffee on the market. In case you... Read more...
13 Reasons Why Your Brain Loves Coffee
13 Reasons Why Your Brain Loves Coffee: an Infographic
It’s no secret to any coffee drinker that coffee is liquid gold. But did you know how and why your brain and body seem to love the stuff so much?... Read more...
Coffee Drinkers at Cafe
6 Types of Coffee Drinkers
It all started when I had a coffee shop in Sydney in one of the best places in the world: NIDA. The theoretical birthplace of some of Australia’s superstars. Where... Read more...
Colombian Farmer Nestor Ossa
Colombian Reserve Microlot Grower: Nestor Ossa
We recently shared a post with information about one of the farmers from our Colombian Reserve Sampler Pack, Manuel Cotacio. It’s not often that we are given the name, and... Read more...
Spotlight on the Kogi People Documentary Screening
Coffee Spotlight: Kogi Film Screening and Coffee Cupping in Melbourne
Lorenzo and Diana, the founders of Kogi coffee, who import and distribute the beans in Australia, have put together an incredible documentary on the Kogi people, their unique coffee production... Read more...
6 Things You Should Not Order at a Cafe
6 Things You Shouldn’t Order at A Cafe
Here’s a quick list of things you should NOT order at a cafe, unless you want your barista to roll their eyes at you, and possibly talk about you in... Read more...
Colombian Reserve Farmer Manuel Cotacio
Colombian Reserve Microlot Grower: Manuel Cotacio
We are so happy to have some incredible Colombian micro-lots as part of our new Colombian Reserve Sampler Pack. It’s not often that we are given even the name of,... Read more...
The Potential Corporate
A editorial review from The Potential Corporate
Nicole Fang, the Potential Corporate, has a serious love affair with coffee. She truly believes in the “transformative quality” of the sacred bean, and finding herself in the all too... Read more...
colombian specialty coffee being harvested and carried by horse through the colombian mountains
Introducing Kogi Coffee
We are exceptionally proud to announce a new specialty coffee roastery joining CBD: Kogi Coffee. Not only is it exquisitely delicious coffee, the story behind the coffee is one of... Read more...
Water Coffee Relationship
Coffee and Water: A special relationship
Coffee and water have an extremely complex relationship. Not only does the plant require huge amounts of water in production, but a simple latte actually contains only 1.25% coffee and... Read more...
How is Coffee Harvested?
How is coffee harvested?
Coffee is all processed in different ways. From seed to cup there are countless decisions and different ways to do things, and only after serious experimentation and research will a... Read more...