What happens when competitors from 60 countries gather in Sydney for an epic showdown of AeroPress mastery? You fire up the barbeque, crank the tunes, and turn it into the sausage sizzle of the year, of course!
2018 WORLD AEROPRESS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING RECIPE
After winning her national title in the U.S.A and battling her way through the competition Carolina’s recipe beat out stiff competition from Belarus & China in the final to take the coveted title of 2018 World AeroPress Champion.
BEHIND OUR 1ST WORLD COFFEE PROBLEMS; SUPPLY & STARMAYA
Starmaya is a coffee that’s stopped us in our brewing and slurping tracks and had us engrossed in genetic diversity and the future of coffee farming.
Geisha Rancho Grande: Honey Vs. Washed
One of our all-time favourite producers, La Minita of Costa Rica, have released their first Geisha coffee. We’ve managed to get our hands on the first lot & we’re firing up the roaster on Monday!
RINSEY, WHO KNOWS, MIGHT BE THE WORLD’S FIRST DIY TRAVEL CUP RINSER.
Don’t get us wrong, we’re always happy to wash your travel cups. Whether caked in milk, or etched black as night, we don’t judge, seen it all before!
RAISE YOUR CUP TO THE FARMERS
Four months ago, we embarked on our Cup of Excellence tour, which welcomed award-winning Peruvian, Colombian and Brazilian coffees to our cupping tables and cafes.
RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 13: YOSHI47
Known for his loud, grinning murals, Japan-based artist yoshi47 has been on our radar for Random Acts of Art for many moons.
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A Year Cutting Cup Waste; Handing It To You!
Last May, we set ourselves a goal – to cut our single use cup waste in half by the end of May 2018, and one year on, the results are in. We hit 47% - a ‘most- improved-award’ worthy jump from where we started at 6%, but a bloody long way to go to 100% should we come to set ourselves that doozy of a goal.
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RANDOM ACTS OF ART NO 12: LEE LAI
Take one look at Lee Lai’s wildly imaginative work & it’s no wonder we picked her for our 12th run of Random Acts of Art. The first Melbourne-based artist to give our bags new life, Lai & her maze of coffee creatures have eaten our hearts out (seriously though, they've got an appetite)!
Cup of Excellence Tour 2018
Cup of Excellence is known for discovering beautiful coffees, as well as celebrating and rewarding farmer excellence – since inception it has returned US $55,181,409.99 to coffee producers. This year we’re showcasing CoE coffees from the newest, oldest and ‘hottest’ competitions in a Single O Cup of Excellence Tour…
