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Brewed coffee and the UK

By James Hoffmann | Published: May 30, 2009

This is something of a summary of the short talk I gave at the Allegra Strategies UK Coffee Leader Summit a week or so ago. Please also bear in mind that this talk was directed at the UK market specifically so won’t necessarily hold true for other national coffee cultures.
For me this talk was a [...]

Posted in Opinion | Also tagged article, Barista, brewing, Coffee, consumer, drinks, economy, Espresso, history, innovation, italy, london, marketing, pricing, quality, trust | 42 Comments

Unblended espresso

By James Hoffmann | Published: March 14, 2009

Forgive the ugliness of the title, but I think talking about SO (Single Origin) espresso does a great disservice1 to what people are beginning to achieve and push for. I am aware that in a way every lot of coffee is a blend on some level but that isn’t what I want to talk about.
Nick [...]

Posted in Coffee | Also tagged Barista, blending, brewing, Coffee, Espresso, single estate, single origin | 21 Comments

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