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Aida’s Grand Reserve

I am very much aware that promoting my own products or business on a personal blog very quickly spends any currency of goodwill that I might have built up.
There are, however, rare instances where I think it is entirely worth it and this is one of them. There is more information about the coffee [...]

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A bit of (bad) news

When we started Square Mile our goals were fairly traditional for a startup roastery.  After the last Nordic Barista Cup that changed.  We had the chance to hang out with (the now newlywed) Chris and M’lissa Owens.  As anyone who has met them can attest – they are astoundingly wonderful people.
We had a new goal [...]

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I’m very excited!

Got a phone call this evening about a little machinery project that we embarked upon with Marco, telling me that they will be debuting the machine at CatEx – Ireland’s HORECA tradeshow – between the 9th and 11th of February.  It was an idea we had that they agree to R&D, and the data coming [...]

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Videocast #3 – Chemex

Just a quick link to the third Square Mile videocast:

Videocast #3 – Chemex/Pourover from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.
For more information there are some notes on the Square Mile blog.
Comments and discussion always welcome.

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Vacancy – Part time position at Square Mile

We have a part time temporary position coming up at Square Mile.
15-20 hours per week, reasonably flexible hours – to start in the new year.
The role will involve assisting with all aspects of the business – from cuppings, to production, delivery to helping support training classes.
Applicants should be warned that the work involves a good [...]

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French Press Technique

Videocast #2 – French Press Technique from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.
I know I cross posted this on the Square Mile Blog, but I thought I should post it here too. Feedback is always welcome, and yes – I am still totally obsessed with brewing on scales!
Comments are open again!

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Shop!

The shop is up and running! . SHOP!
The overseas delivery in Europe should all be right, any questions then let us know.

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Taste of Norway

Quite looking forward to this.

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WBC 2008

Well, where to begin?
Copenhagen was not what I expected, in just about every way. I thought I’d get more time to roam the streets, visit cafes and hang out. Somehow it ended up being very busy indeed. That didn’t mean, however, that I missed out on my favourite part of these events [...]

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English Coffee Culture

Having done so on several occaisons, I feel it is quite acceptable to talk about Italian coffee culture. An intertwining of taste preference, lifestyle and culture with the drink. I feel pretty comfortable defining elements of Scandanavian coffee culture, or French coffee culture. I could keep listing different countries – the USA [...]

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