Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony from Cafe Imports on Vimeo. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Thanks to countless heirloom varieties and perfect environmental conditions, Ethiopia grows the best co
Author: Michael Butterworth
Michael Butterworth is an authorized instructor of the Specialty Coffee Association and the inventor of the Etkin Dripper. He cofounded the Coffee Compass mostly as an excuse to visit more coffee shops. For consulting and training enquiries please visit butterworth.coffee.
Argo Sons Coffee Announces Louisville Expansion
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New Robot Barista Can Make Lattes but Still Gets Your Name Wrong
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These New Products Have the Coffee World Buzzing
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We Put the EK43 on a T Shirt and You Can Get One
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One of the benefits of having a coffee website is that occasionally people send you free things in exchange for publicly sharing your opinion. Recently Cafe Deluxe sent us one of their 1 liter Fr
Five Reasons to Use a Hand Grinder
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Gear Review: Huky 500 Coffee Roaster
The thought has crossed the mind of every serious coffee nerd: Can I roast my own coffee? We’ve debated it enough times that when we first stumbled upon a picture of the Huky 500, we were in
Five Amazing Must-Try Aeropress Recipes
Home coffee enthusiast Chris Heiniger lifted the Gold Aeropress at the 2015 Eastern Aeropress Championship, but the competition featured too many creative Aeropress recipes not to share a few of