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When coffee connoisseurs talk about Old Brown Java (OBJ) coffee beans, they often refer to the mysterious, musky flavour that comes from the coffee beans’ long and unusual history. Hailing from Indonesia, OBJ coffee beans were once the preserve of a select few, and were only available to the most discerning of coffee drinkers.

Coffee is more than just a morning pick-me-up – it's a cultural experience. From the bustling cafes of Italy to the street-side vendors of Vietnam, every country has its own unique take on this beloved bever...

Us humans have been drinking coffee since as early as the 15th Century. We now consume an estimated two billion cups of coffee each day, and this number is increasing. How we drink our coffee of course is di...

Birchall Tea owes its name to its founder, Birchall Graham, who started growing tea in Darjeeling, India, in 1872, a country that he had become very fond of during his time serving as an officer in the Duke ...

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’d like to highlight some fantastic achievements by women in the coffee industry. Alison Hall, MBE An inspiration to modern women across the globe, Alison founded th...

Coffee began in the plateaus of Ethiopia and soon grew to become a world-wide commodity. Learn how coffee was first discovered and its rapid expansion to become the most popular drink in modern day.

Almost everyone needs a great cup of coffee to keep them going in the morning. According to legend, it's all because of Kaldi, an Ethiopian goat-herder.

It was in 1908 that German homemaker Melitta Bentz would make her very first and very simple coffee filtration system, and the Melitta Company would come to life...