In this issue

Coffee has an epic history and is enjoying a vibrant present, but its future is far from certain. While millions of us enjoy a cup of coffee every day, the path from crop to cup has many stages and at each point there are problems to be solved and opportunities to be realised.
This issue of Caffeine explores the future of coffee by following the supply chain from farm to café. We haven’t been gazing into a crystal ball or trying to read the coffee grounds; instead, we’ve identified the developments, trends and people working on the issues that will shape how coffee is produced, processed, transported and consumed in years to come.
In doing so we’ve discovered inspirational stories of everyday people doing extraordinary things. Wherever we’ve looked, we’ve found people who are responsible for incredible endeavours and deserving of tremendous credit. Furthermore, they’re often continually overcoming adversity, in challenging circumstances and with limited resources.
But whether it’s a farmer at origin, a broker travelling in the back of a pick-up truck, a worker in a warehouse or a barista in your local coffee shop, each link in the chain embodies the best of the speciality coffee industry’s qualities: a profound concern for humanity and the environment, a generosity of spirit and warmth towards others, an unbridled optimism for what can be achieved, and a passion for their product.
So, while there are a great many uncertainties facing the coffee industry as a whole, we have high hopes for what lies ahead in the speciality sector. And we’re sure that on reading this special issue of Caffeine you’ll agree that, while none of us can be certain about our tomorrows, the future of coffee is definitely in safe hands.

Not All Doom And Gloom

Climate change is having an effect of the world of coffee – but not in the way you might expect, as James Hansen reports

4 mins

Youth On Our Side

We meet the next generation of coffee producers and discover the future of coffee is in safe hands

3 mins

Eyes In The Sky

Discover how one woman is using drone technology to improve the lives of Kenyan coffee farmers

3 mins

Crypto Coffee

Blockchains have more to offer the world than trade in cryptocurrencies – the technology may even be able to help the world’s poorest coffee farmers get a better deal

2 mins

Trouble At mill?

A lack of access to quality wet mills can hamper the production of speciality coffee. But, as Phil Wain discovers, there are solutions

3 mins

Here Comes The Science Bit

In winning the 2017 World Barista Championship, Dale Harris made use of the latest technology to analyse aromatics. Here he explains the process

3 mins

WTF Is Speciality Coffee?

Every barista gets asked the question, but how do they answer? Karolina Kumstova from European Coffee Trip finds out

3 mins

Bean Counter

Acaia’s new digital doser is visually and technologically stunning

1 min

Test The Waters

Choosing the right water treatment can make all the difference to a cup of coffee, as Tim Ridley explains

2 mins

Cappuccino Comeback

The cappuccino has fallen out of fashion in recent years in favour of the flat white. Here’s why you should embrace it all over again

1 min

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Caffeine Magazine Description:

Caffeine is a magazine championing independent and speciality coffee in the UK and abroad. Riding the "third wave" of the coffee industry, we aim to entertain and inform our readers about their daily cup of Joe. Be it espresso, filter, V60, syphon or humble French press (aka the cafetière), we want to make your home coffee experience as good as the one in your favourite coffee shop, and to share news, views and developments on the coffee scene.