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La Morena: The Women Who Grow the Guatemala in Blend 3

La Morena: The Women Who Grow the Guatemala in Blend 3

The Guatemalan coffee in our Blend 3 is grown by women. Meet La Morena, a program now backing alm...

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Sun, Rain and Robe: How We Power Mahalia Coffee

Sun, Rain and Robe: How We Power Mahalia Coffee

Since going solar, the power has gone out across town five or six times, and four of those times ...

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How to Store Coffee So It Stays Fresh for Weeks (Not Days)

How to Store Coffee So It Stays Fresh for Weeks (Not Days)

Heat rises, and the top shelf is the worst place for your coffee. How to store coffee so it stays...

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Meet Blend 2: Five Origins, One Award-Winning Cup

Meet Blend 2: Five Origins, One Award-Winning Cup

Blend 2 was the first blend I ever designed, for our own café. Five origins layered like ingredie...

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The Best Home Brewing Methods for Australian Kitchens in 2026

The Best Home Brewing Methods for Australian Kitchens in 2026

Great coffee without an espresso machine: starting recipes for the plunger, stovetop, pour-over, ...

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Why Swiss Water Decaf Is One of My Top 5 Coffees to Roast

Why Swiss Water Decaf Is One of My Top 5 Coffees to Roast

Decaf drinkers cop more grief than anyone at the counter. Here's how the Swiss Water Process work...

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How to Choose the Right Coffee Roast Level

How to Choose the Right Coffee Roast Level

Light, medium or dark? What each roast level does to flavour, which of our coffees sit where, the...

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Our East Timor Maubisse: Origin, Flavour & How to Brew It

Our East Timor Maubisse: Origin, Flavour & How to Brew It

Barely an hour and a half from Darwin, Timor-Leste grows some of the cleanest, sweetest coffee we...

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Why We Expect Free Coffee, But Not Free Beer

Why We Expect Free Coffee, But Not Free Beer

Nobody asks for a free schooner, but café regulars expect their sixth coffee on the house. A form...

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Tiramisu with Blend 4: The Cake That Earned Its Place in Our Cabinet

Tiramisu with Blend 4: The Cake That Earned Its Place in Our Cabinet

It started as a treat for the team at our old Robe store and ended up in the café cake cabinet. H...

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Why Your Coffee Costs a Bit More Right Now

Why Your Coffee Costs a Bit More Right Now

Coffee prices hit a record in 2025 and have eased since, but they remain well above where they we...

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Specialty Grade vs Commodity Grade Coffee: What's the Difference?

Specialty Grade vs Commodity Grade Coffee: What's the Difference?

What makes coffee specialty grade, how it differs from commodity coffee, from the farm and the de...

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The Journey of Coffee: From Ancient Ethiopia to Your Cup

The Journey of Coffee: From Ancient Ethiopia to Your Cup

From the legend of Kaldi and the coffee houses of Yemen and London to the coffee belt, harvest se...

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Blends vs Single Origin: Which Coffee Is Right for You?

Blends vs Single Origin: Which Coffee Is Right for You?

A single origin is like perfect produce served simply. A blend is a dish. What each offers, which...

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Dialling In: Coffee Extraction Tips for the Home Barista

Dialling In: Coffee Extraction Tips for the Home Barista

How to dial in espresso at home: a starting recipe for machines like Breville and Sunbeam, single...

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Your Coffee's Batch Number and Best Before Date Tell a Story

Your Coffee's Batch Number and Best Before Date Tell a Story

The batch number on every bag links to the exact green coffee lots, roast profile and roast day. ...

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How I Roast Our Award-Winning Coffee

How I Roast Our Award-Winning Coffee

From a copper-drummed roaster that stewed its beans to champion at the CSR Golden Bean Awards: ho...

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How to Texture Milk at Home

How to Texture Milk at Home

Milk like silk: how to texture dairy and plant-based milk at home, the three most common mistakes...

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