News articles tagged with 'origin'
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An Australian bean counter in Bali
When you are an accountant and you tell someone that you work for a coffee roaster, you are usually greeted with the same joke every time. “Oh, so you’re a BEAN counter”. Ha Ha. Not funny. Trust me, when you hear this joke for the 5,000th time, it’s incredibly unfunny.
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Our Bali coffee is officially on the water!
We’re very excited about this Direct Trade shipment from Bali. After a three year ‘apprenticeship’ in understanding the region and the people, we think this year’s crop will be the big pay off! Special prize to anyone who can pick out the 250 grams of coffee that was picked by our Bean Counter (that joke just keeps getting funnier!), Jason Gray.
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On the road with Gwilym Davies
Last year’s World Barista Champion, Gwilym Davies, was in Australia recently, and Brad Nixon from our Melbourne roastery went to Queensland and NSW to attend Gwilym’s seminar. Here’s Brad’s diary of his travels…
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Impressive latte art by the Balinese baristas
As part of our direct trade relationship with farmers in Bali, we enjoy training the local Ubud baristas. After our first training session, two of the baristas stood out. Their natural talent and enthusiasm were impressive, and we quickly decided to sponsor them to a week of intensive training with us in Perth.
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Coffee Context
Let’s face it, the trend in Perth is that cafes are investing more seriously in something consumers (yes, that’s you) have been demanding for years: better quality. Every time a coffee is returned because it’s “just not right”, a bad review is posted on-line or a full cup is left on the table, consumers unwittingly form part of the masses demanding a higher standard.
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Brazil — Cup of Excellence and Farm Time
I remember thinking that Colombia was a long way away — and I know Dean will agree. It is. Just getting all the way to Monseratte from Perth is an absolute mission! So as I flew over Bogota (according to my in-flight entertainment) with another five hours still to go, plus two more internal flights, I finally grasped just how far I was going and how BIG Brazil is.
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