HABITAT CAFE, ABERFELDY
The braes ascend like lofty wa's, The foaming stream deep-roaring fa's, O'erhung wi'
PURE MAGIC EL SALVADOR, UNORTHODOX COFFEE ROASTERS, KINROSS
The sign that a country has truly embraced specialty coffee is when cafes, and especially roasters, start popping up in
ARTISAN ROAST STOCKBRIDGE, EDINBURGH
Artisan Roast, it seems, is taking over. Not content with being Scotland’s first specialty coffee roaster (est. 2007), they’
BURUNDI MBIRIZI LOT #7, WILLIAMS & JOHNSON, LEITH
I first tried Williams & Johnson’s Burundi Mbirizi Lot #7 during research for my review of Foodstory in Aberdeen.
LOWDOWN, EDINBURGH
There’s something reassuring about a coffee shop in a basement. It feels safe, withdrawn, away from the care and
BRAZIL FAZENDA PANTANO, DEAR GREEN COFFEE ROASTERS
Brazil can be a somewhat maligned origin in the third wave coffee world. It’s unglamourous, for one thing, due
STEAMPUNK COFFEE, NORTH BERWICK
I have been looking forward to visiting Steampunk’s cafe, The Warehouse, for a long time. I first read about
The Alternative Coffee Tasting Dictionary
Knowing what to say during a coffee cupping can be daunting. When you run out of the standards—Full, Juicy, Mild, Complex etc—here are a few...non-standard adjectives to try.
EL SALVADOR EL CARMEN ESTATE, ROUNDSQUARE ROASTERY, AYR
One of the most exciting aspects of living in the state of Michigan was the preponderance of third wave coffee
COLOMBIA JOSÉ IGNACIO PARDO, THE COFFEE COLLECTIVE, DENMARK
This coffee was a surprise early Christmas gift from my sister and Danish brother-in-law, and seeing as it’s the
PACAMARA, DUNDEE
Living in Aberdeen, the most interaction I generally have with Dundee involves traversing the many roundabouts it takes to get
5 COFFEE MAKERS FOR THEO WALCOTT TO CONSIDER
After Theo Walcott scored his 10th goal of the season against Stoke last week, the focus was naturally on the