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The Future Of Decaf?
A US company claims its pouch extracts caffeine without harming flavour
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Great Coffee Shouldn't Cost The Earth
Caffeine’s editor-at-large Tim Ridley explains how to lower the environmental impact of your coffee-drinking habit
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Issue 42
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What The F**k...Is Honey Processing?
Apart from natural and washed coffees sits a whole other category, as Sierra Wen Xin Yeo explains
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The grind
SEASONAL COFFEE
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Tea with purpose
Michelle and Rob Comins explain how tea can be a force for good
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Issue 42
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Ten years on
We celebrate the London Coffee Festival’s first decade with a look at its successes
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Issue 42
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Chocolate and espresso pavlova with fennel roasted grapes
This year I’m giving coffee centre stage on the Christmas dessert table. I firmly believe coffee shouldn’t just be an afterthought to accompany dessert, it should be the dessert – but aside from that, it just makes sense.
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Issue 42
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Bitter Barista
Latte art competitions have been milking it for too long – they used to be fun, but now their focus on the wrong things is harming barista skills, says our cantankerous columnist
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Issue 42
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What The F**k ...Is The Maillard Reaction?
It’s just one of the elements you need to know about if you’re going to roast coffee successfully, as Edgaras Juška explains
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Work Wonders
Coffee gets people through the working day. So it stands to reason that better coffee produces better work – and in some places the two are in perfect harmony, says Phil Wain
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White Gold
It’s worth seeking out the best-quality white tea, says Mei Leaf’s Don Mei
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The Classic British Bake Off
As the UK heads back to the 1970s, Tim Schilling joins the retro party by creating this trio of pre-EU desserts with a coffee twist
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Issue 41
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Seasonal Coffee - Fausto Romo - Pharmacie
Sifting through the sediment
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Issue 41
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Little Cups Of A Coffee Classic Tiramisu
There are a few classic coffee desserts gracing the pages of this issue of Caffeine, so I thought it was about time I stepped up to the challenge of an age-old favorite: tiramisu. I called in some expert advice to help with the job, namely a close family friend who is married to a wonderful Italian man and – I imagine largely thanks to an Italian mother-in-law – makes a mean tiramisu.
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Issue 41
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Alt-Milks On Test
Non-dairy alternatives to milk have seen a huge rise in popularity, but which work best with speciality coffee?
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Issue 41
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A Match Made In Hemp
CBD, an extract of cannabis, has been touted as a revolutionary new dietary product that could be the perfect partner for coffee. Anna Sulan Masing investigates
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Could The Latte Levy Kill Your Local?
The government has proposed tackling coffee cup waste with a tax on takeaways – but the financial impact on independent cafés could be devastating
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Issue 31 - Feb/Mar 18
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Origin Report Colombia
The geography of this South American country has helped it become one of the world’s leading coffee producers. But despite the sustained profitability of its industry, there are those who believe more can be done to support the farmers who make this success possible
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Issue 31 - Feb/Mar 18
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This Woman's Work
In many coffee-producing regions, women do the bulk of the work without receiving the rewards – but now pioneers in the industry are changing things, as Mersa Auda reports
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Issue 31 - Feb/Mar 18
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The Coffee Olympics
As the world’s best baristas fly in to London for the Coffee Masters, we take a look at how competitions can help to spread the word about speciality coffee
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Issue 31 - Feb/Mar 18
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WTF - Is White Tea?
Each issue, Caffeine answers those questions you thought were too silly to ask. In Part 3, to kick off our tea special, Hannah Ruth gets to grips with white tea
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August - September 2017
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It's In The Can
A hot cup of coffee isn’t always what you want in summer. So why not try a cold one? As Mersa Auda reports, this sector of the market is growing – and becoming more innovative – day by day
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June - July 2018
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The Grind
Sifting through the sediment
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Oct - Nov 16 (issue 29)
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Zurich
There’s more to Switzerlands’s largest city than financial institutions and chocolate. As Maria Teresa Mancuso discovers, it’s also the place to go for great coffee
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Issue 25
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Join the Celebration
The London Coffee Festival returns to Brick Lane from 6 to 9 April. Make sure you don’t miss any of the action
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Issue 25
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Casona Geisha Natural
ORIGIN COFFEE ROASTERS
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A Coffee Revolution In Yemen
Qima Coffee is improving lives by bringing top-quality techniques and new business practices to the war-torn Middle Eastern country
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Road To Redemption
Something extraordinary is happening at HMP Aylesbury, where a roastery is changing inmates’ lives. Phil Wain investigates coffee’s positive impact
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December - January 2018
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Coffee With Real Impact
Bristol’s Extract Coffee Roasters works closely with farmers in Peru to ensure its products are ethical and sustainable
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December - January 2018
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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
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