So, you know your coffee, yes? One trait all coffee drinkers share, is that they know best, that they can’t be told a thing about coffee. They’re right of course, because that’s why we all have our preferred brands and favourite brews. But there’s another characteristic serious coffee drinkers have in common; that of curiosity, […]
Pietermaritzburg’s First Coffee Roastery Cultivating a coffee culture in Pietermaritzburg. The coffee journey starts with the humble bean, but it’s the roasting that unlocks the flavours and aromas of the world’s best-loved beverage. Roasting is both an art and a science that demands passion and skill in equal measure, not to mention an investment in a quality […]
Extreme Makeover: Coffee Machine Edition They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but when it comes to coffee machines, the opposite is true. A good quality coffee machine, with lots of love and attention, can be restored to its former glory, if not better than, if placed in the right hands. […]
Listen up coffee snobs, this one is for you. Sure, you may think you know all there is to know when it comes to coffee but every now and then someone will bring up an interesting fact and catch you off guard. Pretending you already knew said fact is starting to get a bit awkward […]
Now we know what you’re thinking, “What is left over coffee?” but believe it or not, it does happen. Even to us. There’s only so many times you can turn your cold coffee into iced coffee and in winter that sometimes isn’t the most desirable option. We’ve put together a few of our favourite coffee […]
There’s probably no greater disappointment than yearning for a good cup of coffee only for your taste buds to be met with a steaming cup of failure. We’ve decided it’s time to take a stand against those giving coffee a bad name. This is why we’ve put together a few absolutely, positively fool proof ways […]
The Surprising Ways Coffee Is Actually Good For You It’s not often that we come across someone that isn’t coffee-obsessed. It appears as though majority of the population have been hooked since their first sip of the glorious, dark, caffeinated liquid (and we can’t blame them!). So, what happened to the others? You know who […]
We’ve met a number of people along the way on our coffee journey and we’re lucky enough to call most of them friends now. However, we have come across a few ‘coffee snobs’ here and there. We’re sure you’ve met a few in your lifetime too, or maybe you even consider yourself to be one. […]
You might want to grab a cup of coffee, this is a long one. Our coffee journey has been led by faith and we’ve been helped along the way by many fantastic friends and family to get us where we are today. West Coast Coffee Co was started in the good old town of Pietermaritzburg, […]