There are five roast levels when it comes to coffee: LightMediumFull mediumMedium-dark Dark.  Roasted Coffee Beans from Light to Dark (left to right) The roast level of coffee can be visually defined by the colour of the beans. During the roasting process they absorb the heat and the colour changes...

Considered to be superior to the average Arabica bean, Peaberries can make up 5%-10% of a harvest, the Peaberry bean is a natural mutation that occurs when one ovule fails to pollinate allowing more room in the cherry for the coffee bean to grow, this gives us Peaberry coffee! Peaberries...

Shrouded in mystery, diverse in flavour and world-renowned, coffee in Ethiopia has been used for hundreds of years, as a food and beverage. It is referred to as the birthplace of coffee, but it was originally consumed by humans as a fruit and later adopted as a hot beverage. From...

Year on year the coffee industry shifts according to the latest trends and it is usually through people becoming more inclined to care about the environment, sustainability and the future. Unbeknown to many, women have been the driving force in the coffee industry with many farms around the world being...

From Tequila and Tortillas to the mariachi bands and Mayan temples, there’s no doubt about Mexico’s food and drink culture. Both vibrant and rich, full of character while having a huge influence around the world.  But when talking about coffee, Mexico rarely gets a fair shake and here at Adams...

The history in which coffee is steeped in is as important and complex as the country in which it originated from, Ethiopia. Ethiopian coffee production dates back dozens of centuries and the historic and cultural impact coffee has had on the world is central to the way we have become...

Francini has been growing coffee all of his life and now owns a coffee shop in Worcester. His claim to fame came earlier this year when he put screens up in his coffee shops so they could resume trading during the Covid-19 pandemic. Before Christmas he visited Adams + Russell...

There is nothing more satisfying than brewing a crystal clear, smooth tasting pour over coffee on a lazy Sunday morning. The range of flavours available can be really surprising when you brew this way and some baristas claim it is the only way to truly enjoy speciality coffee. This post...

With the coffee culture continually on the rise, more and more of us have begun buying from local roasters and are choosing to make coffee at home. Buying fresh coffee and mastering your brew method is a great place to start, but fully understanding grind size and why it’s important...

Brazilian coffee is probably the most widely consumed coffee on the planet. A country so full of life holds within it the highest density of coffee plantations and have exported more than any country over the last 150 years. Somewhere along your caffeine journey, you would have surely tasted the...