5 sites to order freshly-roasted coffee beans online I do not live walking distance of an incredible coffee shop nor do I want to shell out 150฿ for a cold brew. What to do? I don’t fret because freshly roasted coffee can be delivered right to my door. Whether it’s specialty single origin or blend […]
Coffee shops, just without the coffee.
Over ฿100 for a tall plain brewed coffee at Starbucks. That’s about the same price as a cup of coffee in New York City! Coffee bean prices are at an all time low, so why is my coffee drink so expensive? At least it’s not as bad as Copenhagen where they shell out 199฿ for […]
What does “strong coffee” mean?
As a barista you sometimes hear the “big man”, you know the burly bearded no nonsense guy, ask loud and proud for “the strongest stuff you got”. Many a barista roll their eyes and dream of loading a good ol’ 20oz cup with 10 shots of espresso plopping it down on the bar like an […]
Is now the time to open a coffee shop?
It seems you can’t go 30 meters without running into some sort of coffee establishment ready to sell you anything from overly sweet instant coffee in a bag to a sophisticated aged drip coffee. Even though many people are opening their own shops, is there still room for more? Yes! The most caffeinated city in […]
Drip Coffee: Doi Tung vs The Coffee Bean
After yet another terrible coffee in a hotel, yes Nescafe redcup again, I decided it was time I take the portable pour overs seriously. I went to Big C and grabbed all the single serve pour over coffees (aka: drip coffee) they had, which was two of them: Doi Tung and The Coffee Bean. I […]
Coffee Ice Cubes, Almost A Great Idea
I use cold brew coffee ice cubes all the time, but this drink just missed the mark. I will get to the details but first… My parents recently visited from the United States and I took them on a little temple tour which included the Grand Palace. Since I have been in many times I […]
Aging Coffee Like Wine
I came across some interesting coffee preparing methods and stumbled across aging coffee. Aging wine can unlock new flavors. But normally you don’t want your coffee to sit around. Imagine drinking brewed coffee after it has set out a day or some stale beans. And I am always talking about getting freshly roasted coffee beans […]
All About Vacuum Brewing And Why It’s Not Siphon Brewing
First of all vacuum brewing is probably the coolest way to brew black coffee. The whole setup looks like a science experiment and if done correctly, it is a delicious experiment indeed! Vacuum brewing is actually a slightly older brewing method than espresso (1830s vs 1880s) and just by looking at both methods you can […]
Coffee Trends in 2019 We Might See in Thailand
The love of innovative coffee continues to grow. From specially grown mico-lot coffee perfect for black coffee and espresso shots to the fizziest, sugar concoctions you can imagine, 2019 is sure to be full of exciting coffee. I’m sure there will be no slow down in baristas’ creativity or in amazing production methods – elephant […]
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The Best Coffee Writing of 2019
During the course of my research or my general coffee reading I occasionally come across some laugh out loud coffee writing. I will keep a “notebook” of some of my favorites here on this post. I start this post with a couple of paragraphs from Pete Cottell’s January 2nd 2019 post entitled, “Five Coffee Trends […]