A Few Moments With Mbula Musau – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
As a talented taster, Q grader, barista trainer, sensory judge, soon-to-be roaster and tireless campaigner for gender equity, Mbula knows a thing or two about coffee.
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Seoul Spaces – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
Cafés play an important role in the social lives of Koreans. While Americans, Europeans and Australians tend to spend more time in their homes with their loved ones, Koreans often opt to go out to cafés to socialize, not only during the day, but also at night. As a result, most cafés stay open until [...]
Good Genes – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
Many of the world’s coffee genebanks are underfunded and under threat, yet the future of coffee depends on protecting these precious genetic resources. So what would a better global conservation system look like in the future and how can the industry support it? In a humid tropical forest that shrouds a sacred mountain on the …
The Making of Champions – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
The journey to find this year’s coffee champions began in autumn 2016 when the first of more than 75 competitions was held in Mexico. 25 traces the steps that lead coffee’s top competitors to the world stages of Budapest, Seoul and Guangzhou. The world of competitive coffee is wide.
Land of The Long White Cloud – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
Within the beer industry, New Zealand is heralded as one of the great hop growing nations. The new world varieties of hop it produces are typically big in both flavor and aroma with most varieties grown in the Nelson region at the North of the South Island. Nelson Sauvin is prized for its passion fruit …
Adopters v Supers – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
We know we know coffee, and we think we know our customers, but for the past several years, the Specialty Coffee Association has been determined to parse the complicated relationship that consumers have with the specialty coffee industry. These continuing efforts aim not only to better understand our current share of the market, but also …
Isa Visits Barcelona – 25 Magazine: Summer 2017
For me, the warm autumnal weather in November proved the best time to explore Barcelona’s blossoming coffee scene, and add some exciting food stops along the way. I was there for CoLab, Barista Guild of Europe’s bi-annual interactive event, which connects a local coffee community…