Coffee’s Soft Power Shift
The United States has long been at the centre of the global coffee industry. But as policies shift under the Trump administration, that dominance is under threat.
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PAPERCUP COFFEE COMPANY, GREAT WESTERN ROAD, GLASGOW
It’s possible that, after six months living back in Scotland, I’m finally starting to miss the US. A
NICARAGUA CERRO DE JESUS, ARTISAN ROAST
It’s a little strange that it’s taken me this long to get around to reviewing Artisan Roast’s
WELLINGTON COFFEE, EDINBURGH
Wellington Coffee is a hard place to track down. Both in a figurative sense, because it has minimal-to-zero internet presence,
ETHIOPIA KOCHERE KORE, AVENUE COFFEE ROASTERS, GLASGOW
It’s a natural progression for a specialty coffee shop to move into roasting their own. It makes sense financially
HABITAT CAFE, ABERFELDY
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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 It feels safe, withdrawn, away from the care and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