Sharing coffee knowledge, stories and opinion
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India’s coffee history and culture
Our Marketing Manager Jo visited family in India earlier this year and noticed a rapidly growing specialty coffee culture. Having a natural head fo... -
El Salvador Coffee Guide
Last month we welcomed Jack from DR Wakefield for our Cupping Club talking all things El Salvador coffee. A big thanks to Jack for bringing the cof... -
A History of Coffee Cultivation in India with Indochina Coffee
Baba Budan Giri, the first Indian coffee roasted at Climpson & Sons - the origin and the importance of emerging Asian producers -
One for the coffee nerds, tracking two decades of coffee machine evolution
While we are all looking 20 years older than during the earliest days of Climpson & Sons, the equipment we use to make coffee gets smoother, sl... -
How Different Water Can Affect the Taste of Your Coffee
A few years ago we hosted a cupping using 6 different types of water to brew the same coffee so we could have a better idea of how water hardness a... -
“Sound is the forgotten flavour sense”- Heston Blumenthal
A blog exploring how sound and environment can affect taste by our Lead Trainer & Technician, Daniel Say. Daniel hosted May’s Cupping Club on t... -
One Coffee Brewed Three Ways
Everyone has their own particular method when home brewing, whether you’re a V60 perfectionist, an Aeropress user or maybe you just like a good old... -
Decaf: Not Just an Afterthought
Decaf coffee has been around for decades, since the discovery of the decaffeination process in the 1900s by Ludwig Roselius there has only been a g... -
The Showstopper: Las Margaritas, Colombia
It feels like only yesterday we visited the beautiful farms of Granja La Esperanza in the Valle de Cauca in Colombia. This year's Showstopper from... -
Our Origin Trip to Daterra Estate: Part 2
Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee in the world. It's too expensive to produce coffee there in the same way it is picked and processed in Et... -
Focus on Coffee in Brazil: Our Origin Trip to Daterra Estate
Late last November the Climpson’s got to play tour guide to three of our lovely customers for a quick and action-packed trip to Minas Gerais via S... -
Origin Trip to Brazil: Bruno de Sousa, Academia do Cafe
The Climpson & Friends Brazil Trip of 2016 took a twist after Daterra Estate hosted us, when Bruno de Sousa turned up to drive us further into ...