Improve The Health Of Your Coffee

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Coffee is drunk in enormous quantities across the globe and much research has been done to discover the beneficial effects it has on the human body.

However, as noted in Care2.com recently, there are other simple but effective ways that you can improve on the health levels of your coffee consumption.

When you make your choice of coffee, it is worth taking a few considerations into account. …continue reading Improve The Health Of Your Coffee

A New Black Coffee

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Look out for a new coffee product on the market called Mr Black.

As reported in WA Today, this interesting product has been created in Australia, for those who fancy coffee flavours in the evening with a kick of alcohol.

So what is Mr Black? …continue reading A New Black Coffee

Coffee Drinkers And Mortality Rates

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Diabetes in Control published a very interesting article recently about the correlation between coffee-drinking and mortality rates.

An odd relationship you might think, how can coffee affect how long you live? …continue reading Coffee Drinkers And Mortality Rates

Grasshoppers for Coffee

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India coffee plants plagued by grasshoppers.

Like many other agricultural products the coffee industry is reliant on many natural influence and influxes, such as the weather, pests and fungus.

When these factors behave unexpectedly they can adversely affect crops and the income for farmers. …continue reading Grasshoppers for Coffee

Success of suspended coffee

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We reported on it previously and it is still, it appears, going strong.

The coffee lovers of the world are a compassionate, generous lot and have created their own secret, unofficial charity.

Suspended coffee idea started in Italy, took roots in Australia and is making its way around the world, another fantastic way that people can help each other out, anonymously.

According to reports, for instance in The Portsmouth News, the suspended coffee is alive and well and helping those in need who are in financial straits. …continue reading Success of suspended coffee

Wild Arabica Extinction

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Wild Arabic coffee beans are due to take a hit.

Your morning cup of coffee could become a lot harder to find and certainly more expensive in the coming years.

This is mainly due to human beings and the devastating effect we have had on our planet and the resulting climate change. …continue reading Wild Arabica Extinction

Who came first the Monk, Monkey or Coffee?

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Made with one shot espresso, steamed milk and a great big dollop of foamy froth the cappuccino has become a fast favourite for coffee drinkers who want a serving of elegance with their beverage.

Its key feature to this drink is composition, the rich espresso base flavour, accentuated with the sweet milk make up one half whilst the rest is topped off with the signature froth. …continue reading Who came first the Monk, Monkey or Coffee?

What would your year in coffee cups look like?

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It sneaks up on us, doesn’t it?

Just a couple of cups of coffee each day, but over a week, a month, a year, they could mount up to a stack as impressive as the Eiffle Tower depending on your coffee consumption.

This is a thought which has been on the mind of the creators of one of the entrants to the London Design Festival. …continue reading What would your year in coffee cups look like?

Like the smell of coffee?

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It’s an often repeated suggestion when someone puts their house on the market, that it is a good idea to make the house as enticing as possible to buyers.

That includes, not only making the place spick and span, but also seducing the buyer on a sensory level and making sure that the place is filled with the smell of freshly made bread and freshly brewed coffee. …continue reading Like the smell of coffee?

Chandigarh coffee festival

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We often report on the growing number of coffee festivals that are springing up all over the globe.

Coffee is now the worlds second most traded commodity after oil and these events are truly a testament to the global nature of the coffee market and the increasing enthusiasm for the caffeine elixir.

As noted in the Times of India, Chandigarh will be hosting a coffee festival this month. …continue reading Chandigarh coffee festival