Coffee Stories

The second installment of the Burundi Kayanza Gatare release was a Sunday morning treat at our Douglas St brew bar.

To celebrate the arrival of the latest addition to our Rare & Interesting menu, the Burundi Kayanza Gatare, we chose to pull some people together. The first was on 10th of April at Customs Brew Bar, where syphons were being made and cold beers were drunk. We’d like to say thank you for all that [...]

Burundi has not traditionally been considered a great coffee producer, let alone being a serious part of the specialty grade coffee industry. However that is certainly changing. Historically Burundi has not been a coffee drinking nation. It also has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the poorest nations on earth, and has endured more [...]

Coffee producer Carlos Imbachi has become well known within the specialty coffee world for his exceptional quality coffee. So much so that his coffee was voted the SCAA’s Coffee of the Year in both 2009 and 2010. Carlos’s Finca Buena Vista is a 9 hectare farm located in the municipality of San Agustin, south of the [...]

As of last week were able to add the Balinese Kintamani and the Guatemalan El Injerto to our origins menu. Two exceptional coffees with very distinct profiles. Both of these coffees are available through our online store and our three retail outlets Woodward St, Customs Brew Bar and Douglas St.

El Salvador Cup of Excellence 2011 trip report This year’s competition was held just outside of Concepción de Ataco in the Ahuachapan region.

We are proud to be able support the production of the freshly minted book Coffee Story: Ethiopia by Majka Burhardt. This fine book is above all else a celebration of Ethiopia’s role in the world of coffee, recognising the unparalleled contribution this nation has given to the global coffee industry.

To say that Brazil is a country of contrasts is probably a bit of an understatement but it is the only way I have been able to convey my experiences there.