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The best coffee subscription service will depend on a few factors. Firstly, who will be drinking the coffee? Next, how many cups does the service need to cater for, per week? How flexible is the subscription? And what quality are the beans on offer? Is the coffee for your employees...

Most people associate India with tea production, but some areas of the country have excellent conditions for growing coffee. India actually produces some excellent coffee and one of them is Monsoon Malabar. What is Monsoon Malabar? This is a type of coffee produced in a specific way in a specific...

Monsoon Malabar coffee comes from India and gets its name from the way the coffee beans are prepared. During the drying process, the beans are stored in specially built warehouses in which they are allowed to experience moisture-laden monsoon winds for a period of several months (usually three or four)....

Decaffeinated coffee has the delicious coffee flavour and strength that you love, without the jitter-inducing caffeine that you sometimes – but not always – need! But it is something of a misnomer as decaffeinated coffee still has a perceptible amount of caffeine in it, and overdoing the decaf can leave...

Turkish coffee is not simply coffee that is found in Turkey (although that is where the beverage comes from). It is a way of brewing coffee to create a rich, strong cup that has a 'sludge' of coffee grounds in the bottom of the cup when you are done. This...

Coffee beans are very hard when they are raw, but the roasting process makes them brittle and much easier to break or grind. For best results, a purpose-designed coffee grinder is a good investment for any coffee aficionado, but you can grind coffee beans in a number of other ways...

Making great filter coffee is an important skill which is the basis of many different coffee drinks, such as lattes, cappuccinos and iced coffees - but it is also a great way to get a simple caffeine fix with no fuss. If you have a filter coffee machine, generally all...

A cafetiere is a manual coffee maker that is usually designed for domestic use. Cafetieres can make two, four or eight cups of coffee usually. But how do they work? The cafetiere comprises several parts: a heatproof glass jug, a strainer or filter that is attached to a plunger mechanism....

There are several ways that the amount of caffeine in coffee can be reduced. Do be aware that decaf is never entirely free from caffeine, however, there are limits that decaffeinated coffee must fall below, in order to bear the label in Europe. This is 0.1% for coffee beans, and...