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Six Great Budapest Coffee Shops

Six Great Budapest Coffee Shops

  • Michael Butterworth
  • January 18, 2022July 11, 2022
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So many great cafés, so little time. We realized pretty quickly we weren’t going to be able to visit every café on our list during a recent visit to Budapest. The Hungarian capital’s

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Five Coffee Tips for Surviving the Holidays

  • Michael Butterworth
  • December 22, 2021
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While there may be no place like home for the holidays, the coffee at home probably isn’t very good. For some, there’s a certain nostalgia that comes from drinking supermarket coffee— laced w

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Four New Books That Should Be In Every Barista’s Library

  • Michael Butterworth
  • November 26, 2021
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We have to admit, 2021 was the best year for books about coffee we’ve seen in a long time. (Admittedly, some of these books were published in 2020, but like Kendrick, we were busy ducking the

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Four French Press Mistakes You Might Be Making

  • Michael Butterworth
  • November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
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Love it or hate it, you’ll probably need to make coffee with a French press at some point in your life. And while we admit to preferring filter coffee, the French press is capable of making a

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New Merch: Coffee Compass Logo T-Shirt

  • Michael Butterworth
  • August 30, 2021
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The perfect cup of coffee may not exist, but we’re pretty sure the perfect t-shirt does: the American Apparel gray track shirt. We’ve long dreamed of slapping our logo on one is these c

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Osito Coffee Launches Fundraiser for Colombian Farmers

  • Michael Butterworth
  • August 19, 2021
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Colombia-based coffee exporters Osito Coffee has launched a fundraiser for Colombian farmers on Gofundme.com. Between the COVID-19 pandemic and a national strike, Osito explains many of their produ

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Peixoto Coffee Redefines Direct Trade in Chandler, Arizona

  • Michael Butterworth
  • July 26, 2021
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The specialty coffee community often celebrates direct trade: when coffee roasters buy their coffee directly from farmers without utilizing a trader. In theory, the practice ensures more of the pro

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Kahverengi Roastery Opens Istanbul Café

  • Michael Butterworth
  • March 24, 2021
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Just over five years ago I learned that Turkey would be hosting a Q grading course for the first time, and that it just so happened that it was going to be the week after I already was going to be

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The Zurich University of Applied Sciences Announces New Post-Graduate Certificate in Coffee Excellence

  • Michael Butterworth
  • March 1, 2021
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The Zurich University of Applied Sciences has announced a new post-graduate certificate in partnership with the Specialty Coffee Association. According to the SCA’s press release. the CAS in

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Designing the April Pour-Over Brewer: An Interview with Patrik Rolf

  • Michael Butterworth
  • February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
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Roaster. Consultant. Podcaster. There’s not much Patrik Rolf hasn’t done when it comes to coffee. Originally from Sweden, Rolf made a name for himself as a coffee roaster in the Berlin

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