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UK Cupping Competition

Just a quick post really about entering the Cupping competition today. I initially was told I couldn’t enter because they had 8 entrants and couldn’t possibly accomodate a 9th. Thankfully a couple of people dropped out so I had a…

Post 500: Espresso…..

It only just dawned on me that this next post would be a milestone post (thank you wordpress dashboard) so I thought I should post in an opinionated way about coffee as a couple of things have been eating away…

Barista Competition Judging

I know barista competitions come in for a lot of criticism online, and I don’t really want this to be one of those posts. However having seen a bit of both sides there are some things I’d love to see…

5 Predictions for Coffee in 2008

Having looked back at 2007 I am going to go out on a limb and have a go at a few predications for coffee in 2008, though try and keep them fairly general.

2007 - A review of the year

A look back over the last 12 months, and all things coffee that have happened within them (both to me and others). World Championships, origin trips and other competitions as well as other coffee-centric highpoints of the year 2007.