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What's the Point? Why does this website exist? Why am I reading this post? What’s the meaning of life? These are all valid questions. In the interest of being transparent, I’m going to start with t...
The Cortado Getting Spicy On the surface, coffee is simple. It has a distinct smell, look, and taste, and its ultimate goal, beyond satisfying your tongue, is to give you a nice energy boost. But w...
The Flat White If You Know You Know There’s something about using simple descriptor words to name something that makes said thing seem so native to its category, that only people in the know are al...
Music in the Year 2070 For as old as music is, it’s also pretty young. We’ve had music for hundreds of years, but it really hasn’t been until the past century that we’ve really branched out into th...
The Macchiato If you’re in a coffee shop long enough, you’re bound to hear someone order a “Macchiato”. But do people really know what they’re ordering or is it just a fun word to say? Hopefully, t...
Why Are We So Flakey? It’s a Thursday Evening You told your friend you’d meet them for coffee after work. But, it’s been a long week, it’s cold outside, and the warmth of cozy blankets, take-out fo...
Espresso Life Jacket You know when you hear a new word used enough times that you have a feel for what it means based on the context, but then someone asks you to define it, and you quickly realize...
The Americano Buongiorno When it comes to coffee, Italians are what Parisians are to the French language: elitists. And why shouldn’t they be? They pioneered the world of modern coffee. They may no...
Light, Medium, Dark | The Roast Spectrum “It’s hard enough deciding on what size of coffee I want to order, now you’re telling me I have to pick a roast too? ” When it comes to roast types, there’s...
The Mocha Let’s be honest, a Mocha is basically a dessert. It’s the drink that you get when you can’t decide between hot chocolate or coffee, so you think, “Por que no los dos?” If you’re fond of c...
The Corretto You may have heard of Irish Coffee, but if whiskey isn’t your cup of tea, we have another coffee and alcohol option for you: The Corretto. Coffee Chaser In the 1930s, Benito Mussolini’...
French Press When it comes to coffee, the French Press might very well be the most popular method of making homemade coffee outside of drip. Learning to use a French Press is like learning to ride ...
Moka Pot The coffee world is no stranger to the age of nostalgia and reboots that we currently live in. Take for instance the Moka Pot. What was once a kitchen staple, in the homes of most coffee d...
Pour Over Coffee Why Pour Over? Let’s get back to the basics. When it comes to brewing coffee, there’s no simpler method than using an automated drip coffee maker. You can buy one at pretty much an...
The Latte For something so engrained in today’s pop culture, the latte has a relatively recent introduction. Latte. The word has become iconic, so much so that it has its own consumer stereotype. T...
Single Origin Coffee What does it mean to be single origin? If you’re observant or are a heavy coffee drinker, you may have noticed that some coffees on the menu or on their bag will have the phras...
Caffeine It’s a hell of a drug. But what is it really? A brief history The world is a big place and sometimes it feels like there really is nothing new under the Sun. Nowadays, information travel i...
Drink Coffee & Keep White Teeth You might be doing it wrong… White teeth. It’s one of the few things that everyone wants. Sure, it has a different priority for everyone. But given the choice of hav...
Why Did Coffee Become So Popular? Coffee has become omnipresent. You walk a couple blocks and you’ll see several coffee shops. You watch a movie and coffee is at some point offered. You scroll thro...
How to Start Drinking Coffee. A step-by-step guide with dating metaphors. Coffee is great. It gives you energy, has a unique and wonderful taste and has health benefits (so long as you don’t over-d...