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The Ugandan Coffee Industry
The Ugandan Coffee Industry
Given the title by Winston Churchill back in the 1908, Uganda is a hidden gem of coffee production nestled in the heart of Africa. Landlocked between its neighbours South Sudan... Read more...
Five coffee tools for any home
Five coffee tools for any home
Puck prep is all over the internet these days, with just about every home batista having a tool kit of various gadgets that claim to revolutionise the coffee game. What... Read more...
Why Is Coffee Expensive? - Perspective
Why Is Coffee Expensive? - Perspective
Coffee prices ARE rising and they aren't going to stop at the predicted $7 a coffee. Most of the public's immediate reaction has been to batten down the hatches like... Read more...
Why is Coffee Expensive? - Coffee Vs Wine
Why is Coffee Expensive? - Coffee Vs Wine
This seems to be THE question so many consumers are asking amidst the current price hike the industry is seeing and an issue that so many consumers seem to not... Read more...
Can Coffee Make You Lose Weight?
Can Coffee Make You Lose Weight?
Caffeine cops a lot of flak. Some say it poisons you, others say it is an addictive substance that will only lead to hardship. The term caffeine even gets thrown... Read more...
How to start liking coffee? THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
How to start liking coffee? THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
Coffee isn't elitist. Coffee is often viewed as a pretentious and over complicated consumable reserved only for the upper echelon of society, and that couldn't be further from reality. Coffee... Read more...
Hugh Jackman's Film Travels To The Birthplace Of Coffee
Hugh Jackman's new film, Dukale's Dream is literally making coffee farmers dreams come true. The movie follows Jackman and his wife travelling to Ethiopia on behalf of World Vision Australia to experience first hand the daily life of a coffee farmer struggling with extreme poverty. Dukale is a 27 year old man, from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia, toiling through endlessly hot days working on his coffee farm trying his best to survive and get out of poverty. Jackman spends time with Dukale and helping him dig holes, turn the... Read more...
Colombian Connection Coffee Roasters
New Roasters Colombian Connection Coffee join the CBD site!
We’re super excited to announce that we have a new roastery joining the CBD site! The awesome Cesar and Nico, from Colombian Connection, actually roast in the same location as... Read more...
The Great Coffee Experiment: storage v time
We all know that coffee storage is key to maintaining quality of the beans. But we really want to know just HOW important it is, what happens when you try to extract 6 month old beans that have been properly stored, versus 6 month old beans that have not been stored correctly. So we’ve decided to conduct an experiment that tests the extraction of an espresso shot on the same coffee, stored in different ways, over time to try. Some say the ideal window for the best espresso extractions is... Read more...
From Seed to Cup: An Awesome Infographic
We're no strangers to a solid infographic around here. Especially when they are coffee related. But this might just be the best one we have ever seen. Interactive, scrollable and highly informative - this one from BizBrain.org tells the story of coffee, from seed to cup. Brought to you by:BizBrain.org | Open in a New Window Read more...
Which of the three "at home coffee drinkers" are you?
We are all as unique as our coffee preferences. But as time goes on, we here at CBD have noticed that there are three kinds of at home coffee drinkers that make up our customer base. You could be a combination of two, or clearly sit in one, but from our observations and chats with our awesome customers, these are the three categories that have come out. Rest assured these "types" are not scathing or demeaning, they are simply our observations. We love all three types of at home coffee... Read more...
Coffee Cups Made of Coffee Grounds
Coffee Cups Made of Coffee Grounds
This isn't your preschool craft project. Global coffee consumption just continues to rise, and along with, a rise in coffee waste is apparent. Beyond re-usable cups and coffee composting, comes... Read more...