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Cenfrocafe: Coffee Farming Entrepreneurs 27 Aug 2013 | 10:09 am
Cenfrocafe is anything but new. In fact it is couple years older than Five Senses, having been founded nearly 15 years ago. However, when looking at the history of coffee production and its rather ric...
Against the odds in Burundi 27 Aug 2013 | 09:49 am
The anticipation of the last couple of weeks came to a head four days ago when I boarded a plane flying to Bujumbura. I was nervously excited as I embarked on my first COE experience, so to keep mysel...
Food for thought at Starbucks? 20 Aug 2013 | 07:51 am
It has been a long time since I set foot in a Starbucks. I definitely haven’t visited one since my arrival in Australia, but when my plane was just delayed for 24 hours and I was in desperate need of ...
Coffee varieties in Sumatra? 15 Aug 2013 | 11:39 am
Leo and his wife Lisa have been living and working in Sumatra for years. Their accomplishments in this coffee growing region have been important for both local farmers and for Five Senses. Leo was bor...
Clean air, small holders and a sense of community 12 Aug 2013 | 07:10 am
Some of my fondest memories of this last trip to Sumatra were of visiting some of the more remote locations like Maria Dolok, Dolok Silau and Sidamanik. Some of my past blogs have focused on the despe...
New Q course announced 8 Aug 2013 | 01:55 pm
We are proud to announce that we are now officially accepting bookings for a November Q course. It will run from Sunday 10th November to Friday 15th November (both days inclusive) at the Australian Ba...
A gem of a Latte Art tutorial video 6 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
Every now and then we like to punch out a quick latte art video. For this months Home Barista we had scheduled a latte art tutorial video, but why reinvent the wheel when Verve Coffee Roasters in the ...
Never Go Hungry at The Tube Coffee Station 5 Aug 2013 | 02:46 pm
Do you ever wish while traveling that one of those convenient roadside cafes would not only serve something healthy, wholesome and not straight from a fryer, but also a coffee that was smooth, delicio...
Choose your own coffee adventure 5 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
As the head trainer at the Australian Barista Academy in WA, I’m often asked about making coffee at home and the best equipment to use for home brewing. There is no definitive answer to this as it rea...
Circa Espresso and the Spread of Specialty Coffee 4 Aug 2013 | 11:47 am
In years gone by, Sydney’s specialty coffee scene was essentially a quarantined culture comprising a cluster of popular espresso bars crammed into a handful of prolific suburbs. Hordes of coffee afici...
