Barista Tips & Guides

What to Do with Used Coffee Grounds
5 Cool Uses for Used Coffee Grounds
Even if you’re not using crazy wasteful Nespresso or K-Cups, there is quite a large element of waste when making coffee. But before you fill up your bin with the... Read more...
Coffee Terms People Get Wrong Header
5 Words That People Get Wrong About Coffee
Coffee has been around for a long time, try since the 11th Century in Ethiopia, but there are still words that people get wrong… “Expresso” Yes, it’s fast but it’s... Read more...
Whats Wrong With My Espresso
What's wrong with my Espresso?
Sometimes an espresso shot just doesn’t come out right. It doesn’t matter if you’ve made it the exact same way a million times, sometimes it might come out bitter or... Read more...
Colombia Geisha Coffee Beans
Colombia Geisha - The New Word on Geisha Coffee Beans
We’ve all heard about Panama Geisha, possibly the best coffee beans in the business, but Colombia Geisha is Panama’s cool younger sister, and she’s about to break onto the scene.... Read more...
Bird Friendly Coffee What Does it Mean
Bird Friendly Coffee: What does it mean?
You may have seen the term bird-friendly coffee, and since it doesn’t mean that birds can drink it, what the heck does it mean? Coffee is known to prosper in... Read more...
Why Does Coffee Change from Region to Region
Why does the coffee keep changing from region to region?
Recently we had the pleasure of saying hello to the coffee beans from the San Juan del Rio Coco region in Nicaragua but sadly, bidding farewell to our Organic Guatemalan.... Read more...
Coffee Freshness Meaning
Coffee Freshness: What does it mean?
Coffee is extremely subjective. Therefore the idea of “freshness” is subjective. There are Sicilians who love the bitter taste of an over extracted cup. My dad appreciates the coffee that... Read more...
Coffee Storage in Humid Climates
Coffee Storage in Humid Climates
We send our beans all over Australia, to major cities and remote towns. One of the most common questions we get is how best to store coffee in this sub-tropical,... Read more...
Cocovelle Coffee Alternative
Introducing Cocovelle Coconut Drink - Because we're not only about Coffee
Recently we stumbled across an awesome alternative to coffee, a new product on the scene called Cocovelle, invented by genius Aussie bloke Garth Midgley. Garth has always had a fascination... Read more...
Coffee Drinkers At Cafe
6 Coffee Drinkers I Find Both Amusing and Befuddling
It all started when I had a coffee shop in Sydney at one of the best places in the world: NIDA. The theoretical birthplace of some of Australia’s superstars. A... Read more...
5 Coffee Mistakes You're Probably making
Five Coffee Mistakes You're Probably Making
I was pretty much a coffee rookie before starting here at CBD. I was prone to ordering a flat white purely for ease and I’m definitely guilty of having slurped... Read more...
Pullman BigStep Tamper
The Pullman BigStep Tamper is here!
We’ve been using Pullman tampers for a while now and have no doubt that they’re the best in the biz. They make their tampers (and other espresso accessories) from the... Read more...